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February 27th, 2010 Alex
Burnham-on-Sea is well known for being a seaside resort which families travel to year after year, and there are plenty of good reasons why. It’s mainly because of the wealth of accommodation and activities in the area which make for great family holidays, meaning that kids and adults alike never run out of things to do.
The first and most popular attraction is quite easily the beach. It’s miles long, and great for walks to get you hungry for a lunch or supper of tasty fish and chips. Beach holidays are popular all over the UK, but beach resorts like Burnham-on-Sea epitomise the British seaside experience.
The next attraction still involves the beach, and is geared much more towards children. It is, of course, sand castles. Building up massive, towering castles on the beach can keep kids occupied for hours, leaving parents free to relax in the sun. Once they’ve finally finished building, a donkey ride along the beach will finish up a day full of popular seaside activities.
Seaside resorts inevitably mean amusement arcades along the seafront, and Burnham-on-Sea is no exception in this regard. Try your hand at various games, competing against or co-operating with your family. Just be careful not to spend too long in these places, or you’ll quickly find you’re out of change and the sun is already setting.
Burnham-on-Sea has its own unique attraction too, found nowhere else in Britain. There’s a lighthouse there which stands on nine wooden legs. It’s a very strange sight when you compare it to the traditional stone lighthouses that people are familiar with, and plenty of people visit it every day throughout summer.
When looking for somewhere to stay in Burnham-on-Sea, most people might think of hotels or self-catering apartments, but holiday parks add even more things to do to your trip, and so prove popular with loads of families, who won’t just return to Burnham-on-Sea year after year, but will return to the same park year after year as well.
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January 8th, 2010 Nikki
I’ve been visiting Torquay for as long as I can remember. My family come from Devon and my Nana has resided there since before I was born. Amongst spending time at her home we’ve been here there and everywhere and enjoy nothing better than a good walk along Meadfoot
beach where you get to blow the cobwebs away come rain or shine.
The latest expedition whilst visiting was a trip to Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and conservation charity, located on Beacon Quay right on Torquay’s harbour side. It can’t be missed for its rather large net above the Town Dock on the outer harbour. It really has become a successful attraction for the area with holiday makers staying in Torquay Caravan Park and other holiday accommodation making sure they make Living Coasts one of the first days out in their itinerary, and it is easy to see why. This innovative coastal zoo and discovery centre allows you to take a journey around the coasts of the world and see some amazing animals and plants in specially designed naturalistic habitats. You’ll get to see Penguin Beach, Auk Cliff, Waders Estuary, Fur Seal Cove, Sea Ducks and Mangroves, as well as more educational information like coasts at risk.
My favourite area was penguin beach, designed to look like coastal habitats near Cape Town where the African penguins live in large colonies, these penguins wander around freely and mingle in with the visitors. The Juvenille Macaroni penguins, with their golden yellow crests which looks like hair were my absolute favourite and really were making people laugh.
I am fortunate to visit Torquay and all it has to offer as and when I feel, but I never take it for granted and it is not hard to see why people visit from far and wide to stay in a Holiday Park Devon and decide to come back year on year.
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December 15th, 2009 Nikki
If staying in a Holiday Park Devon is something you are still in two minds about then maybe this little fact will help you along the way: Devon achieved in getting 3 listings included in the Daily Telegraphs ‘50 Great Days Out in the UK’ this year along with other top leading attractions in the UK like Alton Towers in Staffordshire, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland and Beaulieu Motor Museum, Hampshire. The list which is drawn up each year is a great resource for families choosing where to go on holiday and will certainly help anyone staying in a Torquay Caravan Park or hotel for their holiday to plan their days out:
1. Castle Drogo, was the last castle built in the UK, by the late great Sir Edwin Lutyens. The fortress-style home overlooks Dartmoor and Teign Gorge. The Gardens were designed by Gertrude Jekyll, there are children’s play areas, family trails and special events organized in school holidays.
2. Paignton Zoo was opened in the twenties by an eccentric millionaire and now covers 80 acres of ground which contain everything from crocodile swamps to savannah habitats, forests, wetlands and botanic gardens.
3. National Marine Aquarium, will take you on a journey exploring life in estuaries, shallow seas and deep reefs. Sharks, Sea Horses, turtles and colourful exotic fish can be seen but the centerpiece of the aquarium is the Atlantic Reef where you get to see Bass, Whiting and Pollock through vast picture windows.
If the above list doesn’t persuade you that a Caravan Park Devon is a great choice for your next family holiday or even your Christmas family holiday then maybe the idea of meeting Santa on the Express Train will!
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November 19th, 2009 Alex
Something I have wanted to do for years now, but have never gotten around to it, is to visit Paington Zoo. I live in Devon, and it could quite easily be accomplished in a day, yet it’s the people staying in a Devon holiday park who enjoy everything the county has to offer.
I started seriously thinking about it a month ago, at which point it was no longer summer, and the idea of walking around outside to see animals that probably weren’t enjoying the cold themselves wasn’t particularly appealing. Knowing my luck, it would probably rain as well.
Then, I started looking at their website and noticed the crocodile swamp they now have. What I also noticed is that over the winter months they are running a feeding exhibit, the next of which is in December. At these, you get to see the crocodiles being fed, though the name kind of gives that away.
This might be what I needed to motivate me to go there. Now all it relies on is getting the time off work.
This is a perfect example of something that is local to me that I’ve never been to. People on Devon holidays go all the time, but locals don’t. It’s worth taking a look at where you live and seeing if there’s anything like this, and it’s definitely worth finding out about opportunities like this before you take a holiday anywhere. They can add so much more to the experience.
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October 22nd, 2009 Alex
Torbay has one big thing going for it, and that’s Agatha Christie. Towering over the English Riviera at a massive three hundred feet, Christie devours all in sight. Buildings, farms, and even a Devon holiday park or two have fallen victim to her hunger.
Well, not really, but Agatha Christie’s presence can definitely be felt in the Torbay area, especially during the week-long Christie festival that takes place there once a year.
Throughout the festival, visitors can watch enactments of plays, listen to productions of her radio plays or view films and television shows of, or based off, the famous crime-writer’s work.
There are also organised trails around some of the places that Christie used to frequent, including viewings of her old house. The gardens and stations of the area are always open to the public, and many of them have even featured, though often under pseudonyms, in her work.
The town hall where she worked as a pharmacist and acquired her knowledge of poisons is still there, and Kents Cavern, which featured in ‘The Man in the Brown Suit’ as Hempsley Cavern, is open to the public. Kents Cavern is interesting on its own, but any fans of Christie’s work will undoubtedly enjoy it that little bit more.
Unfortunately, it’s over for this year, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot to discover on a trip to Torbay. Most of the locations, as mentioned, can always be visited. So, on your Torbay caravan holiday, why not spend the time to learn about one of the area’s most famous people?
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September 24th, 2009 Alex
As a break from our usual posts, we thought we’d throw in something a little different and, we thought, ridiculous.
When you go on holiday, a degree of comfort is important to your enjoyment, but we think you’ll agree that some people are taking it a little too far.
It’s not just the size of the thing that’s ridiculous (imagine driving that into a UK caravan park, let alone being able to get it on some of our country roads), but the amount of money spent on the interior. Most homes don’t have a 42 inch HD televison, or a bluray player to go with it.
And what’s wrong with a coolbox? Do you really need a 2 drawer freezer? A coffee machine? A garbage disposal unit?
With its marble floored galley (it is honestly described as a galley), extra-large bath, and leather interior, we can’t see a reason that you’d actually want to leave this place, and that’s not what should happen when you’re in the sort of beautiful area that staying in, for instance, a Devon holiday park would put you in.
It’s not just the Americans doing it, though, there are German companies offering a similar service, except that these include a parking space for your car! Once again, you’re offered a leather and wood interior, and get separate living, sleeping, kitchen and bathing areas, which themselves are decorated with marble and granite.
Call us crazy, but we’ve always thought that a holiday should be a more down to Earth affair, involving barbecues, walks, swimming and ice creams, not driving to a serene location and sitting inside, doing exactly what you’d do at home.
Now, if you were to offer us half of the features those luxury RVs have, but fitted in our own homes? That would be a different story entirely…
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June 18th, 2009 admin
If you’re looking for a cheap family holiday in the current economic climate then look no further than a stay at a caravan holiday. Not only is the price of accommodation cheaper but you will also save on travel costs too. Plus there will be no need to hire a car or pay for public transport at your destination because you will have your transport with you.
As it is self catering accommodation you can also save on food costs too, although you should still treat yourself to a meal out or fish & chips on the prom at least once during your stay!
Also modern holiday parks have a great range of facilities that cater for all the family. Take your pick of entertainment from swimming pools, arcades, crazy golf, ten pin bowling, indoor & outdoor play areas and for the adults pubs with live entertainment.
Staying on a holiday park also gives you total freedom, without being tied to your accommodation at certain times to go to breakfast or dinner sittings. You are able to come and go as you please and take full advantage of the surrounding area. Many holiday parks are located close to the seaside so that you can even walk to the beach and not worry about having to find and pay for parking.
It’s worth considering what you want from your caravan holiday before booking a particular site. Those looking for a quiet time away from it all should look for a smaller site. Whilst they may lack all the facilities of a large park centre they will also not have the crowds that can spoil a holiday. Conversely if you are looking for that holiday atmosphere and would like on-site entertainment for all the family then a larger park may be more suitable.
Whatever your requirements a trip to a holiday park is the best way to enjoy a cheap family holiday that doesn’t leave you bankrupt and more stressed than when you went away!
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