Pembrey Country Park is a country park

Country park

A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term 'Country Park' has a special meaning. There are over 400 Country Parks in England alone . Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the...

 in Britain. It is on the coast of south Wales, near the village of Pembrey

Pembrey

Pembrey is a village in Carmarthenshire Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay.-History:The name Pembrey is an Anglicisation of the Welsh, Pen-bre...

, Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...

, and the town of Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...

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Pembrey Country Park consists of some 500 acres of parkland. Its southern edge has the 8 mile long Cefn Sidan beach. The park contains visitor attractions such as ski slope, adventure play areas and mountain bike trails. The land which the park is now located served industrial uses in the 20th century. Railway lines, WW2 bunkers and pill boxes still remain.

Music Festival

Beach Break Live is a music festival which was first held at Pembrey Country Park in 2010,, having been held at other venues previously. The festival is aimed at a student audience. The event is organised by a pair of entrpreneurs who secured backing from Peter Jones

Peter Jones (entrepreneur)

Peter Jones, CBE is a British entrepreneur and businessman with interests in mobile phones, television, media, leisure, and property. He became a television celebrity through his appearances on the BBC Two show Dragons' Den and on his American television show American Inventor...

 on TV show Dragon's Den. About 12,500 students attended the first event at Pembrey Country Park in 2010.

See also

• WWT National Wetlands Centre
  WWT National Wetlands Centre
  WWT National Wetlands Centre is one of nine wetland nature reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity.-Location:...
  
  
• Millennium Coastal Park
  Millennium Coastal Park
  The Millennium Coastal Park was originally a project undertaken by Llanelli Borough Council to transform a 20 km stretch of industrial wasteland on the south Carmarthenshire coast in to green parkland...
  
  
• Pembrey Circuit
  Pembrey Circuit
  Pembrey Circuit is a racing circuit outside Pembrey village, south Wales. It is deemed to be the home of Welsh motorsport, providing racing for cars, motorcycles, karts and trucks...
  
  
• Pembrey Airport
  Pembrey Airport
  -Former operators:Other airlines that have operated at Pembrey:*Air Wales*Air Independence*Air Winton...
  
  
• Court Farm, Pembrey
  Court Farm, Pembrey
  Court Farm in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, is an ancient and formerly imposing manor house which is now an overgrown ruin, but structurally sound, and capable of repair and restoration...
  
  

External links

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