The Coastal Activity Hub will host a range of exciting activities, sports and events. Its facilities will enable water, beach, and land-based activities such as windsurfing, kiteboarding, walking, horse riding, running, cycling and yoga. Redcar will become a destination for coastal activities and outdoor recreation, promoting healthier lifestyles and wellbeing.
The Hub will be located in a unique shipping container village that can be used as a meeting place and an informal base for sports clubs/organisations, community groups, school groups, activity leaders, families, or groups of friends. Facilities will include a range of indoor and outdoor multi-use spaces, public and accessible toilets, showers, lockers, an equipment store, changing facilities and parking. An accompanying catering opportunity will enhance the experience for visitors.
The external space adjacent to the container village will form a flexible event area that could be used for a range of outdoor activities, such as exercise classes, sports and demonstrations. It could also provide space for an event village, from which competitions could start and finish, including running festivals and triathlons.
The Hub will be developed in a phased approach, allowing it to grow over time. The first phase will provide facilities which can be added to as its popularity grows. The future offer could also include equipment hire. The Coastal Activity Hub could in due course, be a base for larger events, with the adjacent hotel providing supporting accommodation.
Imaginative Productions, the operator behind Scream Factory and the Cafe at Kirkleatham Museum, won the competitive tender process and will operate the Coastal Activity Hub. The project forms part of the wider seafront plans for Coatham.
