I visited grim, gory London Dungeons & was frightened out of my wits – it's a perfect day out with teenage kids
SHOCK & GORE I visited grim, gory London Dungeons & was frightened out of my wits – it's a perfect day out with teenage kids
THE door slams shut as we enter the waiting lift . . .
Everything goes black and starts to shake.
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One of the characters waiting to greet you at the London Dungeons
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The Sun's Natalie and daughter Dulci enjoying a jump scare at the Dungeons
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Could we actually be stuck here? After a bit too long, the door creaks open and we pile out with relief.
My 15-year-old daughter Dulci and I have come to The London Dungeon for the afternoon to be frightened out of our wits!
We start by moving through a dense corridor where we are stalked by some eerie screams. We're scared already, so link arms. Then the 90-minute tour begins.
As we enter a series of rooms, the grimmest, goriest stories of London's history are played out before us, by actors who are more convincing than they need to be.
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We're in London's notorious Newgate prison, where a witch in a cage is loudly proclaiming her innocence.
It's not the most salubrious of places. But wait, it's pitch black again. Oh no, now what's going on?
Well, that would spoil it, wouldn't it? Let's just say it's an immersive experience.
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Dulci deals with it by keeping her eyes firmly shut. By now we are holding hands — very tightly. We find ourselves in Mrs Lovett's pie shop.
She is besties with Sweeney Todd, the crazed and murderous demon barber.
Her hearty-looking pies are filled with . . . no, let's not go there. But the blood and gore theme has just got started.
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There is a dead body before us lying on a slab. Who knew an audience at an autopsy of a plague victim with a deranged surgeon could be so much fun?
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In fact, it is the highlight of the afternoon for Dulci. What is so glorious about The London Dungeon experience is that you know something scary is around the corner, but you can't figure out what.
You can't even get any respite in the loos — as there are screams and wails in there, too. We had a memorable experience and Dulci said it was just the right level of scariness.
Afterwards, it was surreal emerging into the light on the South Bank, with the Houses of Parliament standing serene across the river.
Reassuring, under the circumstances.
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