Alpamare Water Park to reopen next month
It's set to be back open at the end of July
Scarborough’s Alpamare water park is set to reopen to the public next month after new operator Flamingo Land took over in May.
The water park in Scarborough’s North Bay will be ready for reopening at the end of July, North Yorkshire Council has said.
It comes a month after council bosses approved Flamingo Land as the site’s new operator.
Gordon Gibb, Flamingo Land’s chief executive and owner, said it was “an exciting new venture” for the company.
The council took control of the site last year when developer Benchmark Leisure Ltd went into administration.
Alpamare opened in Scarborough’s North Bay in 2016 with the help of a £9m bail-out loan from the now-defunct Scarborough Council.
Developer Benchmark still owed the authority £7.8m last year but there will be “no further payments” of the loan.
Reacting to the news, Shirley Smith, president of the Scarborough Hospitality Association, said she was “delighted” and believed Alpamare’s reopening would have “a really positive impact on local hospitality businesses, and in turn benefit the whole community”.
“Many folks visit the town specifically for the water park but stay to eat and shop locally so the wider impact is very positive,” she added.