A NEW £550,000 splash play area is coming to the UK and it opens in just a few days.
The new water play area called Saltwich Splash, in Droitwich, will open this week.
The free-to-visit splash play area will feature boards with butterflies and flowers spraying water, water arches, a tipper bucket, scenic boulders and a water run with different levels.
For onlooking parents there will be plenty of outdoor seating too.
The new splash park will officially open on April 3 and be open each day between 10am and 6pm from now until September.
The £550,000 project included moving the existing play area at the lido to space next to tennis courts.
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Many locals have taken to social media to share their excitement for the new attraction.
One person said: “It looks amazing!! What a fabulous addition to a great park.”
Another added: “This looks like a good summer meet up spot!”
A spokesperson for Wychavon District Council said in a Facebook post: “Water play season is nearly here — and the kids are ready, even if the water is… let’s call it ‘refreshing’.”
They added that they are also listening to feedback from the community and will hold a public consultation in the summer regarding fencing being installed around the new splash area, as well as two other water play sites in the area.
In a Facebook post last year, Councillor Richard Morris revealed that the splash park was due to open in August 2025 but was pushed back.
The new Saltwich Splash is the third water play area to be upgraded in the area, with new water play spots open in Pershore last year and Evesham in 2023.
The water play area in Evesham features hydro blast jets, a water spider, a spray cannon, an archway with jets and a water curtain.
Then the water play in Pershore is themed around the history of the famous local horse racing derby, Land O’Plums Steeplechase.
Visitors can head to the splash play area in Droitwich for free, but if they wish to use the lido it will cost them £7.20 per person.
Droitwich Spa Lido is one of the UK’s last remaining inland, open-air, saltwater swimming pools, according to its website.
The pool is 40 metres long and also features a sun terrace and small cafe.
Droitwich Spa is sat on large salt beds and has been for centuries.
In fact, the town’s natural brine is 10 times stronger than sea water and is only rivalled by the Dead Sea.
When the lido originally opened in 1935, diluted brine was pumped into the pool from local streams and it was heated to the temperature of the Mediterranean Sea.
Today, the water is still heated to 23C and the original art deco building remains.
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