Melton’s Twinlakes theme park set to reopen

Twinlakes theme park, near Melton, pictured from the air EMN-200616-085108001

Staff at Twinlakes theme park, near Melton, are preparing to reopen the site at the end of this month.

The park was closed in March as part of the government’s lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus.

But it will be open again on June 29, although just the farm park, including the falconry feature, will be available to visit at first.

It is hoped that selected other attractions will then be open from July 4 if the government is convinced it is safe to relax restrictions further.

Twinlakes Family Theme Park near Melton EMN-200616-085056001

Twinlakes has posted a message on its website to customers, which states: “We look forward to welcoming our guests back to theme parks and have been planning and preparing for our reopening following guidelines from the UK Government, NHS, PHE and BALPPA.

“The health and safety of our team and guests is our highest priority.

“We want to ensure you feel safe and comfortable when visiting and will do everything we can with heightened cleaning regimes, social distancing and capacity restrictions.

“Should you wish to visit the theme park, we kindly ask that you respect the safety measures we have put in place.

“The theme park can only remain open if all our visitors adhere to the rules.

“Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to welcoming you back!”

Visitors to the farm from June 29 will be able to see the animals but will not be allowed to touch or feed them or participate in activities with them.

Toilets will be open and will be cleaned regularly and a large number of sanistiser stations will be dotted around the park.

Visitors, including annual pass holders, must pre-book online before attending to ensure staff can manage a safe number.

Twinlakes say they will honour vouchers which were due to expire from March 21 until the end of 2020.

The following attractions will remain closed until it is deemed safe to reopen them:

Buccaneers Island (all indoor play areas in this zone); Labyrinth (all indoor play areas in this zone); the new 2020 ride; Fantasy Castle outdoor play area; outdoor play areas including swings; slides; adventure play; Tumblers soft play and Jumping Pillows.

Prairie Pete’s area is also closed due to construction and refurbishment works having already started.

Go to www.twinlakespark.co.uk for more details and to book a visit.