Planning permission granted for new floating aqua park
Water sports specialists Industry Wake has secured planning permission to create a £200,000 floating aqua park at Albert Dock in Liverpool.
The Adventure Dock Co will operate throughout the summer months from May to October, on Liverpool’s iconic, UNESCO World Heritage waterfront, including a 92-metre inflatable assault course.
The course will be on Duke’s Dock, in between Albert Dock (home to museums, attractions, restaurants, bars and shops) and King’s Dock (home to ACC Liverpool and the Wheel of Liverpool), with temporary units housing customer facilities, such as food concessions, a wetsuit store and beach-style changing huts, to be situated at the former.
Tim Woodhead, managing director of Industry Wake, the company behind the new attraction, which also operates Liverpool Wake Park at Liverpool Watersports Centre in neighbouring Queen’s Dock, said: “We are over the moon to have been granted planning permission at Duke’s Dock, and we are now incredibly excited to set-up our aqua park in time for our curtain raiser in May 2018.
“We have worked at several iconic locations in the past, but none as prestigious or historic as Liverpool’s waterfront. Our aqua park is something that will excite those young and old, and I can guarantee that our obstacles will leave thrill-seekers wanting to return over and over again for more.”
Sue Grindrod, chief executive of Albert Dock Liverpool, said: “We look forward to working in partnership with The Adventure Dock Co and Canal & River Trust, to animate the water space and create something new for visitors to enjoy at Albert Dock.”
