Fun whatever the weather!

Haven Holidays who have 35 family holiday parks around the UK say, ‘This summer our holidays are more affordable than ever and there’s such a wide choice of things to do – whatever the weather!’

There’ s no extra cost for splashtastic fun in the heated indoor swimming pools – and some parks even have flumes, rapids and space bowls for real thrills. And for a modest extra charge treat the kids to extra watery fun such as Aqua Jets, Water Walkerz and Turbo Paddlers.

Kids clubs are free of charge and you’ll find the Haven FunStars are just brilliant at encouraging little ones to get creative making arts and crafts; following treasure hunts or teaching bigger kids how to juggle and spin plates.

Come to the circus, watch the wrestling, and enjoy summer-time pantos, breakfast with Rory the Tiger and traditional sports in Character Olympics with Sporty Rory and all his friends. There’s fancy dress, character shows in the evening and when the sun shines there’s Fun in the Sun on the beach!

Drama school for the kids? It’s FREE at Haven’s Craig Tara in Scotland during the summer holidays! Book your kids into the Razzamataz Theatre School with trained drama, dance and singing instruction and a stage production at the end of the week.

Encourage your kids to cook!
Haven are encouraging children to put on their aprons – in a scheme devised in conjunction with Annabel Karmel the renowned children’s cooking guru, author and presenter of her own CITV show.

The special sessions are free of charge and will encourage even the littlest children to make their own sandwiches for lunch! Annabel’s Creative Kitchen takes place on mid-week breaks at all Haven parks.
Fancy meeting Annabel Karmel in person?

Annabel - and Jimmy the Penguin - will be at Devon Cliffs, near Exmouth on 2nd August; Combe Haven, near Hastings on 9th August and Caister, near Great Yarmouth on 16th August.

Free books!
Arrive on 20th August at any Haven Holidays park and you’ll be given a selection of four books for your children to read – absolutely FREE!
Haven parks are crammed full of all sorts of first class facilities so there’s never a dull moment, rain or shine. Check out parks with climbing walls, laser combat zones, crazy golf, multi-sports courts, golf courses, fishing lakes and even spas, horse-riding or an ice-rink!

Facilities vary from park to park so click on www.haven.com to find out what’s available where.

Prices for a three night break at Haven Holidays start at just £249 for a family of up to six people based on arriving on August 5th at selected parks including Reighton Sands, Cala Gran and Quay West.

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

25th July 2011

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Haven to give away nearly 50,000 books!

Haven Holidays have teamed up with Words for Life, a campaign by the National Literacy Trust, to give away nearly 50,000 books - to children on their 35 family holiday parks.

Every family arriving on a Haven park on the weekend of August 19th will receive a goody bag containing four books for children – including titles such as ‘Amber the Orange Fairy’, ‘How to train your Dragon’ and a choice of popular ‘Where’s Wally’ titles as well as the ‘Rangers Apprentice’ which is aimed at 9-11year olds.

The initiative is designed to encourage a love of reading amongst children and follows a similar successful giveaway in 2009.

A spokesperson for Haven Holidays said, ‘There is always so much to do on our parks with a wide choice of facilities, activities and entertainment – but we know that children need some quiet time and we’re hoping that the free books will tempt children to spend some time reading – maybe when they’re relaxing around the pool or in their holiday home.

Jack Sallabank from the National Literacy Trust said “Schools and parents often report a noticeable dip in a child’s literacy level when they return from the summer break so it’s important to keep their minds active and give them the opportunity to read during the summer break. We are therefore very excited to be working with Haven Holiday again and having the opportunity to deliver another fantastic campaign.”

Children who develop a love of reading at an early age get a head start with language skills which are invaluable for their future. Holidays provide the environment and quality time with parents and carers that will allow kids the space and freedom to discover the enjoyment of reading.

The free books are an added bonus – but the fun-filled goody bag is not the only free activity that Haven offer this summer.

Kids can look forward to free heated indoor and outdoor pools, kids’ clubs for all ages, mini tennis, mini archery and mini fencing, football coaching and ‘B Fit’, Annabel’ Creative Kitchen sessions, Wildlife Detectives and a full programme of daytime and evening entertainment including summer-time pantos, wrestling, circus performances, character shows, music and stage-shows.

A seven night holiday with Haven, arriving on August 19th starts at just £529 for up to six people based on Standard accommodation at a choice of parks including Golden Sands, Craig Tara and Carla Gran. Call 0871 230 1900 or click on www.haven.com to book.

The giveaway has been supported by publishers Hachette, Walker Books, Random House and Spar.

Haven Fun & Fitness awards for ‘Sports Tot of the Year’

Two deserving youngsters have recently become the first ever ‘Sports Tots of the Year’ in a nationwide search by the Haven Fun & Fitness campaign to find Britain’s sportiest tots.

Four year old Billy Bright, of Twickenham and three year old Lilly May Moyle of Exeter has both received awards in recognition of their sporting prowess, with judges describing them as ‘an inspiration’ to other youngsters.

Judges on behalf of the Haven Fun & Fitness Campaign were unanimous in their decision to make the ‘Most Sporting Potential’ award to Billy, whilst Lilly May received an award for her gymnastic skills.

Billy is already showing exceptional talent across a number of different sports but it was the video of his golf swing that made him stand out from other nominees. Billy also excels at tennis and rugby, can swim and will happily have a go at body boarding and snorkelling and loves skiing.

Three year old Lilly-May demonstrated exceptional floor and balance skills as well as a commitment to succeed that is well beyond her years.

The judges commended the determination – and obvious enthusiasm of both award winners saying, ‘It’s so important that the children actually enjoy their activities. Both our Award winners demonstrate a real enjoyment of their chosen sport and that was really important to us when we made the final decision.’

Parents and carers were asked to nominate under-5’s in a choice of three different categories – ‘Gymnastics’, ‘Tennis’ and ‘Most Sporting Potential’. Haven hoped to highlight and encourage early potential and reward youngsters showing unusual talent with additional coaching or lessons in their chosen sport.

The Fun & Fitness Campaign received dozens of nominations from all over the country but two winning tots really stood out for their talents across a range of sports.

A spokesperson for Haven Fun & Fitness said, ‘We’re passionate about promoting physical activities for all under-5’s. Exercise is so important to the health and well-being of younger children and yet sadly many children don’t meet the recommended daily minimum. Over the last three years Haven Fun & Fitness has benefitted thousands of under-5’s all around the UK by providing free sports equipment to pre-schools and nurseries to help make fitness more fun.

Launching the Sports Tot of the Year Awards has allowed us to seek out some exceptional youngsters and provide them with valuable opportunities to improve their potential.’

Organisers have confirmed that the Sports Tot Awards will be an annual event and Haven Fun & Fitness will be looking to receive nominations for next years’ awards when they re-launch their giveaway campaign in September.

For more information on how to enter and for details about the giveaway campaign for pre-schools click on www.havenfunfitness.com.

Haven applauds Trip Advisor beach choice saying it’s time to ‘fall back in love with Britain’

Haven Holidays, Britain’s favourite family holiday park operator, has parks at or close to all five top beaches recently voted ‘Best in Britain’ by travel website TripAdvisor who gave the thumbs up to St Ives, Newquay, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Tenby.

With stunning locations around the UK, easy access to some of the world’s most beautiful beaches and summer prices from as little as £249 for a school holiday weekend break for up to six people, Haven are saying ‘make this the summer when you fall back in love with Britain!’

And it’s not just Trip Advisor who is applauding British beaches; the gorgeous coastline of Pembrokeshire (where you’ll find Haven’s popular Kiln Park Holiday Park) was voted number two in the world by the National Geographic Society beating places like the Seychelles, Bermuda and Coast Rica.

With 70 Blue Flag award winning beaches and 108 Quality Coast Awards around the UK it’s not hard to find a beautiful beach that’s just perfect for you and your family. Haven are quick to point out that almost all their parks have direct access to miles of gorgeous beaches.

Book a break at Perran Sands in Cornwall and you’re right on the North Cornish coast – perfect for surfing, sandcastles or miles of walking on the South West coast path.

Caister, Hopton Holiday Village and Seashore are a stroll from the long sandy beaches of Norfolk.

Primrose Valley and Reighton Sands both overlook gorgeous Blue Flag award winning Filey Bay; Devon Cliffs is the most westerly point on the World Heritage Jurassic coastline.

Haven offer a range of good value for money self-catering options with a wide range of activities and facilities included free of charge. Book a weekend break from just £249 for a family of up to six, based on three nights in a Standard self-catering holiday home arriving on 22nd July at selected parks. Click on www.haven.com or call 0871 230 1900 for immediate bookings and details of school holiday offers.

11th July 2011

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Half price weekends in the school summer holidays!

Haven Holidays are offering half price weekend breaks during the school summer holidays. To celebrate the start of the summer holidays Haven have cut prices so families can enjoy a three night peak season break from as little as £249 for up to six people.

Golden Sands, Presthaven and Craig Tara are just some of the Parks where this fantastic offer is available, but hurry, it’s for a limited time only!

And the holidays might be small in price but they are big on free fun for the whole family! With a huge range of free daytime activities including kids’ clubs for all ages from tots to teens, swimming in heated indoor and outdoor pools, football coaching, ‘B Fit’ sessions, mini- coaching to introduce under-5’s to archery, tennis and fencing, ‘Character Olympics’ Wildlife Detectives, and even cooking fun in Annabel’s Creative Kitchen.

Every holiday not only includes day time activities but also fantastic free evening entertainment too. Live shows with music and bands, summer-time pantos (oh yes they’re free!) wrestling, character shows and party dance sessions. There are even guest appearances at selected Parks through the summer with Beautiful World celebrating the music of Take That, X-factor stars Same Difference and many more.

Touring is half price too! Haven have 23 parks with touring facilities -bring your own tent, caravan or motorhome and book a pitch with electric hook up from only £22 a night through the school holidays – for up to eight people! The price includes access to all the free family fun activities including swimming pools, kids’ clubs and evening entertainment.

Facilities and special offer deals vary from park so check the website or phone for details. Click on www.haven.com or call 0871 230 1900.

6th July 2011

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