Plans for a new family holiday park in Derbyshire could be in the pipeline
If given the go-ahead it could bring 500 jobs to Clowne
A public consultation is being held at Clowne Cricket Club to discuss a potential new family holiday park. American firm Great Wolf Resorts would like to build a 500+ bedroom hotel, an indoor waterpark, conference facilities, and leisure offerings including mini-golf, mini-bowling, ropes course, games arcade and selection of restaurants, cafés and bars. The site would be on land off the A619/Gapsick Lane junction on the outskirts of Clowne.
The development could create up to 500 jobs and attract visitors to the area. Local residents will also be able to access the facilities through ‘day passes’ without the need to book accommodation.
Bolsover Council Leader, Councillor Jane Yates said,
“This is an exciting project that will certainly put us on the map. One of our key priorities is growth with the creation of jobs and this proposal not only meets this but will provide us with leisure opportunities that will be fit for 21st century living.
“The meeting was an important first step in the development process that allowed councillors the opportunity to ask questions and I would urge people to attend the exhibition and public consultation and have their say on what is a very exciting proposal.”
Great Wolf Resorts currently operates over 20 Great Wolf Lodge branded resorts in the United States and Canada, designed around family holidays. It also has planning permission to build a UK resort near Bicester in Oxfordshire and is looking to develop a site in Basingstoke.