Oakwood closes

[JamesWales]

Sad to see this. Many on here will have memories of going or being taken by their parents and taking their own kids etc.

https://news.sky.com/story/wales-lar...enges-13321604

[Wales-Bales]

Will the last person leaving Wales please turn off the lights ...

[JamesWales]

Will the last person leaving Wales please turn off the lights ...

I wouldn't be surprised if it is sold and manages to stay open, but it's not good is it.

Certainly one of the most famous and iconic of Welsh tourist attractions.

[Gofer Blue]

There will also be a knock-on effect in that it will affect the Bluestone resort and footfall in nearby Narberth.

[superfeathers]

Was gutted to see about this. We go quite regularly. Apart from peak season, ie six weeks holiday (and school trips near to that), it was always quiet. They’d actually invested a bit over the last couple of years although it still needed a lot more.

I doubt very much anyone would want to take it over as a theme park

[Wales-Bales]

Was gutted to see about this. We go quite regularly. Apart from peak season, ie six weeks holiday (and school trips near to that), it was always quiet. They’d actually invested a bit over the last couple of years although it still needed a lot more.

I doubt very much anyone would want to take it over as a theme park

People can't even afford food and energy these days, theme parks have no chance.

[goats]

Was gutted to see about this. We go quite regularly. Apart from peak season, ie six weeks holiday (and school trips near to that), it was always quiet. They’d actually invested a bit over the last couple of years although it still needed a lot more.

I doubt very much anyone would want to take it over as a theme park

They will probably just extend bluestone more as it’s next door. Always pretty busy…..

[stevo]

People can't even afford food and energy these days, theme parks have no chance.

Starmer out!

[Heathblue]

I wouldn't be surprised if it is sold and manages to stay open, but it's not good is it.

Certainly one of the most famous and iconic of Welsh tourist attractions.

IMO a deal has already been done but we'll see.

[superfeathers]

I believe the family that founded bluestone also originally started Oakwood but sold it. It’d make sense that they would want to buy that land back.
Given they’ve started dismantling rides id think a deal is done on the land but that it won’t be sold to be used as a theme park

[Rjk]

It's been shit for years, surprised it has lasted this long

[Wales-Bales]

It's been shit for years, surprised it has lasted this long

How long would it take to drive from Cardiff to Oakwood at 10mph?

[Rjk]

How long would it take to drive from Cardiff to Oakwood at 10mph?

A very long time - good job nobody is proposing anything like this

[Wales-Bales]

A very long time - good job nobody is proposing anything like this

Well, not anymore

[Rjk]

Well, not anymore

nor have they ever, outside of your imagination

[North Cardiff Blue]

Sad to see this. Many on here will have memories of going or being taken by their parents and taking their own kids etc.

https://news.sky.com/story/wales-lar...enges-13321604

Let's ban the English during Covid, that will be great for future tourism.

Increased NI costs taking effect, second home triple council tax reducing tourists as landlords sell them on, when's the tourist tax coming to kill off the rest of the Welsh tourism industry?

[goats]

How long would it take to drive from Cardiff to Oakwood at 10mph?

It does take sometime these days particularly with the ongoing work on the A40 to make it quicker eventually, strange really, as there won’t be much open to go to by the looks of it. Despite running a holiday let down there for 20 years until last year, I never even considered taking the kids there….

[goats]

Let's ban the English during Covid, that will be great for future tourism.

Increased NI costs taking effect, second home triple council tax reducing tourists as landlords sell them on, when's the tourist tax coming to kill off the rest of the Welsh tourism industry?

Cafes, pubs and restaurants only open on weekends, laundrettes and cleaning companies going bust, anyone lucky enough to offload there business before the influx of houses for sale was very fortunate….as soon as my long term tenant goes I’m just putting mine on auction…f*ck paying 3 x c tax.

[JamesWales]

Let's ban the English during Covid, that will be great for future tourism.

Increased NI costs taking effect, second home triple council tax reducing tourists as landlords sell them on, when's the tourist tax coming to kill off the rest of the Welsh tourism industry?

I'm no fan of the Welsh Govt at all, and I think they actively make Wales a worse place, but that's not to say they are to blame here or for every business failure.

I doubt the last (UK) budget helped mind