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Windermere holiday park guests dig deep for charity

Conservation work on behalf of ospreys and grey seals are among the causes being supported by a raft of fundraising initiatives at Windermere holiday park, Park Cliffe. With the...

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Romantic break in the Lake District

Lovers of all ages are being invited to experience an away-from-it-all experience with a romantic break in the Lake District. Skelwith Fold in Ambleside is siting three super-luxury safari...

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Holiday Park Guides lead to cheque-in for Air Ambulance 

North West Air Ambulance has landed a £2,675 windfall – thanks to a trailblazing scheme from Ambleside holiday park Skelwith Fold. Over the past year, the park has been helping...

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AA Best Family holiday park in Cumbria

Staff and the family owners of Silverdale Holiday Park are celebrating after the AA crowned it the Best Family holiday park in Cumbria, winning the 2022 Best Campsite and...

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Heat is on for Caravan and holiday parks in Cumbria

Owners of Caravan and holiday parks in Cumbria met in Ambleside recently on the eve of what they say could be a challenging summer for their industry. The venue...

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English Tourism Week on Ambleside Holiday Park

MP Tim Farron helped celebrate English Tourism Week this March when he visited family-run Skelwith Fold caravan park near the shores of Windermere. The annual event, which ran until...

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Holiday Park in Ambleside on Dragons-style quest

A holiday park in Ambleside, Skelwith Fold, is aiming to give local products top billing in its shop this year – and is asking would-be Cumbrian suppliers to step...

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Holiday Park wins Lancashire tourism award 2022

A family’s hideaway holiday park wins Lancashire tourism award 2022. Moss Wood, near Lancaster, has been named as one of the top five socially aware businesses in the North...

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Lake District holiday parks and the RSPB

Two top-rated Lake District holiday parks and the RSPB have teamed up this spring to share with visitors the secrets of Lakeland’s amazing wildlife. Hill of Oaks Caravan Park...

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Cumbria Holiday Park wildlife gift from nature-loving guests

Guests at a Cumbria Holiday Park, Park Cliffe holiday park are helping to protect the local habitats of dragonflies and rare butterflies when they book their stay. The Windermere...

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Holiday park in Ullswater is hero of net-zero

A family’s holiday park in Ullswater, The Quiet Site, has been celebrated at the recent COP26 climate change conference for its fight against global warming. The holiday park in...

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Windermere Holiday Parks Floral Fanfare in Bloom awards

Lakeland’s Park Cliffe holiday park has returned from this year’s Cumbria in Bloom awards with a whole bunch of floral and environmental accolades. Park Cliffe is one of the...

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Ambleside Holiday Park Carbon-busting building

An Ambleside holiday park, Skelwith Fold, has cut the green ribbon on a new office complex which can generate all of its own energy – and still have some...

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Queen’s award holiday park celebrates green tourism success

The Cumbria family behind Britain’s first holiday park to win a Queen’s Award for sustainability has been presented with the official commemoration of their achievement. The Quiet Site in...

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Family holidays in Cumbria are a big hit

Many families with children are taking more than just suitcases on their holidays this year – they are also making room for grandma and grandad. That’s the finding of...

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Ambleside Caravan Park – axed but not out

Around 200 mature larch trees which an Ambleside caravan park was forced to fell are now making a triumphant return to where they grew up. Skelwith Fold caravan park...

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Glamping gains the Hex-factor at top Cumbria holiday park

A family’s Keswick holiday park overlooking stunning mountain scenery says it has now taken glamping to a new peak of refinement. Castlerigg Hall Caravan and Camping Park is getting...

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Cumbria holiday park thanks customers donating through crisis

A husband-and-wife team who run a holiday park in Windermere say they are delighted that the lockdown has failed to frustrate their annual fundraising efforts. Susan and Derek Dickson...

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Top Cumbria holiday park says it’s time to re-imagine UK holidays

A Lake District caravan park, Skelwith Fold, plans to re-open next year as a holiday destination which squares up to the challenges of a new post-Covid world. The family-owned...

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Holiday park’s double whammy as 200 trees face the axe

The family owners of an Ambleside holiday park have begun a race against time after suffering their second blow this year from a deadly disease. Skelwith Fold caravan park...

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