Inside the huge new £100milion Eden Project set to open in overlooked seaside town
THE enormous new Eden Project being built in the seaside town of Morecambe is officially underway.
Work started last month on the £100million project and the public will be able to visit part of it as soon as next year with a full opening expected in 2028.
The first part to open will be the Bring Me Sunshine Garden, it will have tall Austrian pine trees, a natural flower meadow and a solar-powered, shell-shaped outdoor pavilion and classroom that harvests rainwater.
The garden was shown off at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show and will open as a permanent part of the Eden Project in Morecambe in spring 2027 – it will be completely free to visit.
The rest of the Eden Project Morecambe is scheduled to fully open in winter 2028.
The biggest part that has been unveiled so far is called ‘The Elder Tree‘ – it will be 65 feet tall and will guide visitors on a journey from its roots to the trunk hollows.
It is set to show people how to “reconnect” with and “restore nature”.
There will be two very different experiences called The Realm of the Sun and The Realm of the Moon.
The Realm of the Sun has been described as “a bright, lush landscape of the near future — a place where humanity has rediscovered how to repair and re-engage with the broken rhythms of the natural world”.
The Realm of the Moon is as an immersive but “darker” space with a hyper-real rockpool which will have sped-up cycles of tides.
The two realms, will be linked by an area called Metronome, where visitors will buy their entry tickets.
It was revealed today that the Pears Foundation has gifted the attraction £2.5million towards the Eden Project’s habitations zone.
This area of the attraction has been described as Eden Project Morecambe’s “signature experience”.
Inside will be four theatrical spaces, named High Street, Market, Farm and Town Square with immersive activities in each.
Eden Project Morecambe said the activities will “reflect people’s daily lives, sharing how local place-based adaptation and world-wide innovation can collide to help us adopt approaches that can positively impact our planet”.
There will be a 750-capacity Tidal Theatre, a 300-capacity restaurant and a shop at the attraction as well.
Other details that have been previously mentioned include hanging plants, mini gardens, a multi-sensory area, and a waterfall.
There’s plenty to around Morecambe too like the Happy Mount Park, the Eric Morecambe Statue and The Smugglers Den pub all rated highly on TripAdvisor.
Morecambe has a pretty five-mile English beach too which in 2024 was named one of UK’s most beautiful in a list of 37 by Time Out.
For any TV fans, you might recognise Morecambe as the backdrop of ITV drama, The Bay.
Filming locations include Sunderland Point, a village of 30 houses at the end of a tidal causeway and the Stone Jetty which is all that remains of the original Victorian harbour.