The long-delayed flumes, leisure pool and splash zone will open at the National Sports Centre (NSC) in Douglas tomorrow.

It comes after a multi-million pound revamp of the swimming area and a series of successful preview events attended by school children and members of the NSC swimming programme held over the weekend.

The official opening had been scheduled for the start of the month but some issues were identified during the sign-off process.

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture insists none of these issues affected safety, and the majority have been resolved and a timeframe agreed with the contractor for the remaining works.

All the new features will be available during daily 90 minute sessions with a band system to ensure they don’t get too busy.

These slots can be booked up to a week in advance on the Manx Sport and Recreation website.

Julie Edge MHK, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, said: ’We are delighted that people will finally be able to take advantage of these wonderful facilities which are a great addition to the National Sports Centre.’

People must be at least 120cm (1.2m) tall to ride the flumes in line with the manufacturer’s recommendations and children using Coral Cove, where the shallow water is perfect for non-swimmers, must be at least two years of age and accompanied by a responsible adult.