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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The ‘Swift Family Retreat’ puts kids first

Available exclusively on 34 Haven parks around the UK, the ‘Swift Family Retreat’ holiday home has been designed very much (as the name suggests!) with families in mind.

Haven have seen a significant increase in interest from families looking for affordable holiday homes and worked closely with the manufacturers to produce a caravan that would meet their needs. They say, ‘ We’ve invested in first class facilities on our Parks and offer a wide range of activities and entertainment to appeal to all ages. Whilst ALL our holiday homes are suitable for families we wanted to offer people something that has been truly designed to put kids first!’

With a large open plan lounge, kitchen and diner and three bedrooms accommodating up to eight people the caravan is ideal for larger families – or provides plenty of space for the children to bring along a friend. The twin bedrooms have been cunningly designed for maximum use with a stow-away bed in one and a fold-away bunk in the other – whilst the master bedroom benefits from that all-important ensuite loo!

Stain resistant upholstery (it promises you can mop up with a baby wipe!) , lots of storage, extra durable finishes throughout, teenage friendly TV and game connections in the bedrooms and lockable bike racks on the exterior all combine to make this a great choice.

Haven say, ‘We’re delighted with the outcome. It’s also been manufactured to a very high spec with well insulated walls and floors and attractive, contemporary fittings. We’re confident that it will prove very popular with holiday home owners on our Parks .’

The Swift is available exclusively on Haven parks and will be available to view from April 16th. Prices start at £24995 depending on location. Call 0870 165 0154 or click on www.havenholidayhomes.com for more details.

15th April 2011

Haven holidaymakers relish new gastro-menus

Haven Holidays are saying ‘hello’ to a whole new range of freshly prepared dishes, salads and vegetarian menus welcoming gastro-pub style food to their holiday parks.
The new menu, which was introduced when Haven’s 35 UK holiday parks re-opened on March 18th is already proving popular with holidaymakers who have welcomed the delicious choice now available.

With breakfast, lunch, all-day snacks, dinner and children’s options it caters for all tastes and appetites with a comprehensive choice throughout the day from early morning pancakes, yogurts and croissants right through to evening snacks of ‘hot & spicy prawns’, nachos or a whole baked Camembert.

‘Traditional favourites haven’t been forgotten,’ say Haven who recognise that a hearty British breakfast, fish and chips, steak and ale pies and bangers and mash will always be popular.

The difference is in the preparation and the qualified chefs on all parks ensure that fresh cod is hand-battered, vegetables are prepared to order and guests are offered individually prepared food.

Holidaymakers can look forward to light salads including seared salmon and a blackened Cajun chicken noodle salad; stuffed aubergines and vegetarian lasagne; calves liver; tomato and cheddar tartlets and an extensive grill menu with steaks, salmon and chicken piri piri garnished with a choice of ‘Holy Cow’ sauces.

And children will be tempted by healthier mini-meals with pasta dishes, side salads, granary sandwiches and roast dinners –just like Mum makes!

‘We’ve sourced prime produce and are working towards using local and seasonal options wherever possible,’ says Mark Harper, Operations Director for Haven Holidays.

The new menus are part of an overall strategy to give customers the best possible experience at a value for money cost. Over the winter Haven have invested around £55million in new facilities, improvements to venues, landscaping and new accommodation.

Many of the Parks already feature high street brands such as Starbucks, Papa John’s Pizzas and Burger King and Haven have rolled out their own ‘Mash & Barrel’ brand to 21 of their parks nationwide. Mash & Barrel offers food throughout the day in a relaxed cafe-bar-lounge environment.

Two Haven parks, Craig Tara and Hafan y Mor also offer a half board option to holidaymakers with generous buffet style breakfasts and three course evening meals.

‘Character’ breakfasts remain a firm favourite with children who relish being joined by Rory the Tiger, Bradley Bear and friends as they tuck into their bacon and eggs!

Prices for a break with Haven Holidays range from as little as £129 for a three or four night Spring break for a family of up to six people up to £1455 for a week in a top of the range Platinum holiday home at a five star park in the Summer. Menus are reasonably priced; pork and leek sausages with onion gravy are just £6.95; haddock and smoked salmon fish pie costs £9.25 and the chicken noodle salad is £8.95.

Call 0871 230 1900 or click on www.haven.com for bookings and more information .

11th April 2011

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Easter comes later in Wales!

OK, not Easter itself – but Welsh Easter school holidays do!

Which means that Welsh families can take advantage of some great price offers whilst the rest of the country is back at school.

Haven Holidays are offering 4 nights at Littlesea Holiday park on the Dorset coast from just £149 arriving on 25th April or 7 nights at Perran Sands on the coast of North Cornwall arriving on 22nd April from only £279 for a family of up to six people in ‘Superior’ self-catering holiday homes – or splash the cash on a ‘Prestige’ holiday home for just £379. Devon Cliffs, near Exmouth has availability for four nights from 25th April from less than £200.

Head to Littlesea for all the attractions of Dorset, including the World Heritage Jurassic coastline, Chesil Beach and nearby Lyme Regis. The park has a lovely heated indoor and outdoor pool complex, Adventure Golf, sports and Haven’s renowned programme of activities and entertainment.

Perran Sands is ideal for surfers, with direct access to Cornwall’s famous north coast surfing beaches. The park is right on the South West Coast Path and an easy drive from the Eden Project. Kids’ Clubs, entertainment and a wide range of sports and organised activities are available on the park – many at no extra cost.

Click on www.haven.com/easter or call 0871 230 1900 for details of other parks offering discounted rates and great deals for families.


08th 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