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Staycation safety tips for holiday parks and campsites

Holiday parks and campsites will soon be able to reopen after losing the first four months of their trading season. As lockdown eases, how might a staycation in a...

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We’re Good To Go – Holiday Park, Caravan and Campsites

Holiday parks and campsites around the country are preparing to re-open. Look out for the Visit Britain / Visit England – “Good to Go” Scheme – COVID-19 industry standard...

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Queen’s Award for Cumbria holiday park is a national first

A family’s holiday park near Ullswater has become the first park in Britain to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. The Quiet Site in Watermillock near...

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Booking boom, but Lakeland holiday park will open with care

Top Lake District caravan park Skelwith Fold says the clamour for holiday bookings is “totally unprecedented” – but that it won’t be rushed into a full scale re-opening on...

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Unveiled: a chic retreat for the shape of holidays to come

With UK holidays set to become the new normal for more people, Prestige Homeseeker has unveiled a luxury lodge with more than a dash of continental chic. The Casa...

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Park Holidays UK eases ownership costs as comeback nears

Park Holidays UK is making holiday home ownership even more affordable as families prepare to be reunited with their much-missed holiday lodges and caravans. With owners likely to be...

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Awards hat trick for pair who risked all on holiday park venture

A couple who sold their busy London photography business to buy a tranquil camping park in the New Forest say their re-opening can’t come soon enough. That’s because Martin...

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Brits deliver a “no-go” verdict on foreign holidays

Britain has beaten the rest of the world hands down in a nationwide poll to discover what people imagine as their holiday heaven after lockdown ends. After lockdown we...

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Your holiday is on us, Devon holiday park tells crisis heroes

Seventy-five nights of happy holidays have been handed to NHS workers by Devon’s Ladram Bay Holiday Park as a “thank you” for their dedication and bravery. The family business...

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Holiday Park pounding Alysha is in the running for £5k NHS boost

When 10-year-old Alysha Scarrott heard about the “super brave” NHS workers near her home town of Aberystwyth, she wanted to help in any way she could. So Alysha set...

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Argyll Holidays lays on luxury lodgings for crisis workers

One of Scotland’s most picturesque holiday home parks is providing free five-star holiday homes to front-line workers battling the coronavirus crisis. Hunters Quay Holiday Village on the shores of...

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Happily ever after: holiday parks set stage for young story tellers

Park Holidays UK is helping youngsters to beat the lockdown blues with a story-writing challenge – and a prize which turns their fantasy into a fun-filled frolic. That’s because...

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Harlech holiday park family joins call for Wales tourism survival package

A long, bleak winter for holiday parks in Wales has been forecast by a Harlech holiday park owner who is supporting calls for an aid package from the Welsh...

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Scottish holiday parks can stage come-back, leisure boss tells BBC

Confidence in the ability of Scotland’s holiday parks to stage a full recovery after lockdown was voiced by one of the industry’s leading figures on BBC Radio Scotland this...

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Contactless check-in for NHS staff at Dorset holiday park

Free accommodation for carers and NHS staff is being provided by a Dorset family-run parks group – with the added bonus of them being able to check in with...

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In a field of their own – Somerset holiday park’s love letters to NHS

The family owners of a locked-down Somerset holiday park have given a huge “thank you” to NHS staff with a tribute in 30-foot high letters on its games field....

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Lancashire holiday park set to celebrate green award after all-clear

The family owners of Hawthorns Holiday Park in rural north Lancashire say they can’t wait to celebrate news of a top environmental award with their customers – when they...

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New Forest holiday park awaits green light to showcase new look

A New Forest holiday park with three lakes at its heart is planning a big splash to mark its re-opening – just as soon as movement restrictions are lifted....

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Cumbria holiday park plans a wild welcome when visitors return

A popular Ambleside holiday park, Skelwith Fold, has called a temporary halt to its plans to carve out a celebration of local wildlife life in its 130 acres of...

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Statement: Holiday Caravan Owners

The British Holiday & Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) serves and represents the parks industry in the UK. The BH&HPA membership includes the owners and managers of 2,133 holiday and...

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