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Why Dorset holiday park was twinkling with stars this summer

There was a triple taste of stardom this summer for a Dorset holiday park which found itself to be glittering with its guests in three very different ways. Family-owned...

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Double first for Wales holiday parks family toasting two decades

Staff and the family owners of a Pembrokeshire holiday parks group are celebrating after scooping two top honours in two prestigious award schemes. Celtic Holiday Parks, which this year...

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Holiday park lands a charity windfall for Air Ambulance

Generous visitors to a fundraising party at Drovers Way Holiday Park in Elton, Stockton-on-Tees, have provided a £2,200 lift for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Almost 200 guests,...

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Families rally to help Devon holiday park take out a ton of plastic

The family owners of a Devon holiday park are involving guests in their bid to turn the tide on the scourge of plastic which is polluting West Country beaches....

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Wales holiday park makes cup finals in cafe awards!

Staff and the family owners of a Clwyd holiday park, Ty Gwyn, are celebrating after being named as one of the top spots in Wales for a perfect cuppa....

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Drivers put on bay watch as Devon holiday park goes mobile

Stunning views of a beachside holiday park in Devon can now being glimpsed from highways and by-ways across Britain, thanks to an unusual publicity drive which has just got...

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Snap decision sees Dorset holiday park star in luxury caravan launch

Holiday snap: the Jurassic Coast lends scenic grandeur to the photo-shoot to promote the new Bailey caravan range How do you find the perfect location to photograph a new...

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Beer buffs promised a real buzz from holiday park’s new brew

Craft ale lovers are making a bee-line for a Lake District holiday park which has just launched its own micro-brewery produced pilsner lager. But it isn’t only guests who...

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Devon holiday park makes pitch for peace-lovers

One of Devon’s most beautifully located holiday parks is wooing holiday home buyers with a list of  all the attractions which they won’t be able to enjoy. But rather...

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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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