Alpamare is an indoor water park in Scarborough, England, UK. The park features 4 water slides and a spa named Wellness at Alpamare. It opened in 2016 and was acquired by Gordon Gibb, owner of Flamingo Land, in 2024. [1]
Planning permission for the park was granted in 2012 as part of a development called The Sands located in Scarborough's North Bay. [2] In July 2016 it was announced that the park would be opening on 28 July, [3] however, the opening was delayed. It instead opened on 30 July 2016. [4] [5] The Wellness at Alpamare spa opened in 2019. [6]
The water park closed temporarily in October 2023 and two months later was taken over by North Yorkshire Council after the operator Benchmark Leisure Ltd went into administration. [7] [8] [9] It was announced on 22nd May 2024 that Gordon Gibb, owner of the Flamingo Land theme park, had taken over the park and it reopened on 24th July 2024. [10]
The park contains four waterslides, an indoor wave pool, two outdoor pools, a restaurant and bar, and a spa named Wellness at Alpamare. [3]