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for British Holidays

Rating Summary based on 41 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		26
  • 4 Stars
    		11
  • 3 Stars
    		3
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		1

Detailed rating

  • Ease of getting around
  • Family Friendly
  • Nightlife
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  		• 4.0
  		• 4.8
  		• 3.4
  		• 3.6
  		• 4.7
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  • 79 of 79 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Elffriend

    5 Stars We're all going on a British Holiday. Diamond review Review with images 08/05/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Less fuss than holidays abroad, plenty to do, suitable for all ages, you can take your pet

    Disadvantages Disadvantages British weather may spoil your fun, but not the kids fun.

    I wonder how many people remember as I do the Great British Holiday? I've put it in capitals because at one time travel abroad was limited to the middle classes and above. There was such a tradition about the British seaside many years before I was born when all classes of people stayed in guesthouses or hotels leading to the wonderful Victorian architecture that some seaside resorts still boast today. I was born in 1952 and still remember when some resorts had their traditional pier for the ladies and gentlemen to stroll along but alas these are now crumbling as more and more people take ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    shelley40

    5 Stars The Malvern Hills are calling 05/10/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Countryside, hill walks,great shopping on hand

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Limited nightlife unless you travel into Worcester or Birmingham

    If you're looking for somewhere to go in the holidays this summer you could do a lot worse than hit the sights of Malvern. Malvern is an old Victorian spa town nestling in, yes the Malvern Hills. In days gone by people would visit the town from near and far to partake of its mysterious waters, which were claimed to clear all manner of ills. Having visited the local Water Museum I think the miraculous properties were derived more from time out from a rich lifestyle than any mystical properties held by the water but what the heck….it made Malvern rich and famous, as it still is today for it's ... more
  • 43 of 43 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    pippoodle

    5 Stars UPDATED A family tradition . 17/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A family run camp with it's own private beach and excellent facilities .

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Maybe price . I think it's reasonable , but thay's my opinion.

    I must tell you about an excellent family run holiday park. It’s called Pentewan Sands and is situated near St Austell in Cornwall. My family have been going they’re for their holidays since 1965 and in those 37 years a lot of improvements have been made. The camp itself is nestled in a small quiet bay and is surrounded by countryside and benefits from a private beach. Another benefit is that no pets are allowed so that you never have to worry about children stepping in dog mess. The park has been open for over 60 years and is still run by the Tremaine family. It spans an impressive 32-acre ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Katie-Jane

    4 Stars Rain Rain Go Away-Come to Cambersands Another Day 21/10/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Value, Great Entertainment, Something for Everyone

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some Amenities not running in bad weather or low season

    It started out great. I collected all the vouchers in The Sun Newspaper and sent off our deposit for 4 adults and 1 baby to stay at one of the Great British Holiday Parks for a long weekend (Friday to Monday). We paid extra for linen, entertainment passes and electricity or gas. We selected three parks and three different dates. We managed to get our first choice of park but our third choice of date. We were off the Cambersands, Nr Rye in October!!! It all went pear-shaped from then on!! Firstly, the couple who had agreed to come with us backed out choosing to go abroad instead (beats me why ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mornev

    5 Stars There's a Feeling I Get 12/12/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages For families of all ages

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I can't come here on holiday 'cos I live here

    In other cyber-worlds I call myself Lamorna. There’s a reason. In another life my late husband and I had a ‘Special Place’ in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, called Lamorna Cove. The fishing villages of Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole and Lamorna Cove, were colonised in the 19th. Century by artists who painted in the ‘Open Air’ scandalising people with their Bohemian way of life. Since my life changed dramatically in 1991 when he died, I have never been back to that ‘Special Place’ as I prefer to keep the memories in a private compartment in my mind. I have ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mikeyf

    5 Stars The Isle of Wight 24/08/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Local, same language, variety of things to do

    Disadvantages Disadvantages cant name any

    Well having just spent a week on this lovely Island, which is the first time I have been back to the Isle of Wight for 14 years, the beauty is still there. We stayed at Ryde in a holiday park but my posting is on the actual island as the holiday park we stayed at was a let down. Anyway, to start with the Ferry trip from Portsmouth to Freemantle is nice, the kids enjoyed as well as the adults who went. The only down side on this was that it took us nearly two and a half hours to get through Portsmouth to the port. The fault lied with the Ferry's as one of them had a mechanical breakdown ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    anjib

    5 Stars The big white Hotel on the Beach 29/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages all of the above also Perranport is a lovely holiday town with plenty to see and easy to get to other places from.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Maybe not for couples who don't like children

    If you are looking for a family hotel in the Cornwall area to take your family then you won't go wrong with the Ponsmere Hotel, Ponsmere Road, Perranporth, Cornwall. It has been run by the Batchelor Family for 75 years. On the walls are some lovely old photographs of his family with the original hotel and how it has progressed over the years. Let me tell you what it has to offer:- Facilities Heated indoor and outdoor pools (inside has added spa bath) Sun lounge area where you can be served drinks and bar snacks 2 bars (one that serves bar snacks all day) Gymnasium Sauna Beautician Hairdress er ... more
  • 50 of 50 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    angela.muscat

    4 Stars Camber Sands - No Moping Around Allowed 17/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap and cheerful way of getting away

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You are only limited by your own confines

    I've just returned from an excellent weekend break at the Great British Holiday Park Camber Sands in Camber, nr Rye, just past Hastings, East Sussex. We booked our holiday through The Sun newspaper promotion £9.50 holidays. Originally there were eight of us girlies, all fired up and raring to go. On the day of departure we had shrivelled down to five. The best five of the pack may I add. By the time we paid for linen, heating and entertainment passes the grand total of our weekend came to £15 each for an 8-berth caravan, Friday to Monday. We had wanted to upgrade to a superior caravan, which ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 sarahbarrow

    Member since 11/05/2007

    Reviews written: 730

    5 Stars cracking chapel!!! 28/06/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages family orientated

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none!

    The only dilemma i have had so far with this review is how to start it!!! If you only knew how passionate i am about this place you would understand. I will start by saying since my birth ( a few years ago!!!!), i have only missed out on three years of my beloved holiday of choice, Chapel st Leonards. Twice in my teens, when it was soooo uncool to go any where with your mum and dad, let alone leave your friends for a whole week and go to the boring seaside, and once because i gave birth to my daughter at the time we normally go and i felt fat and not really in the mood for seaside antics!!! I ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Annie29

    4 Stars Who do we want ? Bradley. (Not) 28/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Location, Surroundings, Excellent caravan

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Club facilities, Money grabbing, Public toilets

    My fammily and myself recently visited Haggeston Castle holiday park (British Holidays) Northumberland.. 03/04/2004 Overall Holiday : Good Accomadation : Excellent ARRIVAL We arrived at the park after a long journey that took nearly 4 hours instead of 21/2 hours due to road works and accidents. But this did'nt get us down. My husband parked the car and went to check in while myself and my 2 daughters Rachel (6) and Hannah (2) sat in the car and waited. We didd'nt have to wait long till Ian came back, but in this time we saw Rory the tiger and Anxious the elephant which pleased my daughters ... more
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