Tiverton Town Council Strategic Plan Our vision for Tiverton

A splash park at Westexe Rec

Westexe's ageing paddling pool could become a modern, fully accessible splash park with jets, fountains and water play.

Last updated 6 October 2026

Concept illustration of an accessible splash park with fountains, water arches and children playing, including a child in a wheelchair
  1. On the projects list
  2. Being explored
  3. Being developed
  4. Agreed
  5. Under way
  6. Completed

Stage 1 of 6: on the projects list. The Council has agreed to put this on its list of projects. Nothing else has been decided yet.

Now: We are asking what people think.

About this idea

Westexe's ageing paddling pool could become a modern, fully accessible splash park, with jets, fountains and interactive water play. Other towns have used splash parks to create safer, more inclusive and attractive places for families to go. It could be part of wider improvements to play, seating, toilets and facilities across the Rec.

Concept illustration of an accessible splash park with fountains, water arches and children playing, including a child in a wheelchair
An illustration of the idea only. Nothing has been designed or agreed.

Where it could go

Early design work looked at three ways of doing it: replacing the paddling pool with a splash park; making the paddling pool's space part of a new, larger splash area; or building one somewhere else within the hedged part of the Rec.

Key facts

Priority
Great spaces and community services
Where
Westexe Recreation Ground
Stage
On the projects list
Cost
Not known yet
Decided so far
Nothing

What happens next

  1. 26 October to 30 November 2026 Tell us what you think, in the survey on this page.
  2. December 2026 Councillors look at what people said.
  3. After that The Council decides whether to look into it further, and says so on this page.

Questions and answers

Has this been agreed?

No. It is on the Council's list of projects to consider, and nothing else has been decided. What people say now will help decide whether it goes any further.

How much would it cost, and who would pay?

We do not know yet. If the idea goes further, working out the cost, and where the money could come from, would be one of the first steps.

What happens to the paddling pool in the meantime?

[The Council to say.]

The ideas behind this project

Have your say

  • A splash park at Westexe Rec: what do you think?

    Open until 25 November 2026 · About 4 minutes

    Westexe's ageing paddling pool could become a modern, fully accessible splash park with jets, fountains and water play. Nothing has been decided yet. Your answers will help the Council decide whether to look into it…