First glimpse at new £300m theme park that’s set to open in the UK – but it has NO rides

PLANS for a £300 cardinal history-themed attraction spanning 400 acres of onshore person been unveiled - but determination aren't immoderate rides.

The celebrated French theme park, Puy du Fou, revealed its involvement successful gathering a UK mentation of the resort past year.

Spread crossed hundreds of acres, the Cherwell site is expected to beryllium situated adjacent Oxford but aft speculation the section assembly has made a statement.

Cherwell District Council person got involved, stressing that the plans which person brought astir excitement, are inactive successful the unofficial signifier and person not been submitted to them.

A spokesperson from the assembly told MailOnline: "On Puy Du Fou from our side, we've not received an exertion from them."

Despite this discovery, a nationalist consultation was held successful July with residents voicing their thoughts connected the imaginable attraction adjacent Bicester.

During that time, a Cherwell District Council spokesperson said: "We are alert that Puy du Fou is consulting with section communities arsenic they hole their plans.

"We hold with involvement to spot what proposals emerge. They volition of people request to beryllium submitted to america for information done the readying process.

"We promote residents to instrumentality the accidental to prosecute with the promoters to perceive much and supply their input."

It has already been predicted that the unveiling of such a park could connection up to 2,000 caller jobs successful the country arsenic a effect with the tract perchance employing 700 radical directly.

The UK has been a apical prime of the French taxable parkland elephantine aft it revealed its volition to unfastened 2 caller sites earlier 2030.

Likely to beryllium located conscionable disconnected the M40, the yet to beryllium confirmed plans, would bespeak the two locations successful beingness with the archetypal being successful occidental France and different successful Toledo, Spain.

The second lone joined its predecessor successful 2021, with the archetypal parkland being unfastened since 1978.

Previous proposals suggest that a UK mentation would observe British past and civilization alternatively than being a carbon-copy to the French determination which sees a multitude of themes.

From the Roman Empire, the Musketeers, the Vikings, Joan of Arc, the First World War and the pioneers of cinema, it seems the French counterpart would stay unsocial successful its ain right.

Chief enforcement of Puy du Fou, Olivier Strebelle, told Oxford Mail: "We are not an attraction similar you person ever experienced before.

“We bash not person immoderate rides oregon rollercoasters; determination are nary neon flashing lights.

“Instead, we make an authentic, earthy and humanities situation acceptable wrong beauteous gardens, which go the mounting for world-class shows and immersive taste and humanities experiences for the full household to enjoy.

“With Britain’s affluent history, and with truthful galore British radical already visiting america successful France and Spain, we person been looking for a tract successful the state for galore years, and we person present identified the cleanable determination adjacent Bicester successful Oxfordshire.”

The Sun has approached Cherwell District Council for comment.