The drilling of a 0.8-mile-deep geothermal well began in March and, upon its completion in September, a large, semi-circular section of the pool will boast bathing waters as warm as 35˚C. It’s scheduled to open to the public in spring 2019.
Work on the ground-breaking £1.4 million project has been made possible by advances in geothermal technology, with a company called Geothermal Engineering Ltd doing the work.
‘We hope our facility will resemble a smaller version of [Iceland’s] Blue Lagoon,’ said Martin Nixon, director of Jubilee Pool Penzance.
‘Our pool already has the wow factor and with this new year-round attraction, it will be remarkable.’
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