- .Police helicopter scrambled along with cars, dog handlers and officers
- .Officers armed with batons struggled to contain a mob hurling bottles
- .Believed the group of teenagers had been celebrating the end of GCSEs
- .Owners of guest house where party took, are place reportedly 'still away'
A party organised via Facebook descended into ‘a riot’ at a secluded guest house after 150 gatecrashers turned up.
It had been intended as a private party for a handful of friends at the pretty £1million house in Copthorne, in between West Sussex and Surrey.
But instead the invite was quickly passed around and by 10pm on Saturday the party as besieged with unwelcome and uninvited guests.
One reveller compared the chaos the night descended into as 'just like Project X' - a comedy film about a debauched teen house party.
A party organised via Facebook turned into 'a riot' at a secluded guest house after 150 gatecrashers turned up
Police - reportedly armed with tasers and batons - tried to contain a mob of teenagers at the party as it descended into chaos
A police helicopter was scrambled along with cars, dog handlers and officers armed with batons and tasers as they struggled to bring the party - believed to have been organised to celebrate the end of GCSE exams - under control.
Missiles were hurled at officers and several police cars were damaged, and a female officer also had to be treated by paramedics after she was injured in the fray.
It is believed neighbours had called police after becoming concerned at the volume and the growing numbers of guests.
One of the 17-year-olds who attended the party said he found out via Facebook.
He said: 'It was bad. There wasn’t any trouble until the police turned up. Then people kicked off and it all got out of hand.
'There were probably about 30 police cars and a couple of people got bitten by dogs. Then the helicopter turned up.
'The police came about 11pm but the riot was still going on until 2am.
'We had a mate who wasn’t drinking so was driving, but we couldn’t get out of the house and back on the lane to get to his car.
'People were throwing bottles. We had to hide under a table out of the way. It was bad.
'It was like the film Project X to be honest. There is no way we expected anything like that to happen.'
The guest house in Copthorne, Surrey, where the private party was held. Missiles were hurled at officers and several police cars were damaged
A police helicopter was scrambled along with cars, dog handlers and officers as they struggled to bring the party - believed to have been organised to celebrate the end of GCSE exams - under control
The party took place on a private estate outside the village of Copthorne, on the Surrey and West Sussex borders
The unnamed party host told the Times: 'I posted the event on Facebook as a private invite, only I probably invited too many people. The people then invited their friends and the chain effect took hold.'
When the MailOnline contacted the house - owned by Sally Smyth and Tony Little - someone claiming to be Ms Smyth's son said they 'were still away'.
He insisted it had not been his party but added: 'My parents are still away. You have no idea how much damage this is causing us.'
Some of the party goers claim they were bitten by police dogs during the riot - which reportedly continued for three hours
The party was held at a guest house which was used for Gatwick airport passengers in Domewood, a private estate on the Surrey and West Sussex borders
A Surrey Police spokesman said three arrests had been made and they were still appealing for witnesses.
Inspector Paul Grove, said: 'This incident demonstrates the dangers which police officers face on a daily basis and a full investigation will now follow to find those responsible for the disturbance in a bid to bring them to justice.
'Surrey Police will not tolerate such violent behaviour against officers and members of the public and thankfully no-one was seriously injured.
The scenes from the party were compared to film Project X (pictured) a comedy about a debauched teenage house party which gets out of control
Project X follows three unpopular American high school seniors as they attempt to finally make a name for themselves with the party
'I would urge anyone who has information on this incident to contact officers and any information passed to us will be treated in the strictest of confidence.'
The party was held at a guest house used for Gatwick airport passengers.
Teenagers who claimed to have attended the party have been discussing the night on Twitter.
One wrote: 'That kid's life will be hell for a good year. I wonder if he got any sleep last night ha ha.'
Another added that they could now tick a 'riot off my bucket list.'
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