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Lodge Breaks At Hoseasons

Most of us associate British holidays with caravans, caravans are associated with the seaside and the seaside is associated with summer, but actually British holidays have so much more to offer than that, especially if you look at some of the more alternative forms of accommodation. Hoseasons are one such »

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Will Government Relax School Holiday Ban?

After much furore all year about the ban on school time holidays, and much coverage in the media, it looks as though the government may be about to climb down on the ban. Over two hundred thousands parents have signed a petition to the government asking them to back down »

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British Pathe Release Caravan Archives

For those who aren’t aware, British Pathe has released all its media archives online and much of the footage, capturing our lives over the last 100 years is now available on YouTube. The footage covers pretty much every event, and many you won’t have heard of from the last century, »

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Tributes Roll In For Tourism Tycoon, John Fowler

If you’re a regular on the UK holiday scene, and holidays to the West Country are your thing, but it’s possible that you in the past may have stayed in a John Fowler Holiday Park. The gentleman is the founder of the John Fowler holiday company, who own 15 holiday »

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Holiday Park Bookings Up For October Half Term

We didn’t see much summer during the summer months but since mid-September the weather has been glorious, backing up claims late summer that we were in for an Indian Summer. It’s infuriating when we have a lovely September, just after the kids have gone back to school but this year »

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Beach Dog Ban Lifted For Winter

While for many the summer holiday is over, this is actually a very popular time for people with pets to get away. The holiday resorts have finally quietened down and the dog ban that affects many UK beaches over the summer is being lifted across the country. Those with dogs »

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One in Five Didn’t Take Summer Holiday

We often talk about UK holidays being much cheaper than foreign holidays and they are, but for many even a UK break is unaffordable. With the high season now over, holiday firms are cashing up so to speak and that comes with the confirmation that while the numbers taking British »

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Staying Warm On Low Season Holidays

If you’re taking an out of season caravan holiday in a holiday park with static caravans then these days they’re pretty well kitted out and quite well insulated. However, if you’re making the most of the late summer sun camping or caravanning then you might find it’s getting chilly in »

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UK Workers Get Fewer Public Holidays

If you’re in work and memories of your summer holiday already feel distant then you may be feeling a little hard done by, and we’re fairly sure that the news that British workers get fewer holidays isn’t going to make you feel any better. It can often feel like you’re »

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Now Is The Time To Think About Camping

So you’ve been visiting holiday parks and using static caravans for a while, but it might be that you’re now thinking about taking the plunge, making the staycation even cheaper and trying out proper camping, under canvas (or nylon and fibreglass poles these days). For most of this is a »

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