The UK could soon ne getting a new theme park but this one will have no rides or fairgrounds
Instead the £600 million destination park near Bicester in Oxfordshire will include four period villages and 13 live shows in which visitors can “immerse themselves in British history”.
Plans also include three hotels themed to different periods of British history, restaurants and a conference centre, as well as natural features such as ponds, lakes, and gardens, and more than 40 acres of wildflower meadows and 20,000 new trees.
The people behind the venture,Puy du Fou are asking the public to comment on the proposals online where they can read detailed plans for the park.
They run two theme parks in mainland Europe, Les Epesses, France, and Toledo, Spain.
Olivier Strebelle, chief executive of Puy du Fou, said: “After announcing our initial concepts last year, we held consultation events in Bucknell, Bicester and Oxford, and have since met hundreds of local people and organisations.
“This has helped us draw up proposals that will create a world-class destination that excites British visitors with their own history while still being a good neighbour to local people.
“We want to create a setting of beautiful gardens and wildflower meadows, and the first new forest in Oxfordshire for generations, covering 50 acres and with 20,000 new trees being planted.
“This would be a £600 million investment in the local economy over the next 10 years, and would employ 700 people, plus create as many as 2,000 new jobs at hotels, suppliers and other local businesses, from its first year of opening.
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