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Pembrey Country Park is a country park on the coast of South Wales, located near the village of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, and the town of Llanelli.

Pembrey Country Park consists of some 500 acres (200 ha) of parkland. Its southern edge is formed by the 8 miles (13 km) long Cefn Sidan beach. The park contains visitor attractions such as ski slopes, adventure play areas, a miniature railway, and mountain bike trails.^[1]

The land which the park is located served industrial uses in the 20th century; railway lines, World War II bunkers and pillboxes still remain.^[2]

The park hosted the start of the 2018 Tour of Britain cycle race, featuring a peloton of riders including reigning and former Tour de France champions Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome.^[3]

Music festival

Beach Break Live is a music festival which was first held at the park in 2010,^[4] having been held at other venues previously. The festival is aimed at a student audience.^[5] The event is organised by a pair of entrepreneurs who secured backing from Peter Jones on TV show Dragon's Den.^[6] About 12,500 students attended the first event at Pembrey Country Park in 2010.^[4]

Pembrey Ski and Activity Centre

Ski
Cobra Toboggan

References

^ One Big Garden - Pembrey Country Park
^ Dyfed Archaeological Trust Website - Pembrey Country Park^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome start Tour of Britain". bbc.co.uk. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b BBC News - Beach Break Live festival winning over local opposition
^ http://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/219854/beach-break-live TimeOut London - Beach Break Live
^ BBC Dragon's Den - Beach Break Live

External links

Carmarthenshire County Council: Pembrey Country Park
www.geograph.co.uk photos of Pembrey Country Park

51°40′52″N 4°18′18″W / 51.6812°N 4.3051°W / 51.6812; -4.3051

[1] One Big Garden - Pembrey Country Park

[2] Dyfed Archaeological Trust Website - Pembrey Country Park^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome start Tour of Britain". bbc.co.uk. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[BBCNews13423641-4] BBC News - Beach Break Live festival winning over local opposition

[5] ttp://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/219854/beach-break-live TimeOut London - Beach Break Live

[6] BBC Dragon's Den - Beach Break Live

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+{{Short description|Country park in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}
-{{unreferenced|date=August 2008}}
-'''Pembrey Country Park''' is a large [[country park]] near the village of [[Pembrey]] on the south coast of [[Carmarthenshire]], [[West Wales]], near [[Llanelli]].
+'''Pembrey Country Park''' is a [[country park]] on the coast of [[South Wales]], located near the village of [[Pembrey]], [[Carmarthenshire]], and the town of [[Llanelli]].
+Pembrey Country Park consists of some {{convert|500|acres}} of parkland. Its southern edge is formed by the {{convert|8|mi}} long [[Cefn Sidan]] beach. The park contains visitor attractions such as ski slopes, adventure play areas, a miniature railway, and mountain bike trails.<ref>[http://www.onebiggarden.com/places_to_visit/pembrey_country_park.aspx One Big Garden - Pembrey Country Park]</ref>
-The Park consists of some 5.2 square kilometres of land, of which 2.02 square kilometres is open to the wandering public. With its coastal setting, there are numerous sandy [[beach]]es to the south with views of the north of the [[Gower Peninsula]]. The inland areas of the park contain a number of visitor attractions.
-The park served as a railway and an airport during [[World War II]], and bunkers and pill boxes still remain today on view.
+The land which the park is located served industrial uses in the 20th century; railway lines, [[World War II]] bunkers and [[Pillbox (military)|pillbox]]es still remain.<ref>[http://www.cambria.org.uk/HLC/EstuaryArea/area167.htm Dyfed Archaeological Trust Website - Pembrey Country Park]{{dead link|date=January 2023}}</ref>
+The park hosted the start of the [[2018 Tour of Britain]] cycle race, featuring a [[peloton]] of riders including reigning and former [[Tour de France]] champions [[Geraint Thomas]] and [[Chris Froome]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45332493 |title=Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome start Tour of Britain |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2 September 2018 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]]|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
+==Music festival==
+Beach Break Live is a music festival which was first held at the park in 2010,<ref name="BBCNews13423641">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-13423641 BBC News - Beach Break Live festival winning over local opposition]</ref> having been held at other venues previously. The festival is aimed at a student audience.<ref>[http://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/219854/beach-break-live http://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/219854/beach-break-live TimeOut London - Beach Break Live]</ref>  The event is organised by a pair of entrepreneurs who secured backing from [[Peter Jones (entrepreneur)|Peter Jones]] on TV show [[Dragon's Den]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/entrepreneurs/celianorowzian.shtml BBC Dragon's Den - Beach Break Live]</ref>  About 12,500 students attended the first event at Pembrey Country Park in 2010.<ref name="BBCNews13423641" />
+==Pembrey Ski and Activity Centre==
+*''Ski''
+*''Cobra Toboggan''
 ==See also==
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 *[[Court Farm, Pembrey]]
-==External links==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/index.asp?locID=2738&docID=-1 Carmarthenshire County Council: Pembrey Country Park]
-*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2764746 www.geograph.co.uk] photos of Pembrey Country Park
-*[http://www.peoplesplaces.co.uk/Pembrey_Country_Park] Pembrey Park
+==External links==
-{{coord|51.6812|-4.3051|dim:1500_region:GB|display=title}}
+*[http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/english/leisure/countryside/countryparks/pages/pembreycountrypark.aspx Carmarthenshire County Council: Pembrey Country Park]
+*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2764746 www.geograph.co.uk] photos of Pembrey Country Park
+{{Tourism in Wales}}{{coord|51.6812|-4.3051|dim:1500_region:GB|display=title}}
 [[Category:Geography of Carmarthenshire]]
 [[Category:Country parks in Wales]]
-[[Category:Parks in Wales]]
+[[Category:Parks in Carmarthenshire]]
-[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Wales]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Carmarthenshire]]
-[[Category:Mountain biking venues in Wales]]
-[[Category:Llanelli]]