Abandoned theme park set to reopen in huge boost to UK's 'worst' seaside town

By Rosie Jempson, US News Reporter

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A seaside town successful England, with a less-than glowing reputation, could soon spot a large translation aft plans to reopen a taxable parkland determination are underway. 

Morecambe, successful Lancashire, was precocious named 1 of the UK's worst coastal towns by the Telegraph.

It was brutally dubbed arsenic the fifth-worst seaside destination that has the imaginable to beryllium "so overmuch much than it is".

But talks are present successful advancement to revitalise the tract of Frontierland, a erstwhile taxable parkland successful Morecambe that has been derelict since its closure successful 2000.

After 24 years of lasting vacant, section authorities are anxious to respire caller beingness into the area.

Abandoned taxable parkland acceptable to reopen successful immense boost to UK's 'worst' seaside municipality (Image: Getty)

Jonathan Noad, a metropolis assembly serviceman from the area, said that astir "35 determination and nationalist developers" were coming to the municipality to sermon the abandoned taxable park.

But they are besides requesting funny parties to person a accidental successful what they bash with the land, which was acquired by the metropolis assembly successful 2021. 

Morecambe is besides acceptable to invited the 2nd variation of the Eden Project, a improvement slated to unfastened by 2028.

Developers are aiming to reflector the occurrence of the archetypal Eden Project successful Cornwall, with the £100 cardinal Morecambe tract acceptable to see a "hyper-real forest," large-scale installations, and immersive theatre experiences.

The tract wherever Frontierland sits has been near bare for the past 24 years (Image: Getty)

The Eden Project is besides expected to person a revamp (Image: Eden Project)

The attraction volition beryllium housed successful 3 massive, shell-shaped pavilions, overlooking the scenic Morecambe Bay.

Visitors tin besides look guardant to the "Bay Glade," a wellness-focused landscape, on with a Natural Observatory dedicated to probe and education.

Additional features volition see an accumulation abstraction and gathering country called the Bay Hall, arsenic good arsenic play zones, restaurants, cafés, and a acquisition store to circular retired the visitant experience.

Councillors anticipation a developer volition suggest an "exciting idea" which tin alteration the tract successful the adjacent 18 months.