THERME Manchester’s long awaited opening has been delayed even further.
The huge water attraction was first announced back in 2020, which had an opening date of 2024.
Therme Manchester is expected to open much later than planned[/caption]
When it does open it will have an indoor beach, one of the first of its kind in the UK[/caption]
However, the attraction bosses have said the “first major construction phase” will start later this year, MEN reports.
And with the huge complex predicted to take between 24 and 30 months to build, this means it is unlikely to open until 2028.
Not only that, but the estimates costs for the 28-acre resort have since soared.
Originally cited to cost £250million, this has since jumped to £400million.
Therme UK CEO Professor David Russell CEO explained that the costs were based on an old design of the resort.
He said: “The current design incorporates additional public space, sustainable and accessibility initiatives, the spectacular inner wellbeing garden, incorporation of our own state of the energy centre focused on air sourced heat pump energy and thermal storage (capable of incorporating district heating networks when available) and an integrated water retention system.”
He said it will still make Therme Manchester “unique and first of its kind in the UK”.
Sun Travel has contacted Therme UK for additional comment.
Therme Manchester has been called the “UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort”.
When it does open, inside will be a waterpark with 25 swimming pools, 35 water slides and even an indoor beach, the first of it’s kind in the UK.
The resort will be 33C all year round so don’t expect to get cold inside.
A huge wellness area will have steam rooms, saunas, mineral pools and treatments such as massages and facials.
Swim up bars will be part of the adult-only areas, with a push on healthy food options, gyms and exercises classes as well.
Restaurants, cafes and outdoor gardens will be part of the resort, with dedicated public transport stops outside as well.
As many as 1.7million people are expected to visit in the first year.
There are also plans for Therme Scotland in Glasgow, expected to cost £100million.
There will be outdoor gardens and new public transport stops too[/caption]
Little else is known about the plans although images show huge glass atriums with outdoor pools overlooking the river.
In the mean time, there are two other Therme attractions in Europe.
Therme Bucharest, while smaller, still has 17 slides and even DJ nights.
We visited the huge indoor spa and water resort – here’s what we thought.
What is the Therme Bucharest attraction like?
The Sun’s Steve Corbett recently visited the Romanian Therme attraction.
Picture one of those famous Center Parcs domes, then imagine it seven times bigger.
Therme has its own exotic climate — the air temperature never drops below 30C — so you’ll see bananas and coconuts growing on some of its cherished 800,000 trees, plants and living walls.
Then there’s everything you can see and do inside the waterpark-spa hybrid, from whirling water slides for kids to high-tech treatments for couples and poolside bars, with DJs, that stag and hen parties would love.
Grown-ups can enjoy a hydro-massage bed, visit “wet saunas” — some of which are infused with botanicals and herbs — and sit in a relaxing salt library, with walls built from blocks on Himalayan salt, known for its medicinal and mental health benefits.
Make sure to stay until the early evening if you fancy a bit of a boogie.
Open until midnight, the place becomes an Instagrammer’s paradise after sunset, with a DJ delivering energetic vibes.
Best of all, a day ticket, offering full access, costs just £28.
There is also Therme Erding, one of the largest thermal baths in the world which even has an indoor waterpark.
And here are the plans for Therme Dubai which will be the tallest of its kind in the world.
Ticket prices and a confirmed opening date are yet to be confirmed[/caption]
