Bluestone National Park Resort is a holiday park in

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

, southwest

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. The resort falls partly within the boundaries of the

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ( cy, Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro) is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales. It was established as a National Park in 1952. It is one of three national parks in Wales, the others bei ...

. The park is owned by several private backers and

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and employs about 700 people.

Description

The resort's accommodation consists of 344 timber lodges, as well as cottages and studio apartments set in . This area includes the Blue Lagoon indoor water park (not to be confused with the nearby Blue Lagoon former quarry of

Abereiddy Abereiddy ( cy, Abereddi) is a hamlet in the county of Pembrokeshire, in west Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England bor ...

), Steep Ravine outdoor activity area, an indoor playground and a medieval themed activity area. The resort itself is centred on the "village" which has shops, restaurants, a pub, wine store and a spa. Within the boundaries of the resort are a ruined manor house (known locally as Castell Coch) and the external structure of Newton North parish church. The park is car-free (except on check-in and check-out days), but walking and cycling is encouraged. Electric golf buggies can be rented by day or for a full stay and are commonly seen around the park. A number of play areas and food outlets are housed in the Serendome. The park has been described as resembling a top-end housing estate. The park is close to

Oakwood Theme Park Oakwood Theme Park (formerly Oakwood Leisure Park, Oakwood Coaster Country & Oakwood Park) is a theme park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Oakwood opened in the late 1980s as a very small family park with BMXs, a wooden fort, a 3D-style cinema exper ...

History

In 2016 Bluestone announced plans to spend £2.5 million restoring

Blackpool Mill Blackpool Mill is a 19th century flour mill in the community of Martletwy, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It sits to the west of Blackpool Bridge on the southern bank of the Eastern River Cleddau, downstream from Canaston Bridge. Built ...

site with the addition of a miniature railway as a tourist attraction, but following objections from the National Park, the plans were deferred by Bluestone, and subsequently rejected, with Bluestone invited to re-apply. Bluestone subsequently reapplied for change of use and it was granted as well as planning permission for 80 additional lodges

References

External links

Bluestone (official site)VisitWales information
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