6th September 2010
John O'Groats Planning Application

Further to exciting plans revealed earlier this year, Natural Retreats and Heritage Great Britain have submitted a detailed planning application for their multi-million pound revitalization of John o&...
19th August 2010
Award Winning Hafod Eryri

The prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects awards are handed out to the best of UK architecture. Without doubt the most ambitious building on the 2010 list is the £8.35m Snowdon summi...
16th July 2010
New online booking is launched by SMR

On Monday 12th July a new online booking facility was launched by Snowdon Mountain Railway. The project supported by the Welsh Assembly Government, enables railway customers to make online advanc...
29th June 2010
End to End reaches new levels

On the 11th June the size of End to End events (John O’Groats to Land’s End) reached new levels with the Deloitte Ride Across Britain being staged, involving 700 cyclists and raising &poun...
4th June 2010
Alum Bay Glass Makers supply Disney blockbuster

During 2009 our manager at Alum Bay Glass (Needles Park) was approached by a production company working on Disney’s blockbuster film The Prince of Persia to produce elements for key props in the...
12th May 2010
Hafod Eryri re-opened for the 2010 season

Following one of the most severe winters for decades, when most of the mountain was covered in well over 12 feet of snow and ice, the Snowdon Mountain Railway team have now managed to recomission and ...
12th May 2010
Causing a storm at Lightwater Valley

Causing a Storm at Lightwater Valley. Causing a storm with our teenage visitors to Lightwater Valley, the Whirlwind Ride is proving a fantastic addition to the Theme Park. This rather extreme ride, t...
1st April 2010
4D Skull Rock opens with a bang!

A fantastic, new 100 seat 4D cinema has opened at Land’s End in time for the Easter holiday period. Receiving a great reaction from the school children invited to the official opening (and the t...
1st March 2010
Seven celebrities, 1000 miles, four days!

Sport Relief veteran David Walliams has brought a whole host of celebrities together to cycle a nonstop relay through day and night from John O’Groats to Land’s End for Sport Relief. That&...
25th February 2010
Land's End reveals £600k investment for 2010

Land’s End, the Cornwall landmark and attraction, has announced a £600,000 investment in new facilities for the 2010 season – including a thrilling 4D cinema featuring the very lates...
11th February 2010
New leisure development for John O'Groats -

Two prominent UK tourism businesses are joining forces to lead the way with a multi-million pound plan to revitalise one of Scotland’s best known destinations, John O’Groats. Following p...
3rd February 2010
A storm is brewing at Lightwater Valley!

Lightwater Valley is proud to announce the second of its two new thrill rides for 2010. Aimed at teenagers and those seeking an extreme ride experience, the Whirlwind has 3 axis of rotation and due to...
18th January 2010
Raptor Attack!

For the 2010 season Lightwater Valley has announced the introduction of two great new thrills which will no doubt prove extremely popular with our well established family customer.   Following ...
18th January 2010
Goonhavern Pines

Heritage Great Britain is very pleased to announce that the planning permission sought for Goonhavern Pines (formerly the World in Miniature site) has now been granted.   The Goonhavern Pines p...
14th January 2010
Cancer Research UK

We would like to congratulate Steven Fort (Health & Safety Manager, Lightwater Valley). On the 27th September 2009 Steven left Land's End on the first day of a 991 mile bike ride to John O'Groats...
17th December 2009
Lightwater Valley celebrates a jubilant season!

Set in 175 acres of North Yorkshire countryside – just North of Ripon - Lightwater Valley Theme Park, Shopping Village and Birds of Prey Centre are celebrating after a record-breaking year. Wi...
15th December 2009
Needles Park 2009

Following three years of strong strategic thinking and numerous investments to raise the standards and the quality of the overall customer experience, the Needles Park has had a tremendous 2009 season...
15th December 2009
John O'Groats Master Plan

In the autumn of 2009 after 12 months of indepth and rigorous research, Highlands and Islands Enterprises announced and presented the new John O'Groats Master Plan which has been produced by GVA Griml...
Snowdon Mountain Railway – Hafod Eryri
17th November 2009
Snowdon Mountain Railway – Hafod Eryri

After a decade of planning and construction Hafod Eryri, the new building on the Summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) opened in June 2009.The new visitor centre is a uniquely designed structure built of gran...
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