Alpamare Scarborough

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Alpamare is a water park in Scarborough, England.

History

Planning permission for the park was granted in 2012 as part of a development called The Sands located in Scarborough's North Bay. [1] In July 2016 it was announced that the park would be opening on 28 July, [2] however, the opening was delayed. It instead opened on 30 July 2016. [3] [4] A spa opened in 2019. [5]

Contents

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. [6] [7] [8]

Facilities

The park contains four slides, an indoor wave pool, two outdoor pools, a restaurant and bar, and a spa. [2]

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References

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