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Xscape (building)

{{Short description|Brand of leisure centre}}

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Xscape is a brand name for buildings developed by X-Leisure, now part of Landsec in England. Typically they contain a real snow indoor ski slope, leisure facilities and related shops. {{As of|2017}}, there are two members of the chain, in Milton Keynes and Castleford.AJfocus – Volume 18 – Page 76

2004

A void behind the panels allows visual inspection from the warm side on an annual basis, and allows thermographic surveys and airtightness tests to be carried out. The ski box in the second-generation Xscape building, Xscape Castleford, which opened in September 2003, was slightly different. Only part of the ski slope was surrounded by spaces used for other purposes (cinema, fitness suite), with the remainder of the box projecting above the surrounding roofs. As at Milton Keynes, ... A former member in Scotland has been sold. Xscape Milton Keynes and Xscape Yorkshire were designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects.[FaulknerBrowns Architects] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330121252/https://faulknerbrowns.co.uk/ |date=30 March 2019 }} – see Home, then Millenium

Xscape Milton Keynes

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| name = Xscape Milton Keynes

| image = MiltonKeynesXScape01.jpg

| image_size =

| image_alt = Xscape Milton Keynes seen from across Secklow Gate

| image_caption = Xscape Milton Keynes seen from across Secklow Gate

| mapframe =

| mapframe-zoom = 13

| mapframe-shape = none

| status = complete

| address = Avebury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes

| location_city = Milton Keynes

| location_country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.04137|N|0.74910|W|format=dms}}

| altitude = {{convert|105|m}}

| opened_date = 2000

| client = X-Leisure

| antenna_spire =

| roof = {{convert|44|m}} (max)

| architecture_firm = FaulknerBrowns

| rooms =

| website = {{URL|www.xscape.co.uk/milton-keynes}}

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}}

Xscape Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) opened in July 2000 and is a major feature on the skyline of Central Milton Keynes as seen from the east. The front of the Xscape building is {{convert|44|metre|abbr=off}} high,{{cite web|title=Xscape Building, Milton Keynes - SkyscraperPage.com|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36340|access-date=2 January 2009|archive-date=26 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526024359/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36340|url-status=live}} making it the second tallest building in Milton Keynes after Hotel La Tour on Marlborough Gate.{{cite news |title=Tallest and shiniest building in Milton Keynes is topped out at 50 metres this week |url=https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/tallest-and-shiniest-building-in-milton-keynes-is-topped-out-at-50-metres-this-week-3235438 |first=Sally |last=Murrer |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=Milton Keynes Citizen}} Xscape Milton Keynes features a {{cvt|170|meter}} long real-snow ski slope, a 16-screen cinema, a number of shops and restaurants, a casino and a trampoline park. An interesting point is the two large funnels on the front of the building are sometimes mistaken for lifts or part of the cooling system; in fact they are stairs.

Located directly behind the Xscape building is a large square structure that houses an indoor skydiving centre named 'iFLY' (previously known as 'Airkix' until September 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.iflyworld.co.uk/what-is-ifly/ifly-blog/adrenaline/from-airkix-to-ifly/|title=From Airkix to iFLY|website=iFly Indoor Skydiving|access-date=7 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221404/https://www.iflyworld.co.uk/what-is-ifly/ifly-blog/adrenaline/from-airkix-to-ifly/|url-status=live}}).

Xscape Yorkshire

Xscape Yorkshire ({{coord|53.7103|-1.3418|region:GB_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}) is in Glasshoughton and opened in October 2003 with a footprint of approx {{convert|5500|m2|sqft|-2}}.

Image:Xscape.jpg, Castleford]]

Xscape Yorkshire was a major development for what was before, an average sized town in West Yorkshire and is situated next to [http://www.junction32.com/ Junction 32], a popular outlet mall formerly known as Freeport.

The development contains a number of shops, restaurants, a church,[http://xchurch.org.uk/find-us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902233606/http://xchurch.org.uk/find-us |date=2 September 2018 }} XChurch – how to find us "Christchurch is located toward the back of Xscape Yorkshire, above Trespass." and entertainment facilities including a bowling alley, multi screen cinema, laser tag, crazy golf and amusements. The cinema is one of the few Cineworld cinemas in the UK that has D-Box motion seating. The Cineworld closed on 19 January 2025, with a Vue International cinema replacing it. It utilises complex ventilation technology.{{cite web |url=http://www.caswell.uk.com/case-studies/retail/xscape-indoor-ski-slope-retail-development/ |title=Xscape Ski Slope & Retail Development |work=Caswell Engineering Services |year=2014 |access-date=12 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144338/http://www.caswell.uk.com/case-studies/retail/xscape-indoor-ski-slope-retail-development/ |url-status=live }} The site is served by Glasshoughton railway station on the Pontefract line (Leeds{{ndash}}Hull), opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 21 February 2005.{{cite news|last1=Lowson|first1=Rob|title=Transport chiefs optimistic Apperley Bridge station will open on Sunday – despite safety certificate delay|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14139208.Transport_chiefs_optimistic_Apperley_Bridge_station_will_open_on_Sunday___despite_safety_certificate_delay/|access-date=17 March 2016|work=Telegraph & Argus|date=11 December 2015|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324002812/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14139208.Transport_chiefs_optimistic_Apperley_Bridge_station_will_open_on_Sunday___despite_safety_certificate_delay/|url-status=live}}

Xscape Braehead Renfrew

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Xscape formerly had a centre in Renfrew. It was sold to Intu.

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.xscape.co.uk/yorkshire Xscape Yorkshire]
  • [http://www.xscape.co.uk/milton-keynes Xscape Milton Keynes]
  • [http://www.snozoneuk.com Snozone – Direct link for the indoor snow slopes]
  • [http://www.inglasgow.com/inglaig/gallery.asp?categoryid=298 Photographs of the opening day of Xscape in 2006, Braehead near Glasgow]
  • [http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/slopes-miltonkeynes.html UK Snowboard club article on Xscape MK]
  • [http://www.x-leisure.co.uk X-Leisure company website]
  • [http://www.clydewaterfront.com/projects/renfrew-riverside--scotstoun/leisure/xscape_2.aspx Xscape project details – Clyde Waterfront Regeneration]
  • [http://rebekahesme.com/?p=705 Review of Xscape Castleford]

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Category:Buildings and structures in Milton Keynes

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