A HUGE waterpark could be coming to Basingstoke as part of a huge £200m project in as little as five years.
Great Wolf Resorts is hoping to build a huge waterpark on the site of a golf course along with a hotel and adventure park complex – and work is set to start in 2028.
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Plans for the whole resort include a 500-bedroom hotel, along with a virtual reality experience and ropes course with zip lines that stretch for 200 feet.
There will also be an adventure trail, an arcade and bowling alley alongside the indoor waterpark.
The waterpark itself will have multiple swimming pools and water slides where temperatures will be kept at 29C so it can be used all year round.
On the site will also be restaurants, cafés and bars too.
The website says that all the amenities will be available for local families to enjoy with day passes.
The company behind the proposed waterpark is Great Wolf Resorts which operates 20 indoor water park resorts across the US and Canada.
The Great Wolf Resort request states that the ‘anticipated start of construction’ for the resort has been set for 2028, with an ‘expected duration of approximately two years’.
The company has not set an exact date for the construction or the opening of the resort – but it could be open by 2030.
It stated that it was ‘reviewing multiple potential locations’ which it has a ‘strong interest in developing’.
A spokesperson for Great Wolf Resorts said: “We’ve been exploring opportunities to expand our signature Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resort experience beyond North America and we see exciting growth potential for Great Wolf Lodge in the UK.
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They continued: “The initiation of our Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping inquiries marks an important step as we continue to explore the possibility of bringing a Great Wolf Lodge to Basingstoke.
“We believe our resort would act as a catalyst for growth for the area, creating over 600 new, high-quality jobs and attracting more than half a million visitors to the borough each year, providing a significant economic boost and encouraging other leisure operators to invest in the area.”
The area in Basingstoke isn’t the only one that Great Wolf Resorts has its eye on.
It wants to open two more waterparks across the UK, the first in Chesterton, near Bicester.
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Great Wolf Resorts describes it as a “one-of-a-kind family resort experience”.
It will have lots of attractions, entertainment and dining options.
The other is in Derbyshire, which is set to have an indoor waterpark and adventure park too.
There will be a 500-room hotel with guest suites that are designed specifically for families.
Plus, here’s more on the new £100million indoor resort to open in the UK with ‘next generation waterpark’ and thermal spas.
And the top waterpark resorts with super slides, splash parks and swim-up bars revealed by TUI.
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