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Sun shines award spotlight on holiday parks group

Holiday parks group Abbeyford Leisure has been named as one of the top places to work in the UK as part of The Sun newspaper’s Best of British initiative. The company,...

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Bees respond to ivy therapy at Lancashire Holiday Park

The humming of contented honey bees at a Lancashire holiday park could soon be sounding a reprieve for plants often seen as a garden nuisance. Moss Wood caravan park...

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Green awards spotlight falls on Lancashire holiday park

Staff and the family owners of a Lancaster holiday park are celebrating after hearing that they have been short-listed for a major “green tourism” accolade. Moss Wood in the...

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Cornish couple’s holiday park marks forty fun-filled years

Four decades of providing idyllic Cornish seaside memories are being celebrated this autumn by a family who turned a bus depot into a dream destination. Porth Beach Holiday Park...

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Blooming lovely! Tree Tops Caravan Park triumphs in Wales awards

A North Wales caravan park has received a floral fanfare for the 23rd year running in the keenly contested Wales in Bloom awards. Tree Tops Caravan Park in Gwespyr,...

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Awards hat-trick for family’s Thames-side holiday park

Staff and the family owners of Hurley Riverside Park near Henley-on-Thames are celebrating a triple triumph of national awards this month (September). Set on the banks of the Thames...

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“Gramping” rise signals success for Cumbria holiday park

Young families joining forces with grandparents for holidays have seen a marked rise this year, according to a major Lake District holiday park. Silverdale park in South Cumbria says...

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Digital detox? “Not us!” Dorset holiday park guests tell BBC

Guests at a Dorset holiday park spoke for the nation this summer when BBC television news decided to find out just how addicted we are to our digital devices....

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Fido-friendly Lancs park takes the lead for bees

A Lancashire caravan park has sown the seeds of survival for endangered honey bees by swapping pooches for pollen in part of its grounds. Earlier this year, Moss Wood...

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Devon holiday park rallies support for family of courage

The big-hearted owners of Hele Valley Holiday Park in Ifracombe made headlines this summer when they set out to create lifelong memories for a deserving family. With the help...

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Autumn gold puts Cumbria holiday park on wildlife red alert

Cumbria’s celebrated autumn colours are getting an early start this year, says an Ambleside holiday park, and could trigger a September gold-rush to the county. Skelwith Fold caravan park...

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Shellshock! Rare blue lobster lands Holiday Park TV splash

Television cameras were scrambled to Ladram Bay Holiday Park in South Devon this month when one of its directors landed a “one in two million” blue lobster. BBC’s Spotlight...

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Lancashire licking Cornwall in holiday stakes, says holiday park

Lancashire is this year rivalling Cornwall as a holiday destination for some families, according to a major holiday park which has decided to bring forward its expansion plans. Bay...

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Moss Wood Park’s batteries charge up school’s funding bid

Pink-footed geese, honey bees and dragonflies are helping a village school in Cockerham near Lancaster to wing its way to a valuable funding prize. Cockerham CE Primary School is...

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Holiday Parks put deserving kids on crest of Wave

Park Holidays UK is urging anyone who enjoyed a great summer this year to help bring a smile to the face of a disadvantaged child – and it won’t...

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Wales Holiday Parks focus as BBC spotlights staycation boom

BBC television cameras zoomed-in on a Wales holiday park this August (11.08.16) to discover why summer 2016 is turning into a bumper year for home-grown tourism. The report focussed...

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Awards spotlight beckons for Hereford Holiday Park

Yet another glittering awards ceremony awaits Poston Mill holiday park in Herefordshire after it was named as a finalist in a county-wide search for leading tourism businesses. The family-owned...

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Buzz of excitement as Dorset holiday park’s new guests fly in

Over a quarter of a million honey bees have helped a New Forest couple’s camping and caravan park to wing its way to a top environmental award. Back of...

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Curtain rises on Clacton’s Seawick Holiday Park £2m entertainment complex

Staff and guests at Clacton’s Seawick Holiday Park were celebrating this month as a new £1.8m entertainment complex was officially opened. The 1,500 square metres building, says Seawick’s owners...

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Holiday Parks set to help families join battle for bees

Gardens across Britain could soon become more honey bee friendly than ever, thanks in part to the lead provided by UK caravan, camping and holiday parks. That’s the view...

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