Offbeat UK breaks you CAN afford this summer
Thrifty Brits are holidaying at home this summer - and to get you inspired we've scoured the country for breaks with a difference.
Whether it's seaside favourites, activity holidays, camping with a twist or staying overnight at a working farm, there's plenty on offer.
Just follow our guide and book up quick! You can't fail to have a great time in good old Blighty.
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Holiday park staff have banned campers from putting up washing lines to dry their towels and clothes because they are a "health and safety hazard"
The rule has been introduced at Sheerness Holiday Park, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, even though there have never been any accidents caused by washing lines at the site.
However, staff fear that the lines could cause guests to injure themselves.
Holiday companies are reporting a surge in the number of people booking domestic breaks following the Met Office's prediction that Britain will enjoy a sustained period of warm weather this summer.
Several operators expect that the Met Office's positive weather outlook and the continued weakness of the pound against both the euro and the dollar, will see record numbers of Britons take their holidays at home. Online bookings at Hoseasons, one of the largest British operators, more than doubled on the day of the announcement and bookings over the May Day Bank Holiday were up 103 per cent on the same period last year.
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PLANS by an Ambleside holiday park to kick-start Cumbria's tourist season with a special St George's Day event were hailed an outstanding success.
More than 400 people journeyed to Skelwith Fold Caravan Park to take part in a celebration of England's patron saint over the weekend of April 25 and 26.
They came from across Britain following national media coverage of the park's offer of free accommodation on St George's Day, the previous Thursday.
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There is a smattering of sun, no sangria and you won’t be corralled into a game of beach football by an overzealous holiday rep.
In the Lake District the weather is bracing, you make your own entertainment and a mug of hot cocoa is the best thing to wash down the day’s wholesome outdoor activities.
There are no heated swimming pools, flumes or minigolf courses as boasted by many of the company’s sites in France and beyond, but this is still Eurocamp, purveyor of the hassle-free continental camping experience enjoyed by British families for more than 30 years.
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A caravan of recreational vehicle enthusiasts pulled into Staunton this weekend, and they've committed the next three weeks to helping build a somewhat more substantial home with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
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"It is fun — the spirit of building something with someone else," said Rhonda Howdyshell, executive director of Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity. "It feels great and is very invigorating."
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I'm sure you've spotted them over the past few days. They hatch-out like tadpoles in ponds at this time of year.
Caravans, that is. Some people think they hold up traffic but it's already moving so slowly, they don't make much difference. Yes, even caravans on tow move faster than tractors with the ubiquitous Nissan Micra safely tucked-in behind.
Aren't caravans a strange social phenomenon? They began to appear shortly after the Second World War, although the travellers had always used them. At first they were very up-market, being far too expensive for even the middle-classes. By 1952 my father, who was in the coach building business, got around to building a state-of-the-art one. It was constructed to a fantastically high standard with aluminium on an oak frame and had every conceivable luxury inside and then some that weren't conceivable.
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THREE people were hurt when a mini-twister swept through a New South Wales caravan park, picking up a van and dumping it into a nearby lagoon.
The mini-twister hit the park in Hutton Road at The Entrance, on the Central Coast, at about 3pm (AEST) today, police said.
"As a result one of the caravans was lifted from its site and dumped into The Entrance Lagoon,'' police said.
Three women staying at the park were injured and were taken to Gosford Hospital for treatment.
It's not known whether they were in the caravan at the time.
A 54-year-old Erina woman had a broken arm, a 57-year-old Raymond Terrace woman suffered a cut to her arm while an 88-year-old Gosford woman had cuts and scratches.
Emergency services including police, the NSW Fire Brigade, paramedics and officers from the Volunteer Rescue Association were called to the park.
The caravan was towed from the lagoon some time later and residents were left cleaning up the damage, police said.
Source: news.com.au
Traffic chaos is predicted to hit the M23 and A23 this Bank Holiday as thousands of motorists and protesters descend on Brighton and Hove.
Motoring group the RAC has named the notoriously busy road as one of the UK's top five hot spots for holiday congestion.
The organisation expects May Day congestion to continue to build through Saturday and Sunday and not ease until Monday evening or possibly Tuesday morning as people head home after their long weekends.
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CARAVAN parks across the county are benefiting from the recession as more people choose to take their holiday in the UK.
During the Easter weekend last year, 63,500 people flew to foreign shores from East Midlands Airport.
But this Easter bank holiday weekend it was a different story as those figures dropped to 55,000, and more people chose to holiday in Derbyshire's caravan parks.
Campsites across the county said they had seen a surge in visitors over Easter.
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