Haven’s Festival of Fun!

Haven’s Festival of Fun!

Those busy Entertainment bods at Haven Holidays have been coming up with all sorts of extra special plans to make sure this summer will be a veritable festival of music and activities.

It’s all happening at Haven’s 35 holiday parks around the UK! Sit back, chill out and listen to the music or give it your all - singing and dancing to your favourite rock anthems! Haven are promising music from now and sounds from every decade since the greats of rock and roll.

This summer ‘Beautiful World’ will be celebrating the music of Take That (didn’t get tickets for the tour? This will more than make up for any disappointment!) as well as the best of Abba; Westlife; Michael Jackson and the ultimate 80’s experience with Wham Bam Duran.

Same Difference, stars from X Factor could make a real difference to a great night out and don’t miss Lorraine Cosby (the amazing voice that sang with Meatloaf on ‘I would do anything for love’) or Ray Lewis (former Drifters frontman).

And d’you know what’s even better? It all comes included in the price!

Jamie Thomson of Haven Holidays added, ‘We’re really excited about our evening entertainment this summer, but we’ve also added in lots of additional daytime activities too. This year summer holiday guests can enjoy some Fun in the Sun - a new family activity that celebrates traditional sun and sand beach games, a touring circus, wrestling and some touchy, feely live encounters at Wildlife Detectives. Sporty families can book coaching in football, tennis, archery, fencing, golf or fishing. There are ‘Bikeability’ lessons for under 5’s as well as our usual bike and kart hire. And children’s cooking guru and TV presenter Annabel Karmel will be appearing at selected parks during the summer holidays.

Children staying at Craig Tara in Scotland will be able to take part in the Razzamataz Theatre School with trained drama, dance and singing instruction.’

Entertainment, activities and facilities vary from park to park, click on www.haven.com to see which acts, music and activities will be appearing at which destination.

Book a week’s holiday with Haven from just £499 for a family of up to six, based on seven nights in a Superior self-catering holiday home arriving on August 19th at selected parks.

Call 0871 230 1900 or click on www.haven.com

21st June 2011

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Lots for Tots!

As the big kids go back to school Haven Holidays offer some exciting breaks for Under 5s.

Haven Holidays’ Rory the Tiger celebrates his birthday this May and has invited children of all ages to his party!

A special treat for toddlers, Rory’s celebration break includes lots for tots!
Little ones will be able to enjoy plenty of pint-sized fun on the park at no extra cost, with Little Cubs Club for 0-4 year olds, splash-teeny fun in and around the heated indoor pools, water confidence sessions, indoor and outdoor play areas and free mini-archery and mini-fencing sessions.

Highlight of the week will be Rory’s party, when Rory the Tiger is inviting all his friends to join him for party games and dances, cupcake decorating and a special birthday show.

Rory’s party takes place between Mon 9th - Fri 13th May and costs from just £99 based on four nights in a Superior self-catering holiday home at a choice of Haven Holiday parks including Caister (in Norfolk), Golden Sands (in Lincolnshire), and The Orchards (in Essex).

And if you can’t make Rory’s party, there are plenty more throughout the season including Greedy the Gorilla’s birthday in June (6th-10th), Polly’s in July (11th-15th), Anxious Elephant in September (19th-23rd) and Bradley Bear in October (3rd-7th).

Haven are the leading name for families with young ones, with all sorts of fun activities for youngsters on every break during the week and at weekends. As well as the character birthdays, kids will love our new Letterland breaks.

Kids Love Letterland – and their £50 goody bag!

Letterland characters Annie Apple, Bouncy Ben and Clever Cat are helping little ones learn to read all over the world so why not come and join the characters from Letterland – in person - on a special four day break at selected Haven parks, the first special break will take place at Combe Haven on 16 May.

The breaks include all sorts of fun for tinies! Kids will be invited to star on stage with the Letterland characters – and there will be a special Letterland Treasure Hunt.
What’s more ....all the children who take part in the activities will receive a Letterland goody bag worth £50!

Other activities available include the Wildlife Detectives with mini-beast hunts and a nature trail around the Park, character Olympics with Haven’s own Rory the Tiger and friends and early evening family entertainment.

Haven’s first four night Letterland break takes place at Combe Haven near Hastings arriving on May 16th followed by Hafan y Mor on the coast of North Wales arriving on 13th June. Other Letterland breaks will be happening at Thorpe Park (near Cleethorpes) arriving on 20th June and Devon Cliffs (near Exmouth) on July 4th.

Prices start at just £129 for four nights for a family of up to six people in ‘Superior’ accommodation at Combe Haven from 16th May, or £259 for a similar four night break at Hafan y Mor from 13th June.

To book either break click on www.haven.com or call 0871 230 1900.

26th April 2011

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Save £££sss with Haven’s new Activity Pass

Haven Holidays offer a whole raft of activities for families to enjoy and many of them are free of charge! All 35 of their UK holiday parks have heated indoor and outdoor leisure pools – many with slides, flumes and water play areas and there are Sports Courts, indoor and outdoor play areas, nature trails and direct access to fabulous beaches.

Mini-sessions, including Water Confidence, mini-tennis, archery and fencing are included in the cost of your holiday – and so are Kids’ Clubs, Coke FC Football Coaching, Wildlife Detectives, Creative Kitchen Sessions and an action-packed programme of daytime and evening entertainment.

Fancy learning a new skill? Haven offer masses of additional activities for a moderate extra charge and have introduced an activity pass across all 35 parks. The pass will allow you to try out lots of different sports. Facilities vary from park to park but you could have a go at fencing, archery, high ropes and climbing walls or learn how to cast for carp or swing a golf club.

New for this year is Bikeability – a chance for youngsters to boosts their confidence on two wheels, available at selected parks. In conjunction with the acclaimed government backed scheme, children can take away a ‘Level One’ certificate to set them on the road to safe cycling.

And if you want to stay in the pool long enough to make your skin go wrinkly there’s all sorts of watery fun on offer. Power through the water James Bond style in Aqua Jet Extreme, play dodgems on an Aqua Glider and step inside the Water Walkerz for wacky fun in a giant bubble!

Our top tip is to book a Haven Activity Pass before you go – you’ll save £££ssss and you can pre-book sessions to make sure the kids get to take part in their fave options. The new pass costs from £30 for six sessions if you buy the pass before you go, this saves you a whopping 30%. For larger families you can book up to 18 sessions in advance.

Three or four night breaks with Haven Holidays start at £199, based on 3 nights in a Superior self-catering holiday home for a family of up to six people at Seashore, in Norfolk, arriving on 29th April. Other parks with similar deals include Devon Cliffs, in Devon, (£199 for 3 nights, arriving 29th April) and Marton Mere, in Blackpool, (£239 for 3 nights, arriving on 29th April).

Click on www.haven.com or call 0871 230 1900

18th April 2011

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Annabel Karmel cooks up a treat with Haven Holidays

Annabel Karmel is soon to launch her own TV show on CITV – but remember kids, you saw her first at Haven!

Haven Holidays are encouraging children to roll up their sleeves, put on their aprons and start practising for Junior Masterchef at their 35 UK family holiday parks – in a special scheme devised in conjunction children’s cooking guru Annabel Karmel.

This year Annabel’s Creative Cooking sessions are all about healthy eating with yummy sandwiches and fresh ingredients.

The special sessions are free of charge and will encourage even the littlest children to make their own sandwiches for lunch! Especially for kids aged 3-12 Annabel’s Creative Kitchen takes place on mid-week breaks at all Haven parks.

Watch out for ‘Annabel’s Kitchen’ at 12.00 and 3.00 p.m. from April 11th on CITV. Annabel and her team, including Pearl and Jimmy (a pair of penguins ) and three singing cup cakes will be taking children on a culinary journey to prove that cooking really can be child’s play.

And if you’d like to meet Annabel in person she’ll be appearing at four Haven Holiday parks - with Jimmy the Penguin - during the summer season. There will be an interactive cooking demonstration that Mums and Dads will enjoy, fun foodie games to play, free recipe cards to take home and a question and answer session with Annabel herself!

Annabel will be at Primrose Valley on the North Yorkshire coast on 26th July; Devon Cliffs, near Exmouth on 2nd August; Combe Haven, near Hastings on 9th August and Caister, near Great Yarmouth on 16th August.

Prices start at £499 for seven nights, based on Standard accommodation for a family of up to six people arriving on 5th August at Combe Haven or the 12th August at Caister. Click on www.haven.com or call 0871 230 1900. For details about Annabel Karmel visit www.annabelkarmel.com

4th April 2011

Go Wild with Haven on Safari

Burnham on Sea might be a bit light on big game but treat the family to a break in one of Haven Holidays' brand new safari tents and you'll enjoy the charm of African outdoor living without leaving the country!

Inspired by the safari experience these stylish tents offer more comfort and luxury than you would ever expect to find under canvas. They have a wide wooden verandah where you can relax in the shade and come fully equipped with sun loungers, beds, tables and chairs and kitchen facilities including a cooker, fridge and all the necessary utensils.

In a wooded setting amongst the trees around an open central area the safari tents will have a communal barbecue for easy cooking and plenty of space to chill out and enjoy the outdoor life.

'In our view living under canvas should be comfortable as well as fun,' say Haven 'and our new safari tents offer both. We can't offer the African savannah but kids will love the Wildlife Detective programme and you can always net yourself a big catch on Burnham's well-stocked fishing lakes!'

The safari tents are also available at Perran Sands on the North Cornish coast where they will provide an interesting alternative to the popular yurts that have become a much sought after feature of the park. The tents at Perran will be nestled amongst the sand dunes and provide easy access to the beach for surfers.

Staying in a safari tent might feel like a 'back to nature' holiday but they still offer access to Haven's extensive leisure facilities, heated indoor pools and full programme of kids' clubs and daytime and evening entertainment.
Prices start at just £229 for four nights in June for a family of up to five in a safari tent if you book before the 28th February. Call 0871 230 1900 or visit www.haven.com

31st January 2011
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It’s win win at Haven for football lovers!

Speaking in support of England’s 2018 World Cup bid Prince William declared, “Football is England’s national game, it is part of the fabric of our nation,” and Haven Holidays couldn’t agree more.

Haven has long supported the physical wellbeing of children with campaigns such as Fun & Fitness, which has provided thousands of nurseries with free sports equipment, not to mention a whole raft of sports activities available to youngsters as part of a Haven holiday.

But next year Haven will be celebrating all things football by providing the already incredibly popular football coaching for free on all 35 of its holiday parks! After all, just because the recent World Cup bid has been lost, this doesn’t diminish the UK's love of football – and Haven are passionate about encouraging young talent.

And if your little ones aren’t exactly budding Premiere League players, they won’t miss out either. Haven offer a huge range of other sporting activities from Adventure Golf and rope courses to fishing, many of which are included in the cost of a holiday. Younger children can also pick up some new skills with mini archery, mini fencing or mini tennis whilst you dance yourself fit with one of our new B Fit sessions!

Haven’s wide range of facilities including their thrilling SplashZones and indoor and outdoor pools will also ensure that the kids are constantly active and if the day’s activities haven’t thoroughly worn them out, evening entertainment is also included for all the family to enjoy.

For more information and to book the best deals at their 35 UK holiday parks call on 0871 230 1900 or click on www.haven.com.

December 2010

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