Skegness Pier has been purchased by attractions operator Mellors group after being put on the market for £3m.
The new owners have plans to transform the pier to its former glory with Managing director James Mellors saying the following about the purchase:
“It’s almost like Blackpool has its tower – Skegness Pier is that magnet.
Piers have obviously been around a lot longer than amusement parks, and were always the destination that people went to when they visited the seaside.
I’ve known the pier in Skegness all my life and have long harboured an ambition to acquire the business should it ever come up for sale.
One of the things that hasn’t gone unnoticed is it is now much shorter than it used to be.
“So, that’s one of the things we will be interested in looking at – bringing it back to its former glory,”
Mellors Group also owns Fantasy Island theme park in Ingoldmells.
They have transformed that entire theme park and with their years of experience it can only mean good things for the future of Skegness pier.
Let’s hope they start with changing that Skegness Ghost Train, that thing is horrific!
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