One of UK's favourite theme parks forced to close as thrill-seekers told 'don't come'

A water outage forced Chessington World of Adventures to close on Monday, with fun-seekers warned not to turn up to the south-west London theme park to avoid disappointment

Abigail Hunt Content Editor

12:17, 10 Aug 2026Updated 13:21, 10 Aug 2026

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The theme park has been forced to close for the day

Chessington World of Adventures has been forced to close today with thrill-seekers told not to come to the theme park to avoid disappointment.

The theme park and resort, located in south-west London, said it has shut up shop for the day because of a water outage in the area. It added that tickets booked for Monday, August 10, would be returned or could be reused.

It's not yet known what has caused the outage or when things will be back up and running. It comes in the middle of the school summer holidays, which will be one of the busiest times for theme parks.

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Visitors to Chessington have been turned away from the car park and the theme park will stay closed until the problem is resolved.

Thames Water said: "We're sorry to customers in the Chessington area who are currently without water, and to anyone whose plans to visit Chessington World of Adventures Resort who have been affected following today's outage.

"Our specialist team is on site and have located a burst water main on Leatherhead Road. Repairs are under way and we are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore supplies. Once the repair is complete, water should begin returning to taps."

A hosepipe ban has been enforced for Thames Water customers since July 23.

Chessington World of Adventures have implemented their "return promise", which permits customers who have pre-booked tickets to return for free within nine months of their visit on selected dates.

A spokesperson for Chessington World of Adventures stated "We are currently experiencing operational disruption due to a burst water main that is affecting the local area.

"As a result, the attraction is closed today while our teams work closely with Thames Water and local partners to restore normal operations as quickly and safely as possible.

"We appreciate the patience and understanding of our guests and can confirm that anyone impacted will be automatically revalidated under our return promise.

"The safety of our guests and employees remains our highest priority."

Chessington, which is owned by Merlin Entertainments, has not specified which dates will be available for a free return visit, but the school holiday period typically concludes at the beginning of September.

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