Splashdown Quaywest
Water slides at Splashdown Quaywest
LocationGoodrington, Paignton, United Kingdom
OwnerAlan Richmond
General managerJon Lees
Opened1988
Operating seasonMay – September
Water slides11 water slides
Websitequaywest.splashdownwaterparks.co.uk

Splashdown Quaywest is the largest outdoor waterpark in the UK.[1][2] It is located on Goodrington Sands Beach near to Paignton, Devon.

The original site has 8 water slides, small splash pools for youngsters and a swimming pool. In addition to the water park, the site also hosts a beach shop and a restaurant called 'Boarders waterpark cafe' and several food outlets selling fast food, ice creams and drinks, and now boasts 11 waterpark slides.

History

The water park first opened in 1988 as Quaywest and it was run for 15 years by Freetime Lesiure Management. Due to heavy financial losses Freetime Leisure Management handed the keys back to the council in September 2008.[3] Torbay council awarded the contract to run the park to the Lemur Attractions Group, the company running the Splashdown water park in Poole, Dorset initially on a five and half year basis.[4] The park was re-opened in June 2009 as Splashdown@Quaywest[citation needed] and is now known as simply Splashdown Quaywest. In 2021 the operators signed a long-term lease with Torbay Council, planning to spend £3 million to redevelop and expand the site.[5] This development started in 2023 with a new 3 lane head first multi slide (the first in the UK) 3fall opening in June 2023, the first new slide since the Waterpark opened in 1988.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "SLIDE INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS AT BRITAIN'S LARGEST OUTDOOR WATERPARK". Splashdown Qauywest.
  2. ^ "The best waterparks in the UK". Time Out United Kingdom. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Water park to stay shut this summer". the is Exeter. 6 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Quaywest set to open for summer". the is Exeter. 11 May 2009.
  5. ^ Henderson, Guy (12 April 2022). "Splashdown Quaywest to get 'once-in-a-lifetime' £3m makeover". DevonLive. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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