THESE are the first pictures of a giant inflatable theme park coming to Runcorn.

And ahead of the opening on May 5, we are giving away family passes to three lucky winners. 

Inflata Nation Cheshire is inside a 20,000 sq ft warehouse on Shaw Street, close to Runcorn rail station.

There’s already an Inflata Nation in Manchester which opened in October last year.

But Runcorn’s version will boast a string of brand new inflatable features including one obstacle described as a ‘UK first’ - a five person inflatable slide. 

Obstacles also include an ‘Inflata Pillow’ airbag and the ‘Inflata Challenge’ where two competitors attached to bungee cords must sprint to the end of an inflatable runway before trying to shoot a basketball into a hoop.

There's also a two lane assault course, an extra large bouncy ‘bubble section’, a revamped ‘Gladiator Duel’ above a huge airbag, a more extensive play area for the under 4s and a slide into a giant ball pool.

Michelle Ball, creator and Inflata Nation founder, said: “Inflata Nation Cheshire is inching ever closer to completion and we’re so excited to be able to share a little glimpse of what’s to come.

“Our staff are busy preparing the venue and ensuring all the inflatables are in their allotted places."

Sessions cost £5.95 per hour for under 4s and £9.95 for anyone else.

The warehouse was formerly the home of  ‘Jump Nation’, a popular trampoline park created by Michelle and her husband Matt Ball.

It opened in July 2016 and closed on April 15 this year to transform the unit into Inflata Nation. 

Speaking about the reasons behind the decision to change direction, Matt adds: “While trampoline parks are becoming more and more common, we think Inflata Nation is a pretty unique concept - there’s certainly nothing else quite like it in the world so far.”

Visit inflatanation.com.

To be in with a chance of winning one of three family passes, answer this question:

How many square feet is the Inflata Nation Cheshire warehouse?

Send your answers along with your name, address and phone number to competition@nqnw.co.uk. 

Or for more chances to win, like and comment underneath the competition post on our Facebook page. 

Deadline for entries is May 2.