THE legendary kingdom of King Arthur’s Camelot is buried in a Westcountry town, according to BBC presenter Nick Knowles, write Sarah Lumley and Janet Hughes.

DIY SOS’s Nick says he and experts can prove the Knights Of The Round Table were based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Knowles claims he can ‘prove’ that King Arthur’s legendary round table was placed in a huge Roman amphitheatre there.

Knowles, 55, appeared on BBC One’s The One Show recently to talk about an upcoming Grenfell episode of DIY SOS, which he has presented for almost 20 years.

But as One Show presenters Alex Jones and Matt Baker introduced a segment about the abandoned Camelot theme park in the northwest, outspoken Knowles revealed that he knew the real location of the court of King Arthur.

The DIY SOS presenter of 19 years told One Show viewers: “Me and a professor at Bristol University reckon Camelot is in Cirencester — and we can prove it.”

He went on to explain that King Arthur placed his legendary round table in the middle of the fortified circular amphitheatre in the Cotswolds town.

The huge Roman amphitheatre is one of the largest in the country, and was built at a time when Cirencester was called Corinium, and was second only to London in size and importance.

It could hold 8,000 spectators before the Roman Army left Britain in around AD 408 — and is believed to have fallen to the Saxons around AD 577.

“So the story about King Arthur having a table where 5,000 knights could sit without precedence comes from the circular amphitheatre,” Knowles explained.

“That’s where King Arthur had his round table.”

Knowles is not above causing a social media storm, with ITV chiefs for I’m A Celebrity said to be ‘bending over backwards’ to get him to appear on the reality TV show this year.

But no doubt his claims about Camelot will be disputed, as many other places have laid claim to being the famous home of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and the other knights of the round table.

John Mappin, owner of Camelot Castle, responded: “As everyone knows King Arthur was Cornish. Camelot Castle sat and sits to this day at the birthplace of King Arthur, Tintagel, Cornwall. Recent historical digs and excavations have upheld this historical fact.

“Mr Knowles will have to do better than that to get on Celebrity Big Brother! I can assure you that the Cornish, residents of Tintagel are more than a match for any Roman fake news promoters from Cirencester!”

South West News Service