Great Wolf Hampshire
Welcome to Great Wolf Lodge
Great Wolf Lodge is North America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts with 23 lodges, each offering a diverse array of attractions, entertainment, retail and dining offerings focused on bringing joy to families. Nearly 30 years ago, we opened our first resort in Wisconsin Dells, and have since become North America’s largest owner, operator and developer of family-oriented indoor water park resorts.
Great Wolf Lodge makes it quick and easy for families to come together for unforgettable adventures and lifelong memories. We believe that the time guests spend in our lodge is time they spend getting closer and reinforcing family bonds – helping to strengthen their pack.
Location and Scale
The proposed Great Wolf Lodge Hampshire will have approximately 500 guest rooms designed specifically for families and are available in a variety of themes and sizes.
The proposed entrance and exit is via Worting Road roundabout and will be located between Basingstoke Leisure Park and Moniton Trading Estate.
Our resort will have an internal floor area of 50,000m2 with an indoor Water park, Adventure park, dining and attractions to make every stay special.
The tallest element will be the guest suites which will be located at the centre of our site and around 30 metres high similar to the neighbouring Aquadrome. Landscaping to the south and the south west will provide natural screening.
Our car park will include disabled spaces and electric vehicle charging points, providing circa 900 spaces to accommodate guests and staff.
All our amenities will be available for local families to enjoy on day passes, the perfect destination on your doorstep for extended family occasions.
Our Iconic, Indoor Water Park
As North America’s largest owner, operator and developer of family-oriented water park resorts, we are well versed in bringing unforgettable leisure experiences to families that are convenient, safe and full of fun.
Our expansive indoor water parks are the centrepiece attraction in all our resorts. Equipped with a whole host of pools, slides and rides for the entire family – from kid friendly pools to iconic attractions.
The weather-resistant water parks are always a cosy 29 degrees, so can be used all-year-round. We implement water reuse technology throughout our water park, as part of our commitment to operating our resorts in an environmentally responsible way.
Our water park will be accessible to the local community and visitors for daily use, without the need to book a room. Day passes will be available for booking.
Our attractions are focused on extended families with children aged 2 – 12.
We offer an opportunity for multiple generations, friends and family to play together.
Our water park is open all day to our guests, and we also offer day passes.
Adventure Park
Our resorts provide an effortless and fun getaway for every family – with a wealth of activities and adventures all conveniently located under one roof.
Within the indoor Great Wolf Adventure Park, families can scale a multi-level ropes course, play a round of miniature golf or step into the world of MagiQuest – Great Wolf Lodge’s exclusive live-action interactive fantasy adventure game where players use magic wands to enchant items, battle enemies and save the fantasy world of Vellara.
The Virtual Frontier offers families a collection of virtual reality adventure games where players can dive below the ocean or walk amongst dinosaurs or work together to solve puzzles and unlock magical runes in a spirited adventure.
At Howler’s Peak, families will discover two aerial adventures – a Ropes Course where climbers can traverse across rope bridges, elevated passes and other obstacles, and an Adventure Trail where guests can freely explore a harness-free climbing adventure through a tree-fort.
The Ropes Course features an indoor Sky Rail™ – which is a set of two modern zipline experiences that stretches more than 200-feet in length and allows participants to soar over the entire Adventure Park.
The community is welcome to enjoy our Adventure Park offerings without needing to be an overnight resort guest.
There is something on offer for everyone, including our exclusive interactive adventure game, MagiQuest.
Our Northern Lights Arcade and VR experiences offer a thrilling mix of games, action, and fun for all ages.
Each of our resorts is packed full of incredible experiences to challenge and entertain the entire family.
Our ropes course offers high-flying fun, taking families on invigorating aerial adventures.
Family-friendly bowling for the whole pack at Ten Paw Alley – the perfect way to spend time together.
Bring your whole pack to play mini golf in a magical all weather indoor surrounding.
Lobby, Entertainment, Dining
As soon as guests enter the resort, they are welcomed by a cosy space where families can gather, relax and create their next unforgettable memory.
The Grand Lobby is the living room of the Lodge and serves as the heart of the resort. Every evening just before bedtime, families can gather in the Grand Lobby for a multi-sensory, immersive storytelling experience called The Legend of Luna show. During this night-time spectacular the lobby magically transforms, using projection technology and special effects to tell an enchanting fable about a young wolf who longs to find her place in the world.
Also in the Grand Lobby families can experience a collection of complimentary family events and activities including:
- Yoga Tails, a morning family-friendly fitness program that combines tales of the Northwoods creatures with yoga poses.
- Great Wolf Lodge’s signature nightly dance parties where the entire lobby becomes a larger-than-life dance floor and parents and kids can revel the night away!
- The lobby also hosts character gatherings where families can meet some of the Great Wolf cast of characters such as Wiley the Wolf, along with arts & crafts and other various games throughout the day.
The Lodge will host several dining options that will appeal to a variety of culinary styles ranging from pizza and burgers, to the full-service, elevated dining experience at Fireside, to the premium ice cream and confectionery treats at Wood’s End Creamery and breakfast delights at the coffee shop.
The community is welcome to enjoy our food and beverage offerings without needing to be an overnight resort guest.
Family Friendly Accommodation
Our resort will feature around 500 family-friendly guestrooms and suites, that are arranged across five principal room types.
Whether our guests are looking for comfort or themed adventure, there’s a space to suit every pack.
Our guest suites are designed specifically for families, including larger room types that cater to larger packs.
The smallest room at the Lodge sleeps 6 people allowing the entire family to stay in one space. Larger suites cater to bigger families as well as grandparents vacationing with children and grandchildren.
Various suites such as the Wolf Dens and Kid Cabins include special spaces for kids inclusive of bunk beds and special theming, in addition to traditional sleeping arrangements for parents. With practical in room amenities such as refrigerators and coffee makers.
Family Suite
Family Suite
Great Geyser Suite
Kids Cabin Suite
Kid Cabin Suite
Wolf Den Suite
Our Pack Member Promise
Our resort will deliver approximately 2,000 construction jobs across the 2-year construction period, and 500 jobs when in operation.
We offer a variety of career opportunities for aspiring Pack members, from guest services to engineering, aquatic, housekeeping, finance, human resources, marketing, and executive management.
We provide a unique environment that promotes year round, empowering work.
Our 15,000 Pack Members have the support to grow their career and gain valuable cross training experiences, all under one roof. We make it our mission to nurture the full potential of everyone.
The GWL Scholarship Fund helps members of our Pack (or their dependents) fulfil their dreams of a higher education. Since the fund launch in 2012, Great Wolf has issued ~$1,5 million in scholarship funds, benefitting nearly 300 Pack members.
Over the years our resorts in the US have received several prestigious awards for championing mental wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion.
Our aquatics team enjoy flexible schedules to make their jobs fit their lives; they also have the greatest benefit of seeing the smiles of the faces of our guests in the water park.
Our engineering team opportunities are full of career potential for our pack members, thanks to our vocational training programs.
Our in-house food and beverage team allows chefs to advance their skills in a supportive environment.
Careers in our retail outlets and entertainment spaces are all about creating a fun, immersive environment for our guests.
Many of our global leadership team started in front-line positions, we take pride in our Great Wolf Management Development Program.
In addition to service skills, our guest services Pack members develop invaluable communication and management skills.
The Great Wolf Difference
We are committed to every member in our Pack – our cherished guests, employees, and communities we serve.
Since 2018 we have enjoyed a 7-year partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation that helps fulfil the wishes of seriously ill children.
We are conscious of the planet, follow sustainable building practices and operate our resorts in an environmentally responsible way.
We are committed to being an active and involved member of the community.
Since 2023, Great Wolf Lodge has partnered with more than 400 schools and local community-based organisations near our resorts.
We have a history of engaging with local suppliers, and we value the opportunity to share local flavours and foods through our restaurants.
We’re looking forward to becoming part of your community, supporting local jobs, businesses and playing our part in boosting local skills through training and experience.
We donate nearly 1,000 room nights to charitable organizations annually.
We welcome approaches from local suppliers and charity partners.
Each year our resort is expected to bring around one million pounds in additional visitor expenditure to the local economy.
Traffic and Rights of Way
Our guests are given the freedom to arrive at the resort at their own convenience. There are no set change-over-days, arrival or departure times which helps reduce peak traffic levels.
Based on our experience of existing lodges, on average our guests tend to stay for 1.5 days, and make regular use of the surrounding area, visiting local tourist attractions.
Our site is located close to the M3, and we anticipate guests arriving via the ring road, avoiding traffic through the centre of Basingstoke.
Our resort will connect via existing footpaths to Basingstoke Leisure Park. The linear park bounding the north side of Worting Road will
be retained by the council and available for public use.
As a resort destination, we know that our guests spend both time and money in the local community. From refuelling the family at restaurants, retailers, to visiting local attractions and refuelling the car.
Local businesses and attractions close to our resorts tend to report a 30% boost to their revenues after we arrive in a community.
We will retain and redirect public footpaths through to Basingstoke Leisure Park.
We are exploring public transport connections.