New drone footage reveals the epic scale of the £500m wellbeing and water resort Therme that is being built next to the Trafford Centre
Drone footage shows the scale of the new £500m Therme wellbeing resort that is being built next to Trafford Palazzo (pictured in the background)(Image: Therme Manchester)
New aerial drone footage has revealed the massive scale and outline of the £500m Therme Manchester wellbeing resort taking shape next to the Trafford Centre, as earthworks begin to define the site for the first time.
From above, the outline of the project’s central circular hub is now clearly visible on the ground as construction progresses. It is a key feature of the design previously seen only in CGI renderings.
Spanning a site roughly the size of 28 football pitches, bosses say the emerging layout marks the “shift from concept to construction”. It shows the outline of the scheme starting to finally take form within the landscape, after years of delays.
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The resort is set to be completed by the end of 2028 – and when open will boast a water and wellness resort of a scale never previously seen before in the UK. Indeed, bosses say it will be one of the biggest well-being resorts in the world.
New footage shows the scale of Therme development by the Trafford Centre
It will feature a lagoon and wave pools, multi-sensory sauna rituals, steam rooms and multiple water slides and pools. Bosses say the resort will offer “affordably-priced luxury”, across spa therapies and health and fitness experiences.
Jonathan Lingham, Chief Commercial Officer at Therme Manchester, said: “For the first time, you can see the design translating into reality.
“The central hub is a defining part of the scheme, and it’s now clearly visible on site as the project begins to take shape.”
CGIs of the design – with the central hub when complete(Image: Therme Manchester)
As groundwork progresses across the site, the aerial footage also begins to show how the development’s wider footprint will sit within the surrounding area. The vast project is creating around 2,500 jobs during the construction phase.
The drone footage, shared today, shows the shape of the resort under construction next to the Trafford Palazzo shopping mall.
The site is taking shape on the land that previously housed the former EventCity venue.
The central hub of the resort is now clearly visible on the ground, captured in the new drone footage this week(Image: Therme Manchester)
Bosses say people driving and walking past the site will also soon start to see a variety of colourful artworks on the hoardings, after the winners of an art competition were chosen.
Schools from across Salford and Trafford were invited to take part in the Artists of the Future competition to turn the surroundings of the site into a “large scale outdoor gallery”.
The winning young people have been named as Elif, Zeynep, Levi, Yusuf, Mason, Maddison, Willow, Ariaanaz, Cayden, Alaina, Nell, Jessica, Hayden, Bobby, Lochlann, Farrah, Harry, Lottie, Abdulmalik, Georgia, Piranith and Esom.
Selected from over 600 entries by a distinguished judging panel comprising renowned street artist AKSE-P19, contemporary artist Helena Worthington and Roksanna Ciurysek-Gedir of Therme Group, the winners impressed with imaginative responses to themes at the heart of Therme’s global ethos: nature, water, fun and wellbeing.
Their designs will now be reproduced at scale and installed across the site’s perimeter, creating a striking open-air exhibition that celebrates local talent while bringing colour, creativity and community spirit to the emerging Therme Manchester destination during construction.
How Therme Manchester is set to look when complete, expected at the end of 2028(Image: Therme Manchester)
Set to become the UK’s first urban wellbeing resort, Therme Manchester will feature biodiverse gardens, immersive art, thermal experiences and family-focused leisure spaces, all centred on Therme’s mission to “make wellbeing accessible for all”.
Therme Manchester was also recently announced as one of the first signatories of Circularity in Practice, a nationwide initiative inspired by His Majesty The King, which promotes practical approaches to material reuse and circular design.
Once complete around the end of 2028, Therme Manchester will become one of the largest urban wellbeing resorts in the world with lagoon and wave pools, multi-sensory sauna rituals, steam rooms, over 30 water slides, spa therapies and health and fitness experiences.
