We now know when Cornwall’s new geothermal heated spa will open but what will it consist of exactly?

Penzance's iconic open air sea pool Jubilee Pool will become the UK's first geothermal heated spa by Easter 2019.

The boss of Geothermal Engineering Ltd, the company which has been drilling holes into the earth below the famous Jubilee Pool to tap into the earth's natural heat, has confirmed the opening date of the attraction after years of planning.

Ryan Law, managing director at GEL, told Cornwall Live that the drilling has now been done under Britain's largest sea water lido.

Iceland's famous natural spa Blue Lagoon and what Jubilee Pool could look like when it is heated by hot rocks

But what can expect from it? How will a day at the spa work?


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Where will the heated spa pool be exactly?

It is planned to create a heated spa pool within the existing pool.



How hot will it be?

Jubilee Pool in Penzance in its full glory
Jubilee Pool in Penzance in its full glory


Where will the heat come from?

The giant drill used to mine for geothermal energy at Jubilee Pool

The heat source for the pool will be from the 1,500m deep geothermal well currently being drilled in the triangular section of land outside the North-Eastern boundary of the Jubilee Pool site.

How will it stay hot?



What it will look like?

Artist impression of how Jubilee Pool could look when heated by geothermal energy



When will it be open?
