Xscape (building)

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 2017^[update], there are two members of the chain, in Milton Keynes and Castleford.^[1] A former member in Scotland has been sold. Xscape Milton Keynes and Xscape Yorkshire were designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects.^[2]

Xscape Milton Keynes

Xscape Milton Keynes
Xscape Milton Keynes seen from across Secklow Gate
General information
Status	Completed
Address	Avebury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes
Town or city	Milton Keynes
Country	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
Website
www.xscape.co.uk/milton-keynes

Xscape Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) 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,^[3] making it the second tallest building in Milton Keynes after Hotel La Tour on Marlborough Gate.^[4] 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. An interesting point is 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 a large square structure that houses an indoor skydiving centre named 'iFLY' (previously known as 'Airkix' until September 2016^[5]).

Xscape Yorkshire

Xscape Yorkshire (53°42′37″N 1°20′30″W) is in Glasshoughton and opened in October 2003 with a footprint of approx 5,500 square metres (59,200 sq ft).

Xscape in Glasshoughton, Castleford

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.

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 cinema is one of the few Cineworld cinemas in the UK that has D-Box motion seating. 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]

Xscape Braehead Renfrew

Main article: Braehead

Xscape formerly had a centre in Renfrew. It was sold to Intu.