A Pembrokeshire school teacher has given her seal of approval to a new educational exhibition held at Wales' premier theme park.

Miss Rhian May and 81 pupils from Grove Junior School in Pembroke visited Terry Deary's Horrible Histories exhibition Funfair of Fear on a school trip to Oakwood Park recently.

Said Miss May: "The exhibition was brilliant and was pitched at just the right level. The children adore the Terry Deary Horrible Histories books and read them in school so they were able to relate to the exhibition. The worksheets also helped to focus their minds on the various exhibits on display."

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has also hailed the exhibition as a great success.

He said: "This was a great opportunity for Horrible Histories fans in West Wales to see their favourite books and beastly bits of the past brought vividly to life and Oakwood Park was a particularly good venue as there is so much synergy between the age of the Horrible Histories readers and Oakwood's younger markets."

The new educational programmes at Oakwood Park combine interactive shows with activities and 'hands-on' exhibits for each of the Key Stages.

Key Stage One 'Science from the Toybox' uses a collection of toys to illustrate forces and electricity, while Key Stage 2 pupils learn how forces affect our everyday lives through the interactive show Pushes & Pulls.

For secondary school pupils, Oakwood's Key Stage 3 Mathamagics show in September uses puzzles and activities to demonstrate practical and mental arithmetic.

At each Key Stage, pupils have access to more than 30 'hands-on' science exhibits in Techniquest as part of their educational visit.

For the first time this year, Terry Deary's Horrible Histories exhibition Funfair of Fear was also hosted at Oakwood Park. Based on the popular books, this interactive exhibition was themed around a late Victorian fairground and brought to life key historical events from the last 2000 years through visits to various side stalls and attractions. A full teachers resource pack was available to allow the learning experience to continue back in the classroom.

Said Miss May: "All of the children really enjoyed their visit and I would recommend this type of school visit to anyone."