Following a £15m investment, the facility includes a new endless ski facility, which provides residents with the opportunity to try out skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing in North Devon.

The new centre is owned by North Devon Council and forms part of a longstanding partnership with Parkwood Leisure, which dates back almost 20 years. The site is part grant-funded and received £1.5m from the Coastal Communities Fund and £1.8m from the National Lottery via Sport England.

As part of the development, the existing tennis centre, which already offered six indoor tennis courts, four outdoor courts and a full-size artificial grass football pitch, was upgraded. The new site is now also home to a 25m eight-lane competition swimming pool with a movable floor, a 20m four-lane learner pool, a large 110-station gym with equipment supplied by Life Fitness, two multi-purpose group exercise studios plus indoor cycling studio, as well as a four badminton court-size sports hall. A large indoor soft play, outdoor play area and cafe complete the multi-million pound leisure facility.

Architects Watson Batty and contractors Speller Metcalfe delivered the project.