PHOTOS: Latest images of the Eden Project Morecambe revealed

Exciting new images of the Eden Project Morecambe have been unveiled to the public.

The Eden team revealed the new images for the first time at a 'Community Conversation' at Lancaster & Morecambe College on Tuesday.

They also spoke about plans for a 'Bring Me Sunshine' community garden as part of the new facility, developed using ideas from hundreds of local children.

Further artist's images also showed, for the first time, how the public entranceway to the £100m visitor attraction might look, as well as the terrace of its restaurant overlooking Morecambe Bay.

Below, an image revealed on Tuesday of the 'Sunset Restaurant' terrace at Eden Project Morecambe

John Pye, project director, also said they remained on-schedule for the new centre to open on Morecambe seafront in late 2028.

But he also said there is still a £2m "funding gap" to be filled to finalise the £100m cost of the project.

Mr Pye said that alongside £50m from the government, a further £13m had been secured from "trust and foundation money" and the project also had a "facility to draw down on a loan" which he said was standard for projects of this type.

"There is a gap of around £2m that we need to fundraise for, and we are heading towards (filling) the gap by the end of the year," he told an audience of residents gathered in the college sports hall for the free public event on Tuesday evening.

Andy Jasper, chief executive of the Eden Project, said the team was "fundraising like crazy" and called for local businesses and philanthropists to invest in the scheme, saying "we are very, very close to closing the fundraising gap".

The team said they still intend to deliver the project to its £100m budget, despite rising materials costs over the past few years.

Tuesday's meeting came as ground investigation work began on the central Promenade site this week.

Eden said the work is to "form a deep understanding of the ground conditions of the site to mitigate risks, streamline planning, and enhance project outcomes".

Mr Pye (below, at the site) said the investigations, expected to last three weeks, were "not the main event" just yet, with construction proper due to start in summer 2026.

The land was previously occupied by The Dome entertainment venue and the Bubbles leisure centre, and prior to that the Morecambe Leisure Park outdoor swimming pool and the Super Swimming Stadium.

Mr Pye also said that there had been "lots of applications" for four newly-advertised Eden Project Morecambe jobs.

They are looking for a fundraising officer, administrator and finance officer, senior project manager, and project engagement and communications officer, with closing dates later this month.

Mr Pye then unveiled a site plan showing how the Eden Project Morecambe will be divided into five sections.

These are a large biome called The Realm of the Sun; a mussel-shaped structure called The Realm of the Moon; and three outdoor gardens - the All Seasons Garden, the Rhythm Gardens and the Bring Me Sunshine Garden.

Further images showed a planned 'Town Square' inside the Realm of the Sun and the biome's internal roof structure.

Below, Mr Pye reveals an image of the Eden Project Morecambe biome internal roof structure.

The project has been described as "the greatest show of nature’s rhythms, where time is sped up, slowed down or paused - revealing the wonder, rhythms and threats to the health and well-being of people, Morecambe Bay, and planet".

The Realm of the Sun has been described as "an extraordinary daylit living world" with "dramatic vertical planting, hanging mini-gardens, multi-sensory glades and a dramatic waterfall" and "the extraordinary Elder Tree, a fantastical structure" at its heart.

Below, a new image showing inside The Realm of the Sun.

The Realm of the Moon has been called "an exciting, dark space featuring a hyper-real rock pool where the sped-up cycles of tides, days and seasons drive an ever-changing immersive world filled with storytelling, spectacle and discovery".

Mr Pye said a further planning application for the project will be submitted to Lancaster City Council on October 14.

This will reflect changes to the scheme since permission was first granted in 2022, and Mr Pye said they hoped it would be looked at by the council planning committee in February 2026.

Mr Pye, Eden Project CEO Andy Jasper, Tracey Robbins from Eden, Jonathan Noad from Lancaster City Council, and Kevin Riley from Eden's transport consultant partners WSP, then took questions from the audience.

When asked about plans for the Bring Me Sunshine garden, Mr Jasper (above, left) said the Morecambe War Memorial and a popular wishing well, currently located at the site, would be retained within the new garden.

He said the garden was "a gift to Morecambe" and that "hundreds of young children have inputted into the design and creativity".

Mr Jasper said it would be "groundbreaking, contemporary and nature-enriching".

John Metcalfe, who runs the Morecambe Maritime Festival, asked about the Rhythm Gardens, which will be located on the site of the current Bay Arena.

Mr Metcalfe asked if this space could still be used, as it has in the past, for community events and festivals.

Mr Jasper said the Gardens were a "very important space" as the location for a 6,000 capacity open-air performance venue, and he hoped it could be used by the community "by negotiation".

Below, another CGI image of Eden Project Morecambe.

Audience members asked about weather protection on the Promenade site, given the Morecambe climate, including when outdoor concerts were taking place.

Mr Jasper said: "We do 10 sold out concerts every year in Cornwall, and it's not known as the driest.

"You just get on with it."

The team said that natural shelters for the public would be built into the garden areas, and that weather management would also be a crucial part of their construction plans.

They were also asked about new designs of the site - revealed for the first time earlier this year - which showed it had been reduced from earlier concept drawings of three biomes.

Below, the original concept drawing of Eden Project Morecambe and right, the finished design

The team said new aspects could be added to the site in coming years.

Tracey Robbins said: "We will not stop developing Eden Project Morecambe (when it opens). It is evolving and it will remain evolving."

In response to a question asking about the future of the Eden Project's 25-year-old Cornwall attraction, Mr Jasper said: "Eden Project is NOT going under" and described social media posts suggesting this as "clickbait".

He also said the Morecambe scheme is a "stand alone project" and "it's set up in a way that protects it for Morecambe".

The team also said that they intended to introduce passes for local residents to visit the attraction once it opens, and that the next Community Conversation would include more detail on plans for transport to and from the site, and how volunteers can get involved.

The meeting was hosted by Councillor Caroline Jackson, leader of Lancaster City Council.

The project is being delivered by the Eden Project charity in partnership with Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster University.

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