The boss of Oakwood Theme Park was among the guest speakers at the recent South Wales Tourism Conference. The event, which took place at the Parc Y Scarlets in Llanelli, played host to thousands of students from across Wales interested in a career in the leisure and tourism industry. Taking place annually, the conference is … Continued
Theme Park Embarks On Biggest Ever Recruitment Drive Oakwood Theme Park is launching its biggest ever recruitment drive in preparation for the 2014 season. The Pembrokeshire park enjoyed its busiest season in more than a decade last year following a £4m investment in a series of new features and the opening of its Peter … Continued
Oakwood Theme Park Hosts Primary School Cross Country Race Oakwood Theme Park is to host the 23rd annual Pembrokeshire Primary Schools Cross Country event on Thursday, October 17th from 2pm. The event attracts competitors from across the county, with hundreds of youngsters taking part at different age levels from more than 40 schools. This year … Continued
Theme Park goes to new heights to Support Charity Coffee Morning Ride engineers at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire helped raise awareness of a UK-wide charity event by enjoying a coffee break on top of wooden coast ride Megafobia. The team of engineers took time out from their daily inspection programme to raise a cuppa for … Continued
Singer and actress Connie Fisher spent a day out at Oakwood Theme Park earlier this month. The ‘Sound of Music’ star, who went to school in Haverfordwest, is a keen supporter of Pembrokeshire and recently hosted the Radio Pembrokeshire Local Hero Awards. During her visit she spent time in the park’s new £4m Neverland feature … Continued
Theme Park confirms “Neverland” link to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity Oakwood Theme Park’s delighted to announce the new £4m Peter-Pan-themed ‘Neverland’ attraction, which opens this Friday (May 24th), will be benefiting Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSHCC). The new area, featuring 10 new rides and attractions, is themed around the world-famous story … Continued
FIRE CREW HELP THEME PARK FILL NEW WATER RIDE Oakwood Theme Park’s new £4m attraction is set to open on time next month – thanks to the help of Narberth Fire Station. A crew from the station were on hand to assist the Pembrokeshire park’s mammoth operation to fill their new pirate-themed log … Continued
THEME PARK ADOPTS OLYMPICS’ GAMES MAKERS TRAINING PROGRAMME More than 100 of Oakwood Theme Park’s staff took part in a training programme based on the one used to prepare the Olympics’ ‘Games Makers’ at the weekend. The Pembrokeshire park, which re-opens to the public this week, enlisted the help of the same group … Continued
Oakwood Theme Park is enlisting the help of one of the world’s leading theming companies to create their new £4-million family-themed attraction which opens later this year. The Pembrokeshire park is working with UK-based KD Theming Technologies to help build a series of magical new ride experiences which include a pirate-theme log flume water ride, … Continued
Oakwood Theme Park is making use of discarded pallets and other waste material to create a series of useful new features including bike sheds and flower planters. The recycling scheme is the brainchild of the Pembrokeshire attraction’s maintenance managers, Matt Abel. Matt’s woodworking skills have helped him create a giant set of wooden planters in … Continued