Inspirational venue to boost city’s prestige and wealth

The innovative climbing walls planned for Peterborough’s Ferry Meadows is expected to provide many economic benefits.

It will attract hundreds of climbers and visitors from across the country, and is expected to add £2 million a year to the local economy.

Much of this will be in revenue from visitors for local businesses from B&Bs, hotels to restaurants and even filling stations. In addition, the centre will create 31 jobs .

It will add to the growing number of quality attractions within Peterborough.

This will bring in visitors and job creating companies looking for a location attractuive to staff.

Primary features of the centre will be Lead, Speed and Bouldering and one of the country’s largest Clip ‘n’ Climb arenas for family users, a toddler play facility, an additional café and private hire facilities.

There will be outdoor climbing walls, offering opportunities to climb to the top of the tower for views of the park and, in the future, a tree top experience accessed from the building.

Nene Park chief executive Matthew Bradbury said: “Our intention is to provide yearround facilities, ensuring we can maintain the future of Nene Park for generations.”

“We also anticipate the Olympic standard climbing walls will help us achieve a national profile, and believe the activity centre will put Peterboroughfirmly on the map.”

This cutaway image shows the internal layout of the planned climbing walls.

The approach to the climbing walls.

The proposed cafe area inside the climbing walls.