THE York Dungeons will reopen next week with a special visit from a character who looks frightfully similar to Boris Johnson.

Replacing Dick Turpin, a highway man executed in York during the 18th Century, the attraction will have its very own BoJo open its doors for the first time since last year.

The PM caricature will cut the ribbon at 9.45am on Monday, May 17 to officially reopen the attraction and let the Dungeon’s rogues back in.

The spooky attraction has been working behind the scenes to ensure they can provide visitors wonderfully wicked tours in line with Government guidelines.

Once opened, the Dungeon's own eagle-eyed PM will ensure that Covid-19 protocols are being followed extensively by the team, including pre-booking, temperature checks, social distancing, limited group sizes and the wearing of masks by guests and team members.

Andy Turner, General Manager of The York Dungeon, said: “We cannot wait to welcome faces old and new back to The Dungeons on May 17th.

“We are looking forward to getting back to what we do best, creating scary and exciting experiences for our guests.

"Our attraction has implemented health and safety measures, to ensure our customers and our characters feel comfortable returning to the depths of the dungeon.

“It has been a tough year for everyone, but with the end finally in sight, we are so excited to welcome people back smiling and squealing to our infamously family-fun attraction - don’t worry Boris Johnson won’t be sticking around, we have all the lovable rogues we need at the Dungeon already!”