Up-and-coming seaside town to get huge £100million beachfront attraction as it’s FINALLY given go-ahead to start works
A HUGE new attraction set to open in a trending seaside town has finally been given the green light.
Morecambe was named the fastest-rising place for Brits going on a staycation last month, according to Booking.com.
And the new Eden Project Morecambe in Lancashire is set to go ahead after securing planning permission.
It comes as the £100million attraction in the often overlooked town created new designs that needed approval from Lancaster City Council.
As for the attraction itself, everything will be centred around the Realm of the Sun, Realm of the Moon and an area called Metronome.
In the Realm of the Sun, visitors can expect a tropical landscape that adapts to both hot and cold seasons, with vertical plants, hanging mini gardens, a multi-sensory area and a waterfall.
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Then in the Realm of the Moon, the space will be darker with a “hyper-real rock pool” that has sped-up cycles of tides.
Outside, there will be a number of landscaped gardens and an arena to explore too.
And of course, there will be shops and restaurants for the visitors as well.
In the most recent announcement, there will be a £4.5million immersive experience called The Elder Tree.
The tree will stretch nearly 20 metres and take visitors on a journey from its roots to its hollows.
The attraction is expected to get around 585,000 visitors a year, with a capacity of up to 740,000.
Outside, in the arena, the capacity will be 6,000 people.
Parts of the attraction are expected to open in 2027, with other parts opening at a later date.
Plans originally approved in 2022 included four domes, but in the most recent plans this was reduced to two domes.