Top accolade for Haven's Wild Duck Holiday Park

Haven and British Holidays' Wild Duck Holiday Park has been named among the best in the country by Britain's leading holiday review website.

The caravan and camping park, set in 90 acres of pine, alder and silver birch woodlands at Belton, near Great Yarmouth, was came second in a survey to find the best holiday park.

The popular website, which attracts more than 40,000 "hits" a week, features holidaymakers' reviews of their holidays which can vary from being highly favorable to very critical.

Wild Duck – which last year won a special excellence award after achieving the coveted David Bellamy Gold Conservation Award status for five consecutive years -- was named first runner-up behind another Haven holiday park Littlesea at Weymouth on the Dorset coast.

In the latest review of Wild Duck, a holidaymaker who enjoyed a break there last October gives it 10/10, and says the park "was A1, very clean, friendly staff, beautiful setting and excellent value for money. The caravan was top class and very clean. I would recommend Wild Duck to anyone.

"We saw lots of wild animals in the woods and round our caravan. Overall excellent time!"

Wild Duck is one of four holiday parks in the Great Yarmouth area operated by Britain's leading family holiday company Haven and British Holidays.

Together Wild Duck, Caister Holiday Park, Hopton and Seashore attract more than 10,000 holidaymakers and caravan owners a week during the peak season. They are also major local employers with a total complement of almost 600 Team Members in the summer.

Haven is committed to regular investment in its parks and over the closed winter period parks have benefitted from many upgrades and improvements in facilities including the addition of outside patio areas with awnings, heating and lighting near the main entertainment venues in advance of the smoking ban which comes into effect this summer.

Second runner-up in the survey was Center Parcs Oasis, Whine fell Forest, Cumbria.

Commenting on the first holiday park awards, Chris Brown, Managing Director said: 'These awards are not given out lightly and are a valuable accolade for a holiday park to achieve. It is a great thing for the consumer as they can now know where the best holiday parks are at a click of a button and be as sure as possible of having a great holiday.

'It is especially relevant to the consumer as the awards are given based on their customers' comments and evaluate the park's service, cleanliness, value for money and quality of staff.'

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Caravans For Your Holiday Vacation

What used to be defined as a group of travelers traveling together has now changed. This also used to mean group of merchants traveling on camels or on horses and going to different locations to trade goods. But all these changed when cars were invented. Now, caravans can mean cars used when people travel from one location to another. People are now using this means of transportation to travel together or bring products and goods to other areas. Caravans can also mean a home trailer for people who are always on the road. Such caravans are named motor home caravans.

Uses of Caravans

Caravans can be used for a lot of things.

1. It can serve as a temporary home for the people who love traveling or a permanent home to some others.
2. It can serve as a perfect mode of transportation when going from town to town to sell goods and products.

Those listed above are just some reasons why people love caravans. Not only can they bring their businesses but they can also bring their homes with them on the road. Plus, think of the wonderful sceneries they are going to pass through.

Caravan Holiday

This is fast becoming a popular way of vacationing. Having a caravan holiday needs a lot of planning to do. First and foremost, you have to ask yourself where would you start. Most likely, you will start from your homes. Next question you have to ask yourself and your partner is the length of your vacation. A longer caravan holiday will mean a longer trip, of course, plus a more expensive holiday since you are going to use up more resources like fuel and food. This brings us to the third question, which is the budget for the caravan holiday. If you have a limited budget, then it is best if you plan more carefully around your budget. Nobody wants to run out of money in the middle of their holiday and, worse, in the middle of the road. You have to plan carefully where you will be going so as to maximize your holiday and, at the same time, keep costs at a minimum.

Aside from the above, you also have to take into consideration the kind of van that you will be needing. Since it is going to pull a lot of weight, a good truck is needed. You also have to have numbers of the towing companies of the routes you are going to take. It will not do you good if your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and you have no number to contact except 911.

The most important thing of all is that you should also know where you can park your caravan legally as there are only some spaces allotted for caravan parks.

You also have to be aware of traffic rules and regulations in any town or city you will go through as they can differ from one area to another.

The Things You will Need

Of course, you have to pack your usual stuffs like clothes and kitchen equipments and toiletries. You also have to have your first-aid kit with you just in case there is an emergency. It is also wise if you bring along with you flashlights and batteries for your portable radio and flashlights. You can never be too sure about being on the road.

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Static caravan gas tank covers improve safety.

Buying a static caravan on a UK holiday park is now more popular than ever with people in the UK taking more ’eco friendly’ UK short breaks.

When using such holiday homes safety is of paramount importance when traveling with your friends and family, especially the LPG gas supply used as fuel for heating, hot water and cooking.

Some holiday parks are now converting to ‘central storage’ of LPG gas supply that is linked to all static caravans on the site to improve safety, however most static caravans in the UK still have independent LPG cylinders stored adjacent to the caravan.

Many owners consider large red LPG cylinders to me unsightly, often spoiling the view from idyllic holiday locations. Most LPG cylinders have had a very hard life with dents and flaking paint and make even the most recent models of static caravans look unappealing.

These cylinders currently have no protection from the elements or from tampering and vandalism.

Some owners we have spoken to have tried to ‘’box in’’ these cylinders, however there are many rules and regulations regarding issues such as ventilation and advice should be gained from a Corgi registered engineer before completion.

As a result of these issues an innovative UK company has produced the first Gas Cylinder Cover designed for Static Holiday Caravans.

This product is designed to keep 2 LPG Cylinders safe and secure whilst using a range of colour options to help owners match with their static caravan.

Should this product be a success there will be an instant improvement in the look and feel of many static caravans based on UK holiday parks, especially if supported by the park operators.

We could also see an extension in the life of LPG Cylinders, reducing costs and helping the environment.

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