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Wales holiday park’s guests climb as its street gains world title!

Banner headline: park owner Chris Locker and his son Isaac celebrate with local councillor Freya Bentham Family and staff at a North West Wales holiday park were celebrating this...

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Waste water? Lakeland holiday park finds a sweet-smelling solution

Thousands of litres of waster water each day are made clean and safe by the irises says Henry Wild (pictured) The family owners of a Lake District holiday park...

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Holiday park’s beach heroes praised by clean Dorset group

Project support officer Caroline Richards presents the litter-free award to proud members of the park team Anti-litter warriors at a Dorset holiday park have been honoured with an award...

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Charity challenge saw £8,500 riding on David’s success!

Wales to the Dales in a day: David Thornley Jnr (left) with the park group’s Andy Bunce and Chris Darbey North Wales holiday parks boss David Thornley Jnr has...

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Cornwall holiday park teams with ABI to champion fair pay

Living wage campaigner and Cornwall holiday park owner Patrick Langmaid has sealed the deal on a £600,000 contract he awarded this summer to a like-minded supplier. Patrick, who owns...

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Holiday Parks set to deliver £5bn summer boost to UK economy

Research from the UK Caravan and Camping Alliance (UKCCA) shows that nearly £5 billion is due to be spent in rural tourism economies during the summer months by holiday...

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MP congratulates Lancs holiday park seizing NW top spot award

The owners of a Lancashire holiday park, recently celebrated by the AA as the best in the North West, have shared their optimism for the future with their local...

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Guests warm to green energy on family’s Cotswold holiday park

Praised for its commitment to protecting the natural world, a family’s holiday park on the cusp of the Cotswolds is now harvesting sunbeams on behalf of its guests. Ranch...

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Waste not: MP opens Cumbria holiday park’s all-green grocery

Cumbria MP Rory Stewart helped wave the flag for sustainable tourism this June when he cut the ribbon on a new “zero waste” food shop at a Lake District...

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Cornwall holiday park chief elected BH&HPA chairman

Andrew Baragwanath, owner of Ayr Holiday Park near St Ives in Cornwall, has become the national chairman of the British Holiday & Home Parks Association (BH&HPA). Mr Baragwanath was...

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Family’s Windermere holiday park can now bring help in a heartbeat

Park Cliffe holiday park in Windermere is now home to life-saving medical equipment, thanks to a recent initiative by the business’s family owners. The park has installed in its...

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Devon holiday park’s new bell tents chime with fresh-air glampers

Luxury Glamping has pitched up at East Devon’s Ladram Bay Holiday Park – and is offering families the chance to come closer to the natural world. The multi-award winning...

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Children’s author Claire opens new chapter of holiday park visits

Holiday Parks with the David Bellamy Conservation Award are once again being invited to give their younger guests an entertaining new take on the environment. International author Claire Culliford...

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Wales holiday park brings medical lifeline to local community

Staff and the family owners of a mid-Wales holiday park were joined this month by local village residents for a training session in vital life-saving skills. It followed the...

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Dorset holiday parks tempt staycation lovers with “to do” list

A group of five family-run holiday parks in Dorset is setting out to woo the growing number of people who are this year turning their backs on overseas holidays....

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Cornwall holiday park hands £600k deal to fellow “fair-pay” firm

Padstow holiday park owner Patrick Langmaid has handed a £600,000 buying contract to a UK holiday caravan manufacturer – because it believes in paying its staff a living wage....

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Family’s Loch Lomond holiday park crowned Scotland’s best

Lomond Woods Holiday Park has been named at this month’s Scottish Hospitality Awards as Scotland’s finest park, beating hundreds of other businesses to the title. Stepping up to receive...

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How holiday parks are growing greener at Lake District park

The family owners of a Lake District holiday park are helping visitors to enjoy even greener stays in Cumbria following a new series of environmental initiatives. Park Foot Caravan...

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MP meets Wales holiday parks family driving quality tourism

The “Entrepreneurial Spirit” of a Wales holiday park owning family was praised this spring by MP Simon Hart during the celebrations to mark 2019 Wales Tourism Week. Mr Hart...

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Holiday park guests glued to box as wildlife drama unfolds

Guests were left agog this spring at Moss Wood holiday park near Lancaster where the undercover secrets of a tiny bird were screened live for all to see. Star...

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