£1.7m play centre to open at Derby Riverlights
A top UK children’s activity centre operator is set to open a £1.7 million site in Derby.
Injoy has taken 20,000 sq ft of space at private equity fund manager Moorfield’s waterfront leisure destination Derby Riverlights.
The Riverlights site, taken on a 15-year lease, will be Injoy’s second UK centre.
It will include climbing walls, soft play and one of the UK’s first “Interactive Zones,” where families can enjoy art workshops and cookery classes. A plastic-free licensed restaurant is also planned.
The 200,000 sq ft Riverlights scheme is now fully let. Existing occupiers include Genting Casino, Holiday Inn and Premier Inn.
Nic Lowry, senior investment manager at Moorfield, said: “Welcoming Injoy is the final piece of the jigsaw in positioning Riverlights as the key leisure destination in the city centre. Providing a thriving leisure sector is a vital element in the ongoing regeneration of the city and we are thrilled that Riverlights is now fully occupied, supporting both our original investment strategy and Derby’s vision in rediscovering the riverside focused offering.”
Injoy manager Richard Chandler added: “We have taken the original concept for a soft play centre and taken it to another level with a genuine emphasis on quality, creating an environment the whole family can enjoy together.”
As part of the ongoing asset management programme at Riverlights, an outside terrace overlooking the River Derwent will also be created in time for the summer months.
