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Top green accolades and a world stage for Cornish holiday park

Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park near Padstow has been named as one of just 18 international finalists which will be competing for this year’s World Responsible Tourism Award. The...

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Six of the best for Cumbria holiday parks dubbed green pioneers

Six holiday parks owned by Cumbria’s Holgates Group have now become Britain’s cheerleaders for green tourism, according to international botanist David Bellamy. He made his comments after the announcement...

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Holiday parks praised as wildlife see their hedge fund flourish

More than 300 holiday parks which took part in an ambitious hedgerow conservation project have been praised for creating and managing a wealth of new wildlife habitats. The scheme...

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

The family owners of a Lancaster holiday park are welcoming thousands of extra guests this year – and they’ll not be paying a penny for their food and lodging....

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Flap-free camping in Cumbria holiday park’s chic retreats

Lake District lovers can now enjoy the exhilaration of camping in the heart of picture-postcard Cumbria without pegs, poles or the palaver of erecting a tent. That’s because Skelwith...

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Derby holiday park a Peak performer in green awards

Staff and the family owners of a Peak District holiday park with its own acclaimed micro-brewery have been toasting their success in a major environmental awards scheme. Callow Top...

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Gold crowns Exmoor holiday park’s celebration year

A year of award celebrations at Exmoor’s Waterrow Touring Park has come to a golden conclusion for its family owners with the scooping of a major tourism honour. The...

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Lakes holiday park acts to repel grey squirrel invasion

Guests at Cumbria’s Skelwith Fold caravan park are being recruited to help battle a grey army now marching towards its previously safe haven for red squirrels. Families visiting the...

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Wild time at Lancs holiday park’s hands-on nature day

Pond-dipping and ways to turn gardens into wildlife wonderlands were on offer at a nature discovery day this August at a Lancaster holiday park. The well-attended event at Moss...

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Lancs holiday park lays down green safari challenge

Guests at an environmentally-friendly caravan park near Lancaster are being challenged to go on a “green safari” to help monitor its many wildlife residents. Moss Wood caravan park in...

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Cornwall holiday park toasts a triple triumph of awards

The family owners of Tehidy Holiday Park near Redruth are celebrating after learning that they can now boast a hat-trick of awards to launch the 2017 season. This month,...

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Bird-loving NE holiday park swoops on top green award

An ambitious scheme to monitor its booming bird population has helped a Tees Valley holiday park to wing its way to a major environmental award. Drovers Way Holiday Caravan...

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Holiday park’s owl is back, but parents don’t give a hoot!

Staff and guests at Silverdale holiday park in Cumbria are cheering on a young tawny owl which refuses to fly the nest and make its own way in the...

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Devon holiday park toasts a triple triumph of awards

Staff and the family owners at Hele Valley Holiday Park in Ifracombe are celebrating after learning that they can now boast a hat-trick of awards to launch the 2017...

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Bird-rich Tees Valley holiday park soars in green awards

An ambitious scheme to monitor its booming bird population has helped a Tees Valley holiday park to wing its way to a major environmental award. Drovers Way Holiday Caravan...

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Family’s holiday park honoured in Lancs green awards

One of Lancashire’s top three environmentally-friendly enterprises has been named as Moss Wood caravan park in the village of Cockerham near Lancaster. The family-owned business came under the spotlight...

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Fife holiday park creates a real buzz in green awards

Honey bees and butterflies have helped a popular SE Scotland holiday park to wing its way to victory in a national environmental awards scheme. Elie Holiday Park, just outside...

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Four green golds for Lake District holiday parks group

Staff at a South Cumbria holiday parks group are celebrating after winning four top environmental awards from TV botanist David Bellamy. Four parks in membership of the Holgates group,...

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Cornwall holiday park creates buzz with awards hat-trick

Trethem Mill Touring Park in south Cornwall is this autumn celebrating a triple triumph of awards, including an accolade for its work to protect endangered honey bees. The family-owned...

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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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