Book a Premium view on a Premium Park

With an increasing number of families choosing the ‘staycation’ option Haven Holidays have enhanced their ‘top of the range’ product with the launch of a new exclusive service aimed specifically at people booking their premium Prestige and Platinum grade holiday homes at Devon Cliffs – the company’s flagship park in the South West.

‘Devon Cliffs Select’ allows you to choose exactly where you’d like to stay on the park and shows just what your holiday home will include before you book.
The web-based service www.devoncliffs-select.com gives walk-through images of each holiday home and even shows the view you can enjoy as well as pin-pointing the exact location on a map of the Park.

And it’s not just about choosing the holiday home that suits you best with a guaranteed location – booking a caravan through this service also offers an earlier, assisted check-in with someone to show you to your holiday home; a twice-weekly maid service and luxury towels as well as beds made up ready for your arrival.

Haven say, ‘We’ve combined many of the pleasures of staying in a hotel, such as someone cleaning your room and making your bed with the sheer good value for money comfort and flexibility of self-catered accommodation. Our Select holiday homes are more like a stylish apartment than a caravan – yet still have all the benefits of the facilities on park and the proximity to the beach.’

Devon Cliffs resort boasts five stars, fabulous coastal views, direct access to a gorgeous sandy beach and first class family facilities. It also offers guests a huge indoor and outdoor swimming pool complex with slides and flumes, Adventure Golf, a climbing wall, multi-sports courts and a range of activities that includes football coaching, archery, fencing and kids clubs as well as daytime and evening entertainment.

There’s also a superb spa with a choice of health and beauty treatments on offer, glorious walking along the South West Coast Path and many visitor attractions throughout Devon within each reach.

A week in Spring in a premium holiday home at Devon Cliffs start at around £379 for seven nights for a family of up to six people. For more information and bookings click on www.devoncliffs- select.com

Note to editor: This service is currently only available to customers booking 7 night holidays.

21st Feb 2011
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Cheep Cheep

The Easter chick is delivering some eggstra-ordinary cheap deals at Haven Holidays 35 family parks around the UK during the school Easter holidays.

With three night weekend breaks from as little as £149 for a family of up to six people that’s less than £10 per person per night!

You can expect a whole programme of fun themed Easter activities as well as first class facilities and family entertainment included in the price.

All Haven parks have indoor leisure pools (most with slides, flumes and water play areas); multi sports courts with football coaching, mini tennis, fencing and archery and kids clubs every day with arts and crafts, music and games.

Easter fun includes Easter egg hunts, Easter bonnet parades, fancy dress, Easter arts and crafts and yummy food to prepare in Annabel’s Creative Kitchen (created by child food guru Annabel Karmel) as well as lively evening entertainment with music, dancing and visiting cabaret – all at no extra cost!

Check out Haven’s fantastic locations with direct access to miles of sandy beaches, coastal walks and countryside – or within easy reach of some of the UK’s most popular resorts.

This year the Easter school holidays are spread over a 4 week period depending on where you live –so click on www.haven.com for the best prices. Breaks start from £149 for at three night break from 8th April in Standard two bedroom self-catering accommodation sleeping up to six people at selected parks – with Easter themed fun on offer throughout the whole school holiday period. Breaks over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend start from £249.

Click on www.haven.com or call 0871 230 1900 for more information and immediate bookings.

14th February 2011

Raise a toast to Wills and Kate at an historic Warner Leisure Hotel

Warner Leisure Hotels are inviting guests to come and celebrate the Royal Wedding with a special five night break – promising the royal treatment in the welcoming surroundings of their historic hotels and traditional coastal villages.

During the break you will be served with a complimentary Royal cocktail to toast Prince William and Princess Catherine as you watch them walk down the aisle, afternoon tea complete with wedding cake and a special celebration dinner.

And if you can’t resist raising a glass of champagne to the happy couple it will be served in commemorative champagne flutes – that will be yours to keep as a memento!
Guests will be invited to sign a wedding guest book with their personal comments and well wishes which Warner Leisure Hotels will send to Buckingham Palace.

A spokesperson for Warner Leisure Hotels said, ‘Guests generally arrive for the weekend on a Friday but we have extended these breaks to make sure they don’t miss a moment of the Royal Wedding. And of course, celebrating such a momentous event with family and friends old and new will add to unique atmosphere of the occasion.’

Hotels offering the special five night break include the stately surroundings of Thoresby Hall; Cricket St Thomas (the romantic setting where Admiral Nelson courted Lady Hamilton) or Bodelwyddan Castle with its dramatic views across North Wales. Prices start at £401 per person based on two people sharing a Standard Room for five nights arriving on April 27th.

Or enjoy the wedding by the sea at Corton Coastal Village where a five night break costs from just £237 per person based on two people sharing a Standard Chalet or Sinah Warren Hotel overlooking the sea at Hayling Island (from £355 per person).

All prices quoted include a hearty breakfast and dinner each night of your stay along with a full programme of leisure activities and entertainment. And of course the special celebrations for the wedding are included in the cost.

For bookings and more information call 0800 1 388 399 or click on www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk

14th Feb 2011
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Haven unveils industry’s greenest ever holiday home with the support of celebrity eco-campaigner Anna Ryder Richardson

Haven Holidays is unveiling the industry’s greenest ever holiday home at the Boat and Caravan Show at the NEC Birmingham on 22-27 February with the official launch by celebrity eco-campaigner Anna Ryder Richardson on Saturday 26th February.

Visitors to Stand No 3215 at the NEC will be able to meet Anna, former star of Changing Rooms and take a good look round ‘The Vision’, the new environmentally friendly caravan.

Boasting a raft of green credentials, the caravan holiday home is insulated to a level that puts it on a par with traditional bricks and mortar, saving up to 45% on gas and electricity costs and minimising emissions. It has double-glazing, water saving devices and energy-efficient lighting throughout. It’s also exceptionally stylish, with free-standing furniture, a king size bed and a fully fitted bathroom!

The caravan is available for immediate purchase – or try your luck and enter our online competition www.havenholidays.com/abicompetition you might win an ABI St David holiday home worth more than £40,000!

In addition, Haven are inviting visitors to enjoy a little taste of what makes owning a holiday home on one of their 34 UK holiday Parks so much fun.

Visitors to the Stand will be able to enjoy some of the exclusive Owner benefits including a hand or shoulder massage every day throughout the show – and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday there will be Birds of Prey demonstrations.

Haven say, ‘Buying a holiday home on one of our parks is an investment in lifestyle. It’s not just about having a bolthole in a lovely location – it’s also about the social life and being part of a community. We arrange a ‘Big Weekend’ once a month for our holiday home owners with lots of free activities and events. Massage and Birds of Prey demonstrations are part of a programme that includes wine tasting, clay pigeon shooting and even helicopter rides – with themed party nights and a Spring, Summer and Autumn Balls held regularly.

For more information about holiday home ownership with Haven click on www.havenholidayhomes.com or visit them on Stand’s 3215 and 2002 at the NEC Birmingham between 22-27th Feb

Anna Ryder Richardson Re-decorates Kiln Park

Anna Ryder Richardson was at Haven Holidays’ Kiln Park this week to launch a new look for caravan styling.

Haven have linked with the former star of Changing Rooms to demonstrate how a few personal touches can transform a caravan. With cushions, throws, bed-linen, kitchen equipment and a few finishing touches such as candles, dried flowers and other accessories the caravan was madeover into an instantly attractive ‘home from home’.

All the additional touches were supplied by HomeBase. New and existing holiday home owners at Kiln Park who would like to get the ‘Anna Ryder Richardson’ touch will be able to purchase the accessories as a complete kit.

Andy Such, the new General Manager at Kiln Park, who took over the role in January, was delighted that the new caravan makeover kits were launched at Kiln Park. He said ‘We had a lot of fun making the caravans look so welcoming and I’m sure new and potential Owners will love Anna’s style.’

The new styling will be rolled out to all of Haven Holidays’ 34 family holiday parks around the UK. For more information on holiday home ownership at Kiln Park or nearby Lydstep Bay call 0871 230 1299 or click on www.havenholidayhomes.com

Woodland Breaks

The debate raging about the future of British forests and woodlands has been a timely reminder of just how important these spaces are to the British public. With tens of thousands signing petitions to protect the status of the forests, more and more are considering the calming environment of woodland as exactly the staycation they are looking for to relax and unwind on holiday.

With thirteen family holiday parks enjoying woodland habitat, Haven Holidays offer a tree-mendous range of locations from which to explore the great British forests.
Haven’s Wild Duck Park near Great Yarmouth is set in a truly tranquil woodland setting. Caravans are nestled between leafy trees and there are some lovely walks through the woods and along the nearby Norfolk Broads.

Kids (and adults too) can uncover their inner Robin Hood wit archery coaching, or really get away from it all by hiring bikes and exploring the forest.

The new Wildlife Detectives walks provide a great opportunity for kids to explore their environment, digging out creepy crawlies and planting their own trees to rear at home. They’ll have so much fun they won’t realise how much they are learning!
Haven have a long history of conservation and environmental awareness, and every year are doing more and more to raise the bar higher. Over the last decade Haven have planted an extraordinary 300,000 trees across their 35 parks which not only help the fight against global warming by taking in the harmful greenhouse gas CO2 but make the parks greener and more attractive places to stay.

All these factors and more make a Haven woodland break a great option. Wood-n’t you agree??!!

Prices for a Spring Break at Wild Duck start at £99 based on a family of up to six in Superior two-bedroom self-catering accommodation arriving on 21st March for four nights. Call 0871 230 1900 or click on www.haven.com

7th Feb 2011
Notes to Editors:
Haven parks with notable woodlands include:
Haggerston Castle in Northumberland, where the former landowner, Christopher Leyland developed the eponymous Leylandii conifer.
Hafan y Mor which has a nature trail through the woods and a picnic area
Lydstep Beach in West Wales where the ancient woodlands are part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Devon Cliffs where a bird hide had been established to watch the birds. Plus Lakeland, Reighton Sands, Primrose Valley, Thorpe Park, Littlesea and Weymouth Bay.
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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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