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New aqua park to open in UK seaside town next month with slides and floating trampolines
Plus, five new water attractions coming to the UK in 2025
A SEASIDE town in Wales will benefit from a brand-new water attraction next month, after plans were approved by the local council.
Penmaenmawr, a small seaside town in Wales, is set to get a brand-new aquapark when Sblash opens next month.
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Sblash is the brainchild of James and Debbie McAllister - a husband and wife duo who have decades of experience in the travel industry.
The pair will be transforming Graiglwyd Springs Fishery into a brand-new water attraction, complete with an inflatable course.
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Normally a popular spot for fly fishing, the 26ft lake will be home to an inflatable slide, and floating trampolines, between May and October.
The site will have other attractions too, including a 3.8m inflatable mountain called Mount Rainier.
A freefall experience and a Waverider are also slated to be at the site.
There will also be space for car parking and changing rooms on the site.
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Hot and cold drinks will also be served, and customers will be given wetsuits and buoyancy aids before taking on the course.
The new attraction will create and additional seven jobs in the area when it opens to the public next month.
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James McAllister told : "The fishery continues to be successful, but we wanted to make this site a more sustainable year-round enterprise, which is why we have diversified.
"Sblash will be perfect for families, school groups, parties, team building, and anyone wanting to get active and have fun!
"We already attract people from all over the UK and this will give us another USP to create a buzz in the area."
Sblash is set to open to the public on May 18, 2024.
The brand-new water attraction is a 3-minute drive from the Welsh seaside town of Penmaenmawr.
Other tourist attractions in the Welsh town include Penmaenmawr Beach - a sandy beach that looks out to Puffin Island and Anglesey.
There's also Penmaenmawr Museum where holidaymakers can learn about the history of the Welsh town from its Bronze Age roots all the way through to the Victorian Era.
Nearby, there's also Conwy Castle - a 700-year-old medieval fortress that was used as a filming location for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, home to some of the country's most beautiful scenery, including lakes, waterfalls and of course Mount Snowdon, is also nearby.
And Penmaenmawr isn't the only UK town set to get a brand-new water attraction.
Other new water attractions
Therme Manchester, a massive indoor water attraction, is scheduled to open in 2025.
Once completed, it will be the size of 18 football pitches and will have 25 swimming pools, 25 water slides and even an indoor beach.
Spas, restaurants, swim up bars and a wellbeing garden will all be part of the £250million resort.
Waterworld in Staffordshire is also set to benefit from a huge £13million expansion.
Southport is looking to make a splash too by opening its own surfing attraction, called The Cove Resort.
The £75million resort would open on the coast, although it already has its own sandy beach.
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- Therme Manchester will have 25 swimming pools, 25 water slides and an indoor beach.
- Modern Surf Manchester will be a surfing lagoon offering lessons to both beginners and experts.
- Chessington World of Adventures waterpark is set to have wave, infinity and spa pools as well as waterslides and cabanas.
- The Cove Resort, Southport is likely to have a water lagoon and a thermal spa with steam rooms and saunas.
- The Seahive, Deal plans to be the "surfing wellness resort" in the UK.
Meanwhile, this waterpark is opening in Europe in spring, with first-of-their-kind slides and wave pools.
And this £14m waterpark is hoping to reopen in the UK.
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