Eden Project North Morecambe, New Lancashire Architecture, Grimshaw Architects, Picture
Eden Project Morecambe
23 Jan 2023
Eden Project Morecambe receives funding from UK government?s Levelling Up Fund
Location: North Lancashire, Northwest England, UK
Design: Grimshaw

Eden Project Morecambe Funding
Eden Project Morecambe (previously Eden Project North) has received £50m funding in the second round of the UK government?s Levelling Up Fund. The bid was submitted by Lancaster City Council, one of the Eden Project?s key partners on the project and was chosen as a recipient of the largest investment possible under the fund, earmarked for large-scale cultural regeneration projects.
Grimshaw, who led the design of Eden Project in Cornwall, has worked with Eden Project over the past five years on the design of Eden Project Morecambe – an attraction which, through a series of shell-like structures, will host exhibitions, immersive experiences and inspire wonder in the natural life of Morecambe Bay. The team has worked extensively with local partners Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and Lancaster University to help realise local outcomes including the expected 300 high-quality green jobs directly created by the project, and more than 1,000 additional new jobs in support across the region. The attraction is expecting visitor numbers to be 740,000 each year.
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