The visitor centre and car park at the Helix Park have now reopened to visitors following flooding issues earlier this week.

Since Monday, large areas of The Helix have been under water, forcing the closure of the park to vehicles and closing the tourist attraction’s visitor centre.

In the latest update on Thursday afternoon, the car park has now reopened to vehicles. It comes after it was announced this morning that the visitor centre itself had reopened today.

Since the flooding at the park on Monday, Scottish Water officials have been working closely with Falkirk Council, Scottish Canals and The Helix team to deal with the situation.

Vehicular access has been restored to The Helix following this week's flooding. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

placeholder image — Vehicular access has been restored to The Helix following this week's flooding. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

After days of being closed, news the visitor centre and car parks are now open again will come as welcome news to the many who intend to visit the local tourist attraction.

The flooding has seen much of the area out of action this week at the height of the summer when thousands of visitors would be expected to attend to see the parkland and world renowned Kelpies.

Although there is access to the car park and the visitor centre is open, there is still some disruption on site.

The latest update from The Helix on social media states: “The Helix visitor car park has now reopened today (23 July), with temporary diversions in place.

There is still some slight disruption and diversions while the works are being completed.

“The Visitor Centre and public toilets also reopened earlier this morning and visitors can once again access the site by vehicle, although there is currently no Blue Badge parking available at the Visitor Centre.

"Some temporary pedestrian diversions also remain in place while pumping operations continue, including a small footbridge.

“We'd like to thank visitors for their patience while work continues to manage the ongoing impact of the water leak and restore normal access as soon as possible.”

Scottish Water engineers worked throughout the night on Tuesday to clear flood waters following a burst on a 12 inch water main near the Forth & Clyde Canal.

The clean up is almost complete on Thursday.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Scottish Water said: “We are working closely with Falkirk Council, The Helix visitor team and Scottish Canals to manage the situation and minimise disruption while repairs are carried out.

"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank visitors and the local community for their patience and understanding as this work continues.”