A new £550,000 splash park is getting set to open in time for Easter, stirring up much excitement within the local community and wider area. The attraction, which will be free to enter, will feature boards with butterflies and flowers spraying water, water arches, a tipper bucket, scenic boulders and a water run with different levels. Saltwich Splash in Droitwich, Worcestershire will open its doors for the first time on April 3.

Plenty of outdoor seating will be featured in the park, which will be open each day between 10am and 6pm. The £550,000 project included moving the existing play area at the lido to space next to tennis courts. A spokesperson for Wychavon District Council said in a Facebook post: “Water play season is nearly here — and the kids are ready, even if the water is… let’s call it ‘refreshing’.”

Many have taken to social media to share their feelings about the upcoming opening. One person said: “It looks amazing!! What a fabulous addition to a great park.” Another wrote: “This looks like a good summer meet up spot!”

The splash park was due to open in August 2025, but was pushed back. The new Saltwich Splash is the third water play area to be upgraded in the area, with new water play spots open in Pershore last year and Evesham in 2023, the Sun reports.

The water play area in Evesham features hydro blast jets, a water spider, a spray cannon, an archway with jets and a water curtain. Then the water play in Pershore is themed around the history of the famous local horse racing derby, Land O’Plums Steeplechase.

Nearby, visitors can also go to the Droitwich splash area for free, but if they wish to use the lido, it will cost them £7.20 per person.

Droitwich Spa Lido is one of the UK’s few inland, open-air saltwater pools. The 40-metre pool includes a sun terrace and café, and sits above natural salt beds that have defined the town for centuries.

The brine here is around ten times saltier than seawater, comparable only to the Dead Sea. When the lido opened in 1935, diluted brine was pumped in and heated to Mediterranean-like temperatures. Today, the water is kept at 23C, and the original Art Deco building still stands.