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Award judges pick Perthshire holiday park for top Scottish honour

There were cheers for Scotland’s holiday park owning Wood family this summer when their Blairgowrie Holiday Park in Perthshire took first place in a major awards final. Scotland’s Best...

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All-action Scottish holiday park sports its £2.5m makeover

The family owners of a holiday park in southern Scotland, recently subject to a £2.5 million makeover, have thrown down a series of sporting challenges to guests. They include...

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Green award for Argyll holiday park hitting half-century

As a West Highlands holiday park prepares to mark its golden anniversary in 2018, the family owners have been praised for achieving the gold standard in countryside care. Resipole...

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Parks “vital” to Scottish tourism, says minister

Scottish tourism minister Fiona Hyslop MSP told holiday park owners meeting in Edinburgh recently that their businesses are a vital component of the country’s tourism industry. The minister made...

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Family’s loch-side holiday park is Scotland’s glamp champ

Lomond Woods Holiday Park has been crowned as Scotland’s premier destination for glamping breaks in a major tourism awards scheme. Members of the family-owned business stepped forward to receive...

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Loch holiday park wins double splash in tourism awards

Customers of a Scottish loch-side holiday park have made waves by voting it into two major categories of a major tourism awards scheme. Now Lomond Woods Holiday Park could...

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Deeside holiday park creates its own glamping dream

Two enterprising members of staff at an Aberdeenshire holiday park have won praise after they took on a challenge to dream up perfect surroundings for glamping pod guests. It...

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Fife holiday park four times a finalist in major awards

Staff and managers at a Fife holiday park are celebrating after customers voted them into not one but four categories of a major tourism award scheme. It means that...

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Flap-free Scottish glamping on rise, say holiday parks

More younger people than ever are visiting Scotland, thanks to the popularity of fresh-air holidays which don’t involve the flap of putting up a tent. That’s the view of...

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Stirling holiday park splashes out on green energy pool

  Guests taking the plunge at a top-rated holiday park near Stirling will now be swimming in some of Scotland’s most environmentally-friendly waters. Campsie Glen Holiday Park in the...

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Scottish holiday parks score new activity goal for kids

This year, youngsters staying at parks owned by Abbeyford Leisure in SE Scotland will truly be in the premier league of activity holidays. For on top of the many...

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MSP celebrates Scottish tourism at Perthshire holiday park

John Swinney, MSP for Perthshire North, helped celebrate Perthshire’s visitor industry recently when he made a special visit to Blair Castle Caravan Park near Pitlochry as part of Scottish...

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Inspiring holiday parks group celebrated by Stock Exchange

A fast-expanding leisure group with holiday parks in Wales and Scotland has been named as one of the most inspiring businesses in Britain. Abbeyford Leisure is among the top...

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Highlands holiday park has a real buzz for green explorers

A West Highlands holiday park praised for its conservation work has now moved up another gear – by making available an eco-friendly electric car for its guests to use....

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Minister says holiday parks play a vital economic role

Providers of “fresh air holidays” in Scotland met recently in Edinburgh to hear tourism minister Fergus Ewing praise their invaluable support of rural economies. Mr Ewing was speaking at the...

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Perthshire holiday parks family in awards spotlight

The family behind a long-established Perthshire holiday parks group has been celebrated in a major business award.  The Wood family saw off many other successful enterprises from the area...

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