Xscape Yorkshire in Castleford set for a new £2m e-karting experience

Xscape Yorkshire is Gravity’s first UK site which opened in 2015 as a trampoline park. It has since added Gravity Aerial Adventures, a sky coaster that suspends riders 70 feet from the ground, Free Fall, a free-falling experience, the Leap of Faith and Gravity Rocks, a climbing wall for both children and adults.

The new construction has Japanese themed decoration and launches Gravity’s second GT e-karting track. Its first e-karting track at Gravity Southside in Wandsworth was opened in August 2021.

Harvey Jenkinson, co-Founder and CEO at Gravity, said: “Xscape Yorkshire has always been a special location for us, and we are delighted to be launching our unique e-karting offering here in our home site.

"We aim to be at the forefront of leisure offerings in the UK and can’t wait to introduce more people to Gravity GT e-karting.

"We are at a pivotal moment in our development and are excited to see what the future has in store.”

The addition of the karting experience is part of a new stage of growth for the company as it builds on its over half a million square foot of high-street space, with a target to exceed one million square feet within the next two years.

In 2021, Gravity also appointed a new chairwoman of the board in Vanessa Hall and KPMG as its adviser to help steer the next stage of growth and secure new funding in 2022.

Gravity operates 17 sites in the UK as well as expanding into Europe with a venue in Leipzig, Germany. Gravity now employs 600 people, having increased its workforce from 384 since 2019, and hopes to add another 50 with the expansion.

The business also intends to do a full refurbishment of the Trampoline park in Xscape Yorkshire in 2022.

Pablo Sueiras, head of retail channels at Landsec, said: “To meet the growing demand for one-of a-kind leisure experiences and the popularity of competitive socialising, we’re constantly looking at how we can bring new concepts to our destinations.

"As we’ve seen from Gravity’s success at Southside, guests increasingly want to be able to try a variety of different activities all in one place, so GT e-karting will be a great new addition for Xscape Yorkshire.”

Gravity was advised by law firm Irwin Mitchell in signing this expansion.

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