Holiday cabin and lodge firm Forest Holidays has confirmed its 12th venue in the 海角视频 with a multi-million pound investment in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
It said the investment at Garwnant in Merthyr Tydfil, will create 60 jobs and provide a boost of £1.5m per year to the regional economy.
Scheduled to open in December it will provide 40 timber built cabins offering overnight accommodation in 400 acres of woodland at the southern edge of the national park.
The investment will also upgrade an existing visitor centre and cafe, as well as providing new shop and bike hire facilities.
It will be the company’s second location in Wales, the first one having opened in Snowdonia National Park in 2018. It has 12 venues across the 海角视频.
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Bruce McKendrick, chief executive of Forest Holidays said: “We are looking forward to making a valuable and eco-sensitive contribution to the growing tourism economy in South Wales, with the creation of new local jobs, enhancements to the forest environment and the economic benefits our new location will bring to the surrounding area.”
Jodie Bond, public affairs manager of Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, said: “The authority welcomes sustainable rural development within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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"Forest Holidays will not only create jobs, but inward investment to the local economy which is excellent news. We look forward to welcoming more visitors to the park to explore the beautiful landscape, our local heritage and our culture.”
He added: “This exciting project is a great example of how we are realising our ambition to support the right development in the right places.”
Natural Resources Wales, head of Mid Wales operations, Gavin Bown said: "One of our key roles is to sustainably manage our natural resources in a way that benefits the environment, people and economy of Wales and working with Forest Holidays, whose cabin locations are designed to protect and enhance their forest locations, is a fantastic example of this.
"We manage around 126,000 hectares of woodland on behalf of the Welsh Government, that’s almost six per cent of the land in Wales, and we want to encourage more sustainable commercial opportunities that benefit the Welsh environment for people and for nature now and into the future.
"This exciting project is a great example of how we are realising our ambition to support the right development in the right places.”