‘Zombie ship’ plan runs aground over cobbles...

PLANS for an abandoned ship to be transformed into a new zombie attraction have been delayed.

It was announced in September that The Duke of Lancaster, which has been docked off the coast of North Wales for around 30 years, was going to be brought back into use by Zombie Infection – the ‘UK’s biggest supplier’ of zombie experiences.

The over-18s zombie attraction was set to take place on the old ocean liner which sits on the coast near Holywell – around an hour’s drive from Manchester.

A spokesperson for Zombie Infection events has told the M.E.N. that they have had to postpone ‘because further work needed to be done to a cobble path adjacent to the ship’.

They added: “When trying to do the work the ownership of the road has come into question and has delayed the job’s completion date.”

The news will come as a disappointment to those who had already bought tickets to the attraction.

Those who had purchased tickets have been notified and moved to their Asylum venue in Liverpool or offered refunds for now.

They also said they are still anticipating a launch this year.

The two-and-a-half-hour zombie experience, which claimed to be for ‘the bravest souls’, would have seen thrill seekers exploring parts of the turbine steam ship in the hope of stopping a ‘virus’.

The spokesperson added the launch of their event at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham will still go ahead.