Context

Ustigate Waterplay installed a new inclusive 501m2 splash park - Splash Port - with bow-top fencing and gates, and refurbished the changing rooms at Tredegar Park.

Closed by Newport City Council in 2014 due to ongoing mechanical problems, the splash park had been very popular with children spending endless hours at the facility during the hot summer months, and the closure resulted in thousands campaigning for the splash park to reopen.

In 2024 the Council contracted Ustigate to establish a new splash park.

Project detail

The project included a fun and vibrant splash pad with a recirculation system to PWTAG standards, EN1177 bow-top fencing and self closing gates, and refurbishment of the changing rooms with an exterior ramp to provide easy access for all.

There is an aquatic play favourite for every age and ability at Splash Port, with plenty of products that guarantee active play for all.

A massive Supersplash tipping bucket soaks a multitude of water players at every given time, and a Bucket Trio with three smaller tipping buckets and two water cannons offer lots of aiming and firing fun.

Central to the pad are two self-spinning Helico Nano’s, with six rotating water streams and a Bloom No.1 with 360° rotation that invites children to navigate the spin and spiralling sprays.

Children can enjoy getting soaked at one end of the kidney-shaped splash pad, while the other end has a gentle and placid water play area that's perfect for the younger age group.

There is an array of fine and vertical ground sprays, a low-level Waterbug and a Bobble No.1 with a self-spinning orb in an overflowing bowl of water, offering beginners a close-up experience with the water. This is an area where timid children can calmly enjoy the sensation of water at their fingertips and toes at their own pace.

Outcome

Splash Port is an inclusive and accessible water play facility with 26 interactive products that offer something special for everyone.