Wild Lakes Wales is a cable wakeboard and aqua park near Caernarfon in north-west Wales, set on a former gravel-pit lake with views across to the Menai Strait. It opened in 2017 and complements Glasfryn (the older Pwllheli park) by serving the wider north-Wales rider catchment with a modern obstacle park and a strong learner programme.
What to expect
A full-size cable with a graded obstacle park. A separate beginner cable runs at slower speeds. The aqua park (inflatable obstacle course on the same lake) is useful for non-wakeboarding friends. Kit hire is full — board, wetsuit, helmet, impact vest. The Wild Lakes team runs lesson packages from absolute-beginner sessions through to advanced trick coaching.
Practical notes
Open April through October. Wetsuit: 3/2 summer, 4/3 from September. Bookings via the Wild Lakes website. Caernarfon and Bangor are the natural overnight bases. Combine a wakeboarding day with a Snowdon walk, mountain biking at Coed y Brenin, or a day at the Anglesey beaches.
Train, parking, drive…
- Train
- Narberth (West Wales line from Carmarthen), then taxi (~10 min)
- Parking
- On-site free parking
- Postcode
- SA67 8AB
- Drive
- ~5h from London, ~1h30 from Cardiff
- Car-free?
- Possible
Transport details are best-effort and worth double-checking on the day — rural buses and station services change with the timetable.
If you’ve got an extra day…
- Manorbier Beach Surfing on the coast nearby
- Pembrokeshire paragliding on the coast
- Pembrokeshire Coast Path walks
Plan it yourself.
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