Wales' biggest theme park has now closed its doors. Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire was a popular attraction for locals and theme park lovers.

The owners of the park pointed at rising costs and the government's decision to increase minimum wage as two reasons why the park has run into difficulties.

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In recent years a flurry of some of the UK's best loved have been forced to close generating the question about whether the theme park industry is dying. After 40 years in operation , the largest theme park in , announced earlier this year it is to close.

A drop in visitor numbers means keeping it going would be "unsustainable", the venue's owner says.

The park nearly closed in 2008, but a £25million investment saved it. "All possible avenues have been explored to avoid the closure," Aspro Park said, "and we fully recognise the impact of the closure on the local community and the loss that will be felt as a result."

Although the iconic park's closure may not come as a surprise to many it comes amid a backdrop of increasingly tumultuous news from around the industry.

Just last month Leisure Island Fun Park on Canvey Island, Essex, closed its gates after two decades of operation,marking the end of an era.

Whilst in November 2024 after 48 years of operation Flambards Theme Park in Helston, Cornwall, closed its doors, citing rising costs and a decline in visitor numbers.

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