Friday, December 4, 2009

Traditional UK Holiday Parks

By Melanie Griffiths

It is anticipated that their will be a revival in the development of vacations in the UK as more and more people decide to holiday within the UK. One of the main reasons is the currency rate since the reduction in the value of sterling against other European currencies and especially the Euro. For UK tourists the cost of going to the continent for a holiday is approximately forty percent more simply because sterling no longer has the comparable spending ability.

Way back in the'30's prior to the introduction of mass travel and holiday flights most families went to one of the popular holiday camps such as Pontins. These were the first mass market vacation resorts where you could go for an economical vacation. The vacation camps provided accommodation with entertainment and facilities to keep the visitors happy.

Since then holiday camps have become holiday parks and the quality of lodgings has vastly got better as has the facilities and standard of entertainment. You also have the choice of staying in a self contained mobile home which has all the up to date gadgets and comforts you would require. Nearly all holiday parks now have bigger interior swimming pools with slides as well as open-air activities to keep the children happy.

There are a number of companies offering holidays of this type all over Britain and particularly in the southern part of England where the climate tends to be better. A number of the parks are also located on or near beaches so on the really hot days you can spend the day at the beach.

Evening entertainment is a very popular part of staying at a holiday parks and a number of famous celebrities have begun to appear at holiday parks all over the UK. It is not unusual to find that a whole holiday park is taken over for the weekend and based on a particular subject. You can get 70's weekends where many of the people wear clothing as they did back in the'70's and popular bands and vocalists from that era are also appearing there.

Holiday Parks have come a long way since they first started and no doubt this popular type of holiday will be around for a long time in the future. Holiday parks can usually provide vacations for the weekend so you can test them out with friends before going for a full week with the family.

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