Xscape (building)
Brand of leisure centre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xscape is a brand name for buildings developed by X-Leisure, now part of Landsec in England. Typically they contain a real snow indoor ski slope, leisure facilities and related shops. As of February 2026[update], there are two sites, Milton Keynes and Castleford.[1] A previous site in Renfrew was sold and subsequently closed in 2022.
Xscape Milton Keynes
| Xscape Milton Keynes | |
|---|---|
 Xscape Milton Keynes as seen from across Secklow Gate | |
 Interactive map of the Xscape Milton Keynes area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | 602 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes MK9 3XA, England |
| Coordinates | 52°02′29″N 0°44′57″W |
| Elevation | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Client | X-Leisure |
| Height | |
| Roof | 44 metres (144 ft) (max) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | FaulknerBrowns[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
Xscape Milton Keynes opened in July 2000 and is a major feature on the skyline of Central Milton Keynes as seen from the east. The front of the Xscape building is 44 metres (144 feet) high,[2] making it the second tallest building in the city after Hotel La Tour on Marlborough Gate.[3] Xscape Milton Keynes features a 170 m (560 ft) long real-snow ski slope, a 16-screen cinema, a number of shops and restaurants, a casino and a trampoline park. The two large funnels on the front of the building are sometimes mistaken for lifts or part of the cooling system; in fact they are stairs.
Located directly behind the Xscape building is the iFLY indoor skydiving centre.[4]
Xscape Yorkshire
| Xscape Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
 Xscape Yorkshire as seen from the car park | |
 Interactive map of the Xscape Yorkshire area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Colorado Way, Glasshoughton, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4TA, England |
| Coordinates | 53°42′37″N 1°20′31″W |
| Elevation | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Client | X-Leisure |
| Height | |
| Roof | 38 metres (125 ft) (max) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | FaulknerBrowns[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
Xscape Yorkshire is in Glasshoughton and opened in October 2003 with a footprint of approx 5,500 square metres (59,200 sq ft).
Xscape Yorkshire was a major development for what was before, an average sized town in West Yorkshire and is situated next to Junction 32, a popular outlet mall formerly known as Freeport.[5]
The development contains a number of shops, restaurants, a church,[6] and entertainment facilities including a bowling alley, multi screen cinema, laser tag, crazy golf and amusements. The Cineworld closed on 19 January 2025, with a Vue International cinema replacing it. It utilises complex ventilation technology.[7] The site is served by Glasshoughton railway station on the Pontefract line (Leeds–Hull), opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 21 February 2005.[8]