Therme Manchester: First ever £250 million water park, spa and wellness retreat is coming soon

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6 Mar 2023, 13:42

Get your swimming gear ready. A new, enormous waterpark and relaxation centre — Therme Manchester — is being built in the city and it looks awesome.

The UK’s first ever waterpark, spa and wellness retreat, the Greater Manchester resort is hoping to be finished by 2025 and will be a ‘beacon for the North West of England’ for all ages and budgets boasting 35 slides, 30 pools, swim-up bars and an ‘urban beach’.

Costing around £250 million, the new extravaganza will be located next to the Trafford Centre and connected to the city centre by the Metrolink, the M60 motorway and a cycle-path network.

There will also be botanic gardens, real palm trees and plant-covered ‘living slides’, with a 'commitment to wellbeing, environmental concern, and sustainability'.

Estimated to add around £4.5 billion to the area, the resort will create 1,200 jobs and covers 28,000 square metres.

Therme Group said that they are ‘committed to maximising these elements as they look to encourage both active and sustainable connectivity with the city and nearby neighbourhoods to encourage the concept of Wellbeing Cities’.

James Whittaker from Peel L&P said: “Therme Manchester is a landmark development for the North and something the UK has never seen before.

"It’s incredibly exciting to see the land being prepared to welcome the resort to TraffordCity and we’re proud to help bring such an amazing attraction to the North West which we know will be enjoyed by so many people across the country whether it’s for a fun family day out, relaxation or educational trips."

Richard Land, Therme Group UK’s Chief Development Office, said: "We are delighted to see the demolition works complete; it is fantastic to see the site cleared and showing its amazing potential to be a global wellbeing destination.

"It defines a key milestone for us as we continue our journey to bring Therme to Manchester, a perfect location for our first facility in the UK."

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