On Monday 16th February, Lancaster City Council granted planning permission for the revised Eden Project Morecambe – a £100 million attraction set to transform the town’s seafront and breathe new life into a community that has been patiently waiting. Ridge is providing project management, cost management and health and safety.
Designed by Grimshaw Architects and set on the 11-acre former Bubbles Leisure Complex site on Morecambe’s promenade, the revised scheme takes a more refined approach than its predecessor. Two dramatic domed eco-systems, the Realm of the Sun and the Realm of the Moon, which will be connected by the Metronome building, a purpose-built arrival space that sets the tone for everything within.
The Realm of the Moon will draw visitors into a simulated tidal experience that mirrors the rhythms of Morecambe Bay, while the Realm of the Sun offers a hyper-real forest environment that fuses living plants with kinetic sculpture and immersive art. Outdoors, the rhythm garden and bring me sunshine garden are set to make their debut at the Chelsea Flower Show in May – extending the experience beyond the domes and into the open air.
The project has been shaped through collaboration, determination, and adaptation. A strategic recalibration last year brought the scheme to a scale that better reflects current economic realities, without losing any of its ambition or spirit. That kind of considered response to challenge is something Ridge understands well – it’s how good projects survive and ultimately succeed.
With an opening anticipated in 2028 and projections of 500,000 visitors a year, Eden Project Morecambe isn’t just an attraction. It’s a statement about what places like Morecambe deserve – and what they’re capable of becoming.
