William reaches the South Pole

This week Bluestone National Park Resort CEO, William McNamara, successfully reached the South Pole as part of a trek to raise awareness of the Teenage Cancer Trust and to raise £100,000 for the charity.

All of us here at Bluestone are very proud of his achievement. It was not easy and in a world where we’re all able to communicate and travel with ease we don’t necessarily realise just how extreme his trek unaided has been.

After setting off from the UK on New Year’s Day, he spent the past three weeks reaching the glacier before embarking on his mammoth task. But last Sunday he finally reached his end goal – the South Pole.

It is also quite poignant that William was at the Pole to commemorate the arrival of Captain Scott 100 years ago to

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Solve that Christmas present idea with a luxury short break at Bluestone

With only a week to go until Christmas we all know how difficult it can be to find that perfect Christmas gift for someone special. So how about an inclusive luxury short break here at Bluestone National Park Resort?

We have the perfect Christmas gift idea for those looking to treat that someone special with a range of gift ideas including inclusive weekend and mid-week breaks, spa mini breaks, adrenalin fuelled getaways and just somewhere to get away after all of the hustle and bustle of the festive period.

We’re offering five star accommodation, dinner and breakfast, combined with a wide range of activities, including the Steep Ravine and its high ropes to the splashtastic Blue Lagoon water park. And then there’s The Well Spa with its thermal rooms and a wide range of holistic treatments that are sure to help you relax and unwind.

William takes Bluestone’s adventures to the South Pole

Guests are always telling us how much they enjoy the free range of fun and adventurous activities available here at Bluestone National Park Resort and the Blue Lagoon water park.

So it was no surprise when Bluestone’s founder and CEO, William McNamara, wanted to take that to a new level…. heading off on a trek to the South Pole with plans to raise £100,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust in the process. Oh, and he’ll be trekking the last 100kms unsupported.

William’s adventure will mark 100 years since Captain Robert Scott reached the South Pole on his ill-fated expedition in 1912. This was an expedition with many Welsh connections.

Over the past year William has been busy training for the trip. He told us more about it.

“It’s going to be hard and there’s a lot of training and safety requirements to consider and undertake. Only 200 people have undertaken this route in the history of mankind. But this is something I’ve wanted to do for sometime. It’s a bit of a sabbatical for me – and a sponsored walk with a difference,” said William.

Christmas starts here with Elf School at Kingdom of the Elves

It’s official, Christmas festivities have begun here at Bluestone National Park Resort and Father Christmas has given the go ahead to recruit some more little helpers to help get things going. And you could be one of them.

It’s been an amazing first week of Elf School at Kingdom of the Elves at Bluestone  in Pembrokeshire, but don’t take our word for it. Read a review from Wales Online here to see how much fun they had.

The elves have really been getting into the spirit of helping youngsters (and their parents) get into the festive spirit, learning how to become one of Santa’s little helpers in the process before graduating from Elf School.

We’ve even caught the elves and their friends at Elf School having a bit of fun out of Elf School hours. Check it out here – we’re sure you’ll have a great laugh watching their festive antics.