Plans for parks in Scotland, Canada, and Germany are also in the works
A new £250m wellness waterpark will soon launch in the UK that promises an “immersive experience” with over 30 water slides.
The news will be a welcome relief to beach-loving Brits who have been hit with freezing cold temperatures during the last week, but it will be a few years yet before it opens its doors.
Therme Manchester is expected to launch in TraffordCity, next to the Trafford Centre, by 2025. The park’s new CGI renderings show an “urban beach” setting complete with water slides, a well-being spa, and thermal bathing.
View this post on Instagram
New details announced by the park include botanical gardens and immersive art galleries, all contained in huge glass bubbles, just like Jurassic World.
Park bosses have emphasised that they are not creating a simple water park but “an integrated experience to benefit physical and mental health.”
Manchester is getting an all-season beach thanks to @ThermeGroup!
Therme Manchester, the wellbeing resort at @TraffordCity, will bring the urban beach to fruition as part of a series of additions to existing plans.
More about the development here: https://t.co/hc6o5zhXQp pic.twitter.com/MqQ4oX5HAw
— Peel L&P (@PeelLandP) April 4, 2022
Designers are really doubling down on the “next generation” element, featuring a 3D printed superstructure to house thousands of plants on the park’s “living waterslides.”
“Our commitment to bring Therme Manchester to the UK is as strong as ever,” Stelian Iacob, senior vice president of Therme Group and CEO of Therme Group UK, told MEN.
“Expert independent studies have shown the hugely positive economic and social impact that Therme Manchester will have, helping to create jobs, economic prosperity, and bringing health and well-being to the daily lives of millions of guests.”
Therme is planning to submit revised plans to Trafford council this summer, with building expected to begin in 2023 and last two years.
Related Links:
- Cow escapes field, heads to resort, and gets stuck on water slide
- This Morning fans rage as drunken pool intruders who broke legs on flume threaten to sue waterpark
- Huge £250m indoor water park and spa opening in UK
