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Kent holiday park hands families extra holiday months

Owners of holiday homes at a major Kent coast holiday park have been told that they can now look forward to 12 extra weeks of get-away breaks each year....

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Great autumn buzz for Devon family’s seaside holiday park

Ladram Bay Holiday Park in Budleigh Salterton is flying high after a hat-trick of awards this autumn, including an honour from botanist David Bellamy for its honey bee friendly...

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New £1m pool to make waves at Clacton holiday park

One of Clacton’s largest and most popular holiday parks, Seawick in St Osyth, is to splash £1m this winter on a prestigious new swimming pool complex for its guests....

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VIP welcome for Powys holiday park’s medical lifeline

A whole-hearted fundraising effort by family-owned Garth Holiday Park in Machynlleth, Powys, has seen the installation of a life-saving defibrillator in its grounds. And this autumn, a special ceremony...

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Top Dorset holiday park award completes triple triumph

Family and staff at a Dorset holiday park are celebrating after being named as the county’s overall park winner in the keenly contested 2016 Dorset Tourism Awards. Wareham Forest...

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Holiday Park’s pub is pick of bunch in bloom awards

A holiday park’s picture-postcard pub in Silverdale, South Cumbria, has beaten hundreds of other contenders to take a gold award in the North West in Bloom competition. The Royal,...

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Triple triumph for York family’s island holiday park

Staff, guests and the family owners of York’s Weir Holiday Park are celebrating after receiving a hat-trick of awards this autumn. Sited on an island on the River Derwent...

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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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