TraffordCity is set to become home to the region’s first surfing lagoon after plans by McKinney Group were submitted to Trafford Council.
The £60M scheme will be located on Peel L&P’s brownfield site off Barton Dock Road in Trafford Park and would be the first inland surfing facility to open in the region by 2023. The project is estimated to create around 100 full-time equivalent jobs.
Early designs of the plans feature a surfing lagoon, bar and restaurant facilities and other interactive attractions for visitors and surfers such as a pump track and fitness zone, a halfpipe/boarding area and exercise areas including bouldering and balancing zones.
Powered by Wavegarden, the world leader in man-made, wave-generating technologies, the project to be known as Modern Surf Manchesterwill see perfect waves for beginners, learners and professionals alike to test their skills.
Billy McKinney, Managing Director at McKinney Group said: “This is a really exciting project to be bringing to Greater Manchester. On the back of becoming an Olympic sport, surfing is growing in popularity and our plans will deliver perfect and consistent waves to TraffordCity and build on the region’s excellent and world leading sporting assets.”
Photo Credit: Wavegarden / Wave Park, South Korea
