A COUPLE who have lived next to one of the UK’s biggest theme parks for 40 years can watch rollercoasters from their garden.
Bert Forse, 90, and his wife June, 88, say they’ve grown to like the rickety noise of the rides coming from Oakwood Theme Park, near Tenby, Wales.
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When they bought their detached house 58 years ago, the action-packed park wasn’t there.
Oakwood opened in 1987 – quickly becoming a hit with locals and tourists.
And an influx of visitors even meant an overflow car park spilled onto Bert and June’s back door.
Despite the pair, who have been married for 65 years, getting free tickets for having it on their doorstep, the pensioners have only visited once.
And they love what the park brings to the area.
Retired cop Bert told The Sun Online: “If we hear a few whoops of delight then that’s fine – it’s people enjoying themselves.
“The theme park provides jobs for young people who need the money to put themselves through university.
“We can see the rides from our back garden but we only went once. I would’t fancy it these days.”
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The only complaint great granddad Bert had was the type of music the theme park plays through their speakers.
He joked: “I can hear music drifting over from some of the rides – it’s not my cup of tea. I’d prefer something classical.
“It doesn’t bother June so much because she’s a bit deaf.”
The OAPs also get treated to a firework display twice a week during the school holidays when Oakwood is at its busiest.
The theme park was opened by the McNamaras, a farming family, in the late eighties.
It became famous for its traditional wooden rollercoaster Megafobia with fans from all over the world turning up to ride it.
In 1997, it opened up another ride for thrill seekers called Vertigo.
Drenched was then launched in 2002 before Speed in 2006.
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