Alpamare Scarborough

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]

History

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]

Facilities

The park contains four waterslides, an indoor wave pool, two outdoor pools, a restaurant and bar, and a spa named Wellness at Alpamare.[3]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Emily (2024-07-19). "Waterpark to reopen in time for school holidays". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  2. ^ "England, UK: Scarborough Joining with Alpamare". Euro Professional. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Alpamare's first-ever UK waterpark announces official opening date". Cision. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ "UK: Alpamare Scarborough Welcomes First Visitors". Euro Professional. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. ^ "Teething troubles hit Scarborough's new Alpamare waterpark". Yorkshire Post. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  6. ^ Edwards, John (2019-03-12). "New spa at Alpamare in Scarborough opens this week - find out more". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  7. ^ Hollingsworth, Louise (13 October 2023). "Alpamare: Scarborough reacts to shock temporary closure of waterpark and wellness centre". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ O'Leary, Alex (20 December 2023). "Council takes possession of Alpamare water park as future of £14m attraction set to be assessed". Teesside News. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Alpamare: Scarborough water park could reopen in 2024, says council". BBC News. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  10. ^ Edwards, Richard; Russell, Rachel (2024-05-22). "Scarborough Alpamare: Preferred operator announced for waterpark". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-07-03.

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