Therme Manchester

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Therme Manchester
Therme Manchester - Exterior Artists Impression View.jpeg
Location Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates 53°27′56″N2°20′20″W / 53.46551°N 2.33895°W / 53.46551; -2.33895
Owner Therme Group
Operated byTherme Group
Opened2027 (2027)(planned)
Operating seasonAll year round
Pools25 pools
Water slides35 water slides
Website thermemanchester.co.uk

Therme Manchester is a spa and water park resort under construction in Greater Manchester, England. As of 2024, it is scheduled to open in 2027, and is being built on the former site of the EventCity exhibition centre, adjacent to the Trafford Centre. [1]

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History

Planning

Plans to realise a large-scale 'wellbeing resort' in TraffordCity were first announced in July 2019, with developers Therme Group inviting local residents to attend a consultation in the summer. [2] Planning permission was subsequently granted to the project by Trafford Council in March 2020. [3]

In June 2023, a new design for the resort was revealed, with a revised planning application to be submitted to Trafford Council. The updated plans include waved glass domed pavilions, external water slides, a roof terrace, multi-storey car park, and landscaped boulevard. [4]

Construction

Original plans saw the proposed resort opening in 2023, with construction beginning in 2021 [5] - however the COVID-19 pandemic saw this date pushed back by two years — with a 2025 opening date being confirmed in early 2022. [6] This date has since been pushed back to 2027. [7]

Plans to demolish the EventCity site were submitted in September 2022, with the works initially expected to be completed in Spring 2023, ahead of the main construction. By January 2023, the EventCity building had been completely demolished, paving the way for construction to start. [8] Due to rare orchid flowers on site, groundwork will not start until at least 2025.

Resort

Upon completion, the resort will occupy 28 acres (11 ha). Over 25 pools, 35 waterslides and 30 saunas and steam rooms will make up what Therme Group dub an 'urban oasis' - along with the UK's first indoor all-season beach, with lapping waves. [9] [10]

Barton Dock Road tram stop on the Trafford Park Line of the Metrolink system is located directly outside the resort site. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peel sorts pre-closure use for EventCity". Place North West. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Abbit, Beth (21 July 2019). "Plans to bring 'the tradition of the ancient Roman spa' and an indoor tropical paradise to Trafford". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Therme Manchester wellbeing attraction planning permission approved". Blooloop. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (12 June 2023). "Extraordinary new design of huge £250m Therme waterpark in Manchester revealed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Therme confirms 2021 start on £250m Trafford resort". Place North West. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Plans for huge £250m indoor spa, featuring beaches and swim-up bars, re-jigged and pushed back". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "m.e.n newspaper".
  8. ↑ "Peel L&P prepares TraffordCity site for Therme Manchester". Pro Landscape Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Therme Manchester - Global Vision". Therme Manchester. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "UK's first 'all-season' beach is coming to new £250m Manchester waterpark resort". The Manc. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Work finally begins on £250m Therme mega water park and tropical spa next to Trafford Centre". Manchester Evening News. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.


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