Huge £100million beachfront attraction with indoor forests and treehouses forced to delay opening date
THE Eden Project in Morecambe has been pushed back by two years with an even later opening date,
The
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The original opening date has been delayed by two years already
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Designs reveal treehouses and huge walkways
Credit: Eden Project
With changes still being made on the design details, Eden Project
According to the
Despite the delay, an updated report has said that "work has been progressing".
There will also be a big meeting on June 4 to discuss the Eden Project with Lancaster City Council's budget and performance panel.
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The Eden Project Morecambe was first given official government approval back in March 2023.
It also secured
£50million in Levelling Up funding to allow work to commence on the £100million project
.
The project was originally named
, and the hope was that it would have the same success as the Eden Project
, which opened in 2001.
Plans for the site are very impressive, showing three huge egg-shaped structures looking over the bay.
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Other images of the potential site reveal walkways linking treehouses, as well as other wooden structures.
Once completed, the new Eden Project will be home to a "hyper-real forest" with large installations and immersive theatre.
The new £130million Eden Project attraction set to open in the UK
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The new Eden Project will look over the coast of Morecambe Bay
Credit: Grimshaw Architects
The plans also reveal a "Bay Glade" with a well-being landscape and a Natural Observatory for research and education.
There will also be an exhibition area and meeting point for guests named the Bay Hall.
The attraction will also have children's play areas, restaurants, cafes and a gift shop.
The Eden Project website states: "
"Eden Project
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Inside will be a hyper-real forest and immersive theatre
Credit: Eden Project
The site in Morecambe isn't the only one set to open in the UK, there's plans to build another Eden Project in Dundee.
The Eden Project Dundee was also expected to open in 2026, but has been pushed back to 2030.
The attraction is set to be built along the River Tay and attract as many as 500,000 tourists a year.
Another
The Eden Project Foyle in Northern Ireland is costing an estimated £67million and is set to have the biggest undercover play area in Europe.
The main attraction will be the Acorn, a "performance area and play space" connected by walkway, with the entire site being the largest undercover play area in Europe.
This includes zip wires, rope bridges, slides, floating boardwalks and paths on the roof that both adults and children can walk along.
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The opening of the Eden Project in Morecambe Bay has been pushed back to 2028
Credit: Eden Project International
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