By Sean Murphy
Copyright glasgowlive
A new huge family fun park and indoor playground packed with immersive games is set to open at Braehead shopping centre in 2026.
SuperPark, a global indoor leisure and recreation concept, is to make its UK debut at the shopping destination, promising an “innovative, family-friendly approach to fitness and recreation”.
The 30,000 sq ft space will open early next year, offering experiences it has elsewhere including interactive augmented reality (AR) games, traditional sports-based games, and physical attractions in the freestyle hall and adventure areas such as trampolines, climbing walls, and slides.
Founded in Finland, SuperPark operates in 26 parks worldwide across Finland, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, attracting millions of visitors annually.
At Braehead, SuperPark will offer visitors an activity wonderland with 40 attractions, including adventure challenges, sporting games, and freestyle activities – creating what it says is an immersive, joyful play experience that will “excite and unite audiences of all ages”.
SuperPark is the first major signing since the announcement of Braehead Ambition in the summer. The initiative has brought together the asset management, leasing, operational and marketing of Braehead Shopping Centre, Braehead Arena and Xsite to create what they say is a critical mass of retail, leisure and entertainment unmatched in Scotland.
Associate Director of Asset Management at Pradera Lateral, Huw Kmiot, said: “The arrival of SuperPark is a major milestone for Braehead, reflecting both its strong trading performance and the continued confidence brands have that they will out-perform here. SuperPark’s debut at Braehead underlines the destination’s reputation as a place that delivers results and actively responds to growing consumer demand for immersive, experience-led leisure.”
The signing of SuperPark follows the news that Braehead has welcomed more visitors through its doors in the year ending June 2025 than ever before, with footfall and spend up by 3 per cent and 4 per cent year-on-year respectively.
Director of SuperPark UK, Jonathan Doherty, added: “Our choice of Braehead Shopping Centre to begin our UK roll-out is very deliberate. The centre already plays a broad role in consumer’s lives and enjoys very strong loyalty, and yet there is demand for even more experience-led concepts.
“This combination of consumer desire and consistently strong footfall are the ideal dynamics for our debut. We have the perfect space in the perfect place, and are excited that SuperPark is about to make its mark in the UK.”
The news comes after plans were submitted to build a hotel at the popular shopping centre just south of Glasgow.
Braehead Glasgow Ltd have submitted the proposal to build the hotel in principle and no current design proposals exist. However, it is understood that the five storey building would see up to 120 rooms and 60 car parking spaces.
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