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Park group’s lodges get even warmer welcomes

More people than ever are giving forecasters the cold shoulder and enjoying year-round breaks whatever the weather, says major leisure group Park Holidays UK. It’s less to do with...

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Cumbria park swaps fireworks for a natural dazzle

An Ambleside holiday park swapped pyrotechnics for pumpkins this year after admitting it simply couldn’t compete with nature’s own fireworks display. Skelwith Fold caravan park owner Henry Wild said...

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Waiting over as family’s Dorset park scoops award

After entering the Dorset Tourism Awards for the first time in its 18-year history, a Charmouth family’s holiday park has found itself being celebrated among the top three in...

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Blooming lovely – Vic and Joan’s prize park plot

Two green-fingered holiday home owners from Cumbria have become the pick of the bunch in a gardening competition run by a major holiday parks group. Vic and Joan Monkhouse...

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Devon park in women’s business Oscars finals

The family owners of a long-established East Devon holiday park, Ladram Bay, are celebrating this week after they were revealed as finalists in the 2016 Devon Venus Awards. Described...

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Summer showers of gold for Cornwall’s Hendra

Hendra Holiday Park near Newquay in Cornwall is celebrating after ending the 2016 season with news of yet another gold award.  At the beginning of this summer, the popular...

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Awards stage is set for Dorset park family

The family owners of a Dorset holiday park are celebrating this autumn after learning that their business has been short-listed for a major regional tourism award. Newlands Holiday Park...

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Beverley bake-off raises smiles and charity cash

Staff from South Devon’s Beverley Holidays were put through their baking paces recently in a charity bake-off to mark the annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Receptionists, entertainers and other...

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Silverdale park set for £1m caravan carnival

More than £1 million worth of luxury caravans will be ushered through the gates of Silverdale holiday park in Cumbria this week (from 03 Oct) for a major unveiling...

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Team champ Jeannie joins park’s new recruits

New job recruits at a major South Cumbria holiday park include a Lake District football team president who has now transferred her career into the premier league. Jeannie Coates,...

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MP sees sunny outlook for West Wales tourism

West Wales MP Simon Hart has told local holiday park leaders that they are in the vanguard of the region’s “vibrant and ever-growing tourism economy”. Mr Hart was at...

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Night-rider Dave saddles a £4k charity windfall

While guests at Beauport Holiday Park near Hastings slept soundly in their beds one night this September, a gruelling marathon was taking place just outside their windows. That’s because...

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Longer stays served up for Devon holidaymakers

Owners of holiday homes at a major South Devon park can now pack even more cream teas into their holiday year, thanks to Park Holidays UK. The group this...

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Gamble pays off for couple’s paradise park

A couple who gambled their fast-moving IT careers in London to run a hideaway North Devon holiday park say they have created a perfect antidote for guests with stressed-out...

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Snap! Paignton park’s Pokémon safaris wow guests

Pokémon hunters are going snap-happy at a Paignton holiday park which is laying on expert-led safaris for the popular pocket monsters. Guests at Beverley Holidays are now able to...

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Arts show debut for David’s take on Cumbria

Exquisite views of Lakeland captured on camera by a Keswick holiday park owner have helped swell funds for a Cumbrian community’s restoration project. David Jackson of Castlerigg Hall Caravan...

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Island park seeks buyer for holiday romances

One of Scotland’s most remote holiday parks has come up for sale after 30 years of private ownership, but the buyer will need to have a head for romance...

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Lakes park sees rise in holidays with thrill-factor

Motorhomes and more adventurous accommodation are emerging as the joint favourites of people opting for a UK holiday this year, according to a Lake District tourism operator. Henry Wild...

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Here to stay: parks see rise in holiday home sales

Evidence that Britain’s tourism industry will enjoy long-term benefits from the staycation trend has been provided by one of the country’s largest holiday park groups. Park Holidays UK says...

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Devon mascots muster for goofy golf day

Fun-loving mascots from holiday attractions across Devon gathered this month at Ladram Bay Holiday Park to prove they really are game for a laugh. The five-star Budleigh Salterton park...

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