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New water park, Olympic-sized pool and soft play to open in UK city as part of £125million development

And the other huge renovations in the city include its busiest train station

A NEW £125million complex with new water attraction and soft play is to open in the UK.

The Ealing development, in London, will include a leisure centre with a 50 metre Olympic swimming pool.

Illustration of a new leisure center and residential development.
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A new £125million development is being planned in EalingCredit: Ealing Council
Illustration of an indoor leisure center with a pool and water features.
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The water park would have a lazy river and slidesCredit: Ealing council

Also inside will be a waterpark with slides and a lazy river, as well as a soft play zone.

A gym, kids creche and cafe will also be inside.

Outside will be a skate park and playground, with a new bridge over the River Brent.

Another 300 homes will also be built onsite, ranging from one and three bedroom flats.

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The plans have been put to the local council and if accepted, works could start this summer.

The complex hopes to open by 2027.

It hopes to increase people visiting the area, with the nearest station being South Greenford.

Currently on the site is the closed Gurnell Leisure Centre which shut during the pandemic, although this will be demolished.

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Ealing Council Leader Peter Mason said, “We want a destination leisure centre to serve residents, families, and the next generation of sporting champions. This radically different masterplan reflects that vision."

Polly Knewstub, Cabinet Member for Thriving Communities,  “The new masterplan promises a modern, high-quality leisure that is a gateway to health, wellbeing, and enjoyment for our community.

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"There is a great mix of activities for all, a choice of pools for all swimming levels and improved parkland which will provide new opportunities for activity and socialising.”

Elsewhere in London, a neighbourhood is getting a huge £10billion renovation.

The Earls Court area was once known for being popular with musicians, and was the home of David Bowie's first performance.

The huge redevelopment includes a large kids playground and climbing attraction, as well as gardens, restaurants, and 'cultural venues'.

Illustration of an indoor swimming pool with people swimming and sitting on the sidelines.
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The pool will be Olympic sizeCredit: Ealing Council
Illustration of a leisure centre and residential development plan.
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Also on=site will be 300 new flatsCredit: Ealing Council

The UK's busiest train station is also undergoing a multi-billion development.

Previous £1.5billion plans wanted to add a rooftop pool to London Liverpool Street also the current designs have been scaled back.

More lounges, ticket barriers and cycle storage as well as seven new lifts, double the number of escalators and new "landmark" entrances have all been revealed.

Also in London is the British Museum - one of the country's largest free attractions.

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London's best pubs

The Sun's Head of Travel (Digital) Caroline McGuire has named some of her favourites and why.

LONDON is chock full of fantastic pubs.

Whether you're looking for an old man's boozer, a gastro pub or a cosy pitstop with a roaring fire, there is the perfect pub for everyone in the capital.

My top tip? Try and avoid the ones in the tourist spots of Covent Garden, Leicester Square and so on, unless you've got a recommendation. As no self-respecting Londoner would be seen dead in those.

Here is a selection of our favourite London pubs, from some of the heaviest drinkers we know...

Central London:

  • Guinea Grill, Mayfair - great steak and pies
  • The Portman, Marble Arch
  • Star & Garter, Soho - proper spit and sawdust pub
  • The George, Mortimer Street - great all rounder
  • Burlington Arm, off Saville Row - Great scotch egg
  • The Red Lion, Crown Passage - dark, old and interesting history with Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwyn
  • Ye Grapes, Shepherds Market
  • The Chesterfield Arms, Hertford Street - super cute
  • The Newman Arms, Fitzrovia
  • The Lamb & Flag, Mayfair
  • Sun and 13 Cantons, Soho
  • Dog And Duck on Frith Street, Soho
  • The French House, Soho
  • Coach and Horses (Greek St). Soho
  • Ship & Shovel on Craven Passage, off Embankment
  • The Crown & Two Chairmen on Dean Street, Soho
  • Nellie Dean on Dean Street, Soho
  • The Toucan, Carlisle Street in Soho - so small that you have to stand outside but still an institution
  • Bradleys Spanish Bar, Hanway Street near Oxford Street
  • Blue Post, Berwick Street, Soho - you can take your own lunch in
  • The Eagle in Farringdon, cool gastro pub
  • Lore Of The Land to this, Fitzrovia - owned by Guy Ritchie

Outside of central London:

  • The George, Borough SE1
  • Royal Oak, Columbia Road, East London
  • Cutty Sark Greenwich, South East London
  • The Royal Oak, Tabard St, SE1
  • The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping, East London
  • The Lord Clyde, Borough, SE1
  • Dog and Bell (Deptford), South East London
  • Efra Tavern (Brixton), South West London
  • Skehan's in Telegraph Hill, South East London
  • The Ivyhouse (London's first community pub) in Nunhead, South East London
  • The Culpeper in Aldgate, East London
  • The City Barge, Chiswick, West London
  • Windsor Castle in Notting Hill, West London
  • The Sun in Splendour, Notting Hill
  • The Albert, Princess road, Primrose Hill, West London
  • The Cow, Notting Hill, West London
  • The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead, North West London
  • The Parakeet Pub in Kentish Town, North West London
  • The Lord Clyde in Borough, SE1 - proper old man's pub
  • Golden Heart on Hanbury St, Spitalfields, East London

Here's everything you need to know about its £1billion revamp.

And here's the first look at the London skyscraper set to be one of the tallest in Europe.

Illustration of a new leisure center and residential development.
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It hopes to open by 2027Credit: Ealing Council
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