THE Dorset Water Park will open later this month, it has been confirmed.

This attraction, set in an 11-acre woodland site close to Corfe Castle, will include slides, a trampoline, gladiator rings, jumps, hurdles, bridges, monkey bars and loads more.

The park had been due to open this past weekend, but was not quite ready.

However, staff have been testing the assualt courses ready for opening later in May.

Speaking earlier this year, Dorset Waterpark director Liz Turner said: "The best way to describe what we will have here is an inflatable assault course.

"On the main lake, which is the same size as two Olympic swimming pools, we are going to have a big assault course - a rectangular course made up of lots of different items.

"It is all modular so we will be able to swap things around very easily.

"One of the attractions will be an action tower, essentially an overhanging climbing wall."

The park is scheduled to open to the public on May 21, and bookings can now be made online.