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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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Windermere holiday park makes splash in tourism awards

The Lake District’s top holiday park for 2016 has been named in the Cumbria Tourism Awards as Park Cliffe, based on the shores of Windermere. The family-owned business, said...

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Book marks 60 years of Cumbria Holiday Park pleasures

Britain’s love affair with caravans and camping is celebrated in a new publication which looks back over six decades of change at a Lake District holiday park. Marking the...

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Perfect pitch? Peg angle is key says author

The vexed question of how to calculate the best angle for a tent peg has finally been answered in a new book launched today (April 01) at a Lake...

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Cumbria “Jurassic Park” bid could see species soar

Guests at a Lake District holiday park will this year become part of an experiment in time travel, helping areas of the grounds shift hundreds of years back into...

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“Passion pod” poetry to feature in arts festival

Romantic poems inspired by love-nests set in a forest glade are to form a new category in a Lake District park’s annual arts and crafts festival. Skelwith Fold in...

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Bambi boom awaits visitors at top Lakeland park

Spring visitors to a Lakeland holiday park are likely to witness wilder scenes than ever this year, thanks to a predicted explosion in the number of deer in its...

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Lakeland pods prove perfect for staying friends

Super-luxury pods on a Lake District caravan park are proving a hit with people who want to take a break with their friends – but who draw the line...

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Park woos Lakeland lovers with heavenly Hideaways

Pod-life has reached a new pinnacle of pampering at a top Lake District holiday park where couples can now snuggle under the stars whilst cocooned in comfort. Skelwith Fold...

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Keswick park named as standard bearer in awards

A family-run caravan and camping park in Keswick will be carrying the flag for Cumbria in this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence, it has just been announced. Castlerigg Hall...

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Swift Kon-tiki test drive made me an overnight convert

Henry Wild, director of Skelwith Fold Caravan Park in Ambleside, Cumbria, discovers the world of luxury motorhome living with a Swift Kon-tiki test drive – and says he now...

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