Watersports centre where 11-year-old died to close

Liquid Leisure will close on the 30 November this year

A water park where an 11-year-old girl drowned will close in November.

Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor in August 2022.

In May a coroner found that she was unlawfully killed following gross breaches in health and safety at the water park.

The owner of the park, who was fined £80,000 in June last year, has said the decision to close on the 30 November is due to its landlords not renewing the lease.

Kyra Hill was attending a birthday party at Liquid Leisure in Berkshire when she got into difficulty

An inquest earlier this year heard how Kyra, from Croydon, south London, was found more than hour after the emergency services were first alerted.

Paying tribute to his daughter her father, Leonard Hill, said "Kyra was a beautiful, beaming beacon of light in the lives of all who were fortunate enough to know her."

The waterpark hosted the WWA World Wakeboard Championships twice and the WWA European Wakesurf Championships three times.

The owner of the park Stuart Marston said: "It is with great sorrow to announce that Liquid Leisure will be sadly closing after 24 years of trading due to the landlords not willing to renew our lease."

"As the director and owner, I would personally like to thank all of our customers (past and present) who have shared and enjoyed many great memories here at the lake in Datchet."