THEME PARK AMONG FINALISTS FOR SWANSEA BAY AWARDS Oakwood Theme Park is among the finalists for the annual Swansea Bay Awards. The Canaston Bridge park has been shortlisted for Tourism Attraction of the Year 2015 for Carmarthenshire. Oakwood Theme Park’s newly-appointed Park Director, Gary Davies, said: “Everyone here was absolutely delighted when they heard the … Continued
TOURISM EXPERT TAKES CHARGE AT OAKWOOD THEME PARK The new man in charge of Oakwood Theme Park says he’s relishing the chance to take the helm at one of Wales’ premier visitor attractions. Swansea-born Gary Davies is among the country’s leading tourism experts with huge experience at every level of the industry. Prior to taking … Continued
CHEF JOINS THEME PARK TEAM Oakwood Theme Park has appointed a new head chef to run its Oak Tree Restaurant Bar & Grill. Garry Ashton, from Haverfordwest, is the new man in charge of the restaurant at the centre of the Narberth park. The restaurant, which opened last year, features real oak wood extensively throughout, … Continued
PUPILS GIVEN BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR AT OAKWOOD THEME PARK Pupils from Stepaside Community Primary School in Kilgetty enjoyed a special behind the scenes tour of Oakwood Theme Park. The tour was part of special joint initiative between the Pembrokeshire attraction and the Darwin Centre to provide youngsters with a hands-on introduction to the world … Continued
THEME PARK INTRODUCES NEW ARMY-STYLE TRAINING PASSES A Pembrokeshire theme park has introduced ‘training passports’ for all ride staff as part of a new safety initiative. Every member of ride staff at Oakwood Theme Park wears a special pass on lanyards around their necks detailing their training record for each ride and indicating which rides … Continued
NEW LOOK TRAIN WELCOMES THEME PARK VISITORS Visitors to Oakwood Theme Park over the Easter holidays will be met by a shiny new train. The Narberth attraction, which re-opened to the public on April 2nd, has joined forces with local holiday let company Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire to give the park’s miniature train a smart … Continued
WEIGHT NEARLY OVER AS ENGINEERS CARRY OUT FIRST TEST RIDE ON MEGAFOBIA Engineers at Oakwood Theme Park are carrying out a series of pre-season test rides before re-opening to the public next month. As part of their preparations for the new season, a team of engineers put each of the Pembrokeshire park’s rides through … Continued
THEME PARK SPONSORS TOP TEACHER AWARD The boss of Oakwood Theme Park was on hand to present the Teacher of the Year Award to Pembroke School’s Chris Evans at this year’s Radio Pembrokeshire Local Hero Awards. Clare Stansfield helped to present the award, which is sponsored by the Pembrokeshire theme park, to the geology teacher … Continued
The boss of Oakwood Theme Park was on hand to help award the Sir Harry Secombe Trust with the trophy for the Best Youth Organisation at the Wave and Swansea Sound Local Hero Awards 2014. Clare Stansfield helped to present the award, which is sponsored by the Pembrokeshire theme park, to the Swansea-based group. “I’m … Continued
Oakwood Theme Park’s Clare Stansfield joined Tenby Mayor, Sue Lane to hand out prizes to pupils at St Teilo’s School, Tenby this week. They were there to reward the winners of the Christmas Poster Competition, which was organised by the Tenby Christmas Events Committee with Oakwood Theme Park as the main sponsor. As well as … Continued