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Canterbury couple’s joy at news of holiday home win

There were celebrations this month for a Canterbury couple and their three children after they were named as the winners of a brand new luxury holiday caravan. Sam and...

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Red alert as holiday park puts medical lifeline on call

An iconic red phone box is now home to life-saving medical equipment at a remote rural holiday park in Lancashire, thanks to an initiative by its family owners. Moss Wood...

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Cheers! Why Dorset holiday park is fired up about its new gin

Guests at Highlands End Holiday Park in Bridport are raising their glasses to a new artisan gin which celebrates the proud history of firefighters in Dorset. Barkis gin has...

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Fife holiday park swings into action after girls’ playground plea

Bosses at Craigtoun Meadows Holiday Park in St Andrews, Fife, have stepped in to make the playful wishes of two young girls come true. Ten-year-olds Drew and Chloe met...

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Wales holiday parks toast two decades with new wildlife scheme

A Pembrokeshire family which swapped farming for a flourishing future in the leisure industry is this spring celebrating 20 years of success. Celtic Holiday Parks, which owns three multi-award...

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Taking root: Lakeland holiday park’s new recruits in red crusade

An army of Scots pine trees is being raised at an Ambleside holiday park to help defend Cumbria’s threatened red squirrel population. The battle lines are being drawn in...

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MP salutes family’s “inspirational” North Yorks holiday park

North Yorkshire MP Kevin Hollinrake has praised a family’s award-winning Yorkshire Moors holiday park for its “tremendous contribution to tourism” in the region. Mr Hollinrake made his comments on...

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Lake District holiday parks honour six customer service superstars

Customer service champions from four top-ranked holiday parks in Cumbria have been put in the spotlight by their bosses at Lake District Estates. The six have each been presented...

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Padstow holiday park rolls out new weapon in war on plastics

Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park in Padstow, Cornwall, has stepped up its fight to keep local beaches clean by investing in special equipment which can rid the sand of micro-plastics....

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Cheers as Devon holiday park’s new show-stoppers take the stage

Six sensational entertainment artists gained a unanimous “Yes!” vote from cheering staff at East Devon’s Ladram Bay Holiday Park this spring. The talented team staged a special preview of...

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Eco-friendly Cumbria holiday park pulls plug on dirty dish chores

The estimated 95% of men who do the family’s dishes when on holiday have been handed a reprieve by Lake District holiday park Skelwith Fold. Super-fast automatic dishwashers for...

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Awards spotlight for Norfolk holiday park declared Britain’s best

Tourism chiefs from across the UK gathered recently to see Norfolk’s family-owned Searles Leisure Resort officially crowned as Britain’s Holiday Centre of the Year by the AA. The Hunstanton...

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Pet-loving Dorset holiday park’s new top team bound into action

One of Dorset’s most pet-friendly touring parks, Shamba Holidays in the New Forest, has welcomed new managers on board who really know how to put pooches on a pedestal....

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Dartmoor family’s joy as their holiday park stars in tourism awards

A couple who swapped their cows for a camping and caravan park on Dartmoor say they are overjoyed at scooping two top tourism awards. Jane and David Kellett, who...

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Lobster dressing – Devon holiday park serves up cool clothing range

Shell clothing has taken on a whole new meaning at Ladram Bay Holiday Park in South Devon which has just launched its own exclusive range of casual wear. Lobster...

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Top loo award leaves Lancashire holiday park flushed with pride

Donkey Creek Farm Caravan Park on Lancashire’s Fylde coast is officially one of the best place to “go” in Britain, according to judges of the annual Loo of the...

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Bee-friendly Cornish holiday park creates a buzz in green awards

Staff at a Cornwall holiday park are flying high after honey bees, butterflies and birds helped wing them to a top environmental accolade from Professor David Bellamy. The world-famous...

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Green motorhomes deserve red carpet, says Cumbria holiday park

Fragile areas such as the Lake District should be doing all they can to woo visitors in motorhomes, according to the owner of a major Cumbria holiday park. Henry...

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Top green honours for couple’s wildlife-rich Exmoor holiday park

Exmoor’s Waterrow Touring Park has been named as one of the most wildlife-friendly places to stay in Britain by TV botanist David Bellamy. The family-owned park has scooped a...

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Lakes holiday park set for wildlife boom as beeches get the boot

Red Squirrels will be among the wildlife raising a cheer as a massive beech tree extraction project gets underway in a forest near Ambleside this winter. Scene of the...

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