Ropeworks is situated in Haven's Hafan Y Mor holiday park. It is open to park guests and to the general public on pre-booked sessions. All safety equipment is provided and staff are on hand to make sure that everything is OK. Ropeworks is basically a variety of aerial challenges from death-slides to abseiling, high ropes to monkey bars. There's no theming here and, to be honest, it's a bit of a disappointment. If you've ever done a go Ape! course then this will seem like a very poor relation. It's simply not big enough and you can't escape the feeling that it's just a bunch of telegraph poles and towers situated next to a kiddie park. Probably best suited to younger teens and those who have a bit of a fear of heights - people for whom Go Ape! would be too much! read more

I took my sister to the Ropeworks a little while ago as a challenge for the both of us. They basically have a whole lot of telegraph poles with arial challenges. When you arrive you are given all the safety equipment and shown how to put it on. This includes harnesses, hard hats and so on. They reccommend that you wear jeans, and not shorts. You are in a group of about half a dozen people with an instructor who guides you round the course. The first challenge we did was to climb a telegraph pole, which had hand/feet holds up the sides. Your harness is clipped on and whilst you could loose your footing you can't actually fall! On the top was a small platform, maybe two feet square. Once standing on the platform (admiring the stunning view of the mountains and sea if you're not too scared to look down!), there is a trapeze bar, this slides so that it is just out of reach and you have to jump off the platform to grab the trapeze. I missed but still felt a great sense of achievement. You are then lowered down in the harness, which is a lot more comfortable than it looks. Then we had a go on the G3 swing. This is similar to a normal kids swing at the park, except that 3 of you sit on it side by side, and your harness is clipped on. Then it's raised up to the top of the telegraph pole height, and one of you pulls a cord which allows it to swing. It's a huge adrenaline rush and a little sad when it finally comes to rest a the bottom. Finally we went up the climbing wall, to have a go at the assault course in the air. This is where I chickened out. Looking back, with a bit more encouragement from the instructor I could have done the course and felt much more of a sense of achievement. You walk round on ropes, swing across monkey bars and similar in a circle, then its down on a death slide. Back down on the ground we all received certificates to mark our achievements. The instructor was very friendly and soon built up a team spirit within our little group. I understand that the course is available for companies doing team building exercises, schools and more. At £20 for two hours it is more expensive than other tourist attractions but well worth this for the safety, expertise and sense of achievement. There isn't a souvenier shop and I don't thnk that they are open in the evenings. read more