Havens holiday parks

Ok well I will be honest with you – we booked this holiday through The Sun newspaper. It was one of those really cheap holidays where you collect the tokens then choose your destination from a choice given to you. You can book a haven holiday online at www.havenholidays.co.uk. There were 5 of us on this holiday (all adults) and after upgrades and extras it ended up costing approx £9 each – which is not bad at all. And am I glad we booked it this ...
...if we booked it through the normal channels. We stayed for 4 nights arriving on Monday and leaving on Friday. Directions and Checking in Directions were sent with the confirmation booking. It was quite a straight forward journey which took about 3 hours. It was straight down M5 leaving at junction 30. After leaving the motorway directions were not too good but we found the resort pretty easily with only taking 2 wrong turns. We arrived just before ...

sammyjoe 01.05.2004 (02.05.2004) · Read full review
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...is nowhere near up to Havens usual standards. Having previously owned a caravan at Littlesea and knowing the strict guidelines we had to follow regarding caravan equipment etc, this was the worst Haven holiday my family has ever had to endure. The only positive note I can say is that the pantomine and Legends were fantastic to watch. *Edit* Forgot to put in that part of the window trim was missing from the main bedroom window. This was not obvious ...
...closed. The window was badly fitted in one of the twin bedrooms leaving a gap that you could poke your finger in. We also had problems with the cooker. The left back ring would make popping sounds and the gas would suddenly turn off. The front right ring wouldnt work as the knob had ceased. Had these both looked at but the back left ring remained the same. The water heater worked when it wanted to. You could turn the hot tap on full and the heater ...

Purdy_1 13.08.2005 · Read full review
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...job’s worth mate ************************* Havens customer services is excellent, the reception staff are very friendly and happy to help with any enquiry and they do not make it seem as if it’s a great chore. I had the unfortunate experience of smashing my back windscreen and the maintenance manager gave us tape and plastic to keep out the weather and offered to ask the manager to let us park in his private garage over night. In fact pretty much ...
...taxi drivers, shop people, bar workers, the man that came to fix my windscreen. Surprising almost all of them were originally from the midlands. They all said how it was lovely down there if a little laid back and expensive. In fact, when we asked one taxi driver if he had a house down there he said “Do I f**k!” (You can buy a three-bedroom house in nice area in Birmingham for the price of a flat down there) Where the hell am I? ******************** ...

michaird 21.09.2002 (24.09.2002) · Read full review
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I recently went to Haven in Ayr for the weekend. I have been nefore and the park I chose is called Craig Tara which is an all action park, this means that there is loads to do and it gets pretty busy so not recommended for a quiet break. My hubby and I were fed up and needed a holiday so I looked them up on the website WWW.havenholidays.co.uk and found the bargain break section and phoned them up. The salesman was very helpful but all the week ...
...anywhere as long as it was an all action park but all that was left was weekends. Not wanting to travel to Scarbough just for three days we opted of the one in Ayr which is just 40 minutes from our home. Doesn't sound like much of a break but we were just wanting to get away. This was on the Thursday and the salesman informed us that there was a weekend available the next day for £153.50 quite expensive for a weekend but most of the facilities ...

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In May we went to Havens Warmwell holiday park, near Weymouth, for a midweek break (mon-fri). At Warmwell all the accommodation is in lodges. We had no idea what to expect as we've never been on a holiday like this before (my hubby is strictly an abroad man!). We've got 2 children so really needed a lodge with 3 bedrooms. To get a silver lodge with 3 rooms it cost us £126. You get discounts for children under 5 (£10 for a midweek break and £20 for ...
...for over 55's (same as childrens) and as my mum came with us we got that one aswell! My hubby works for John Lewis and so we got another discount through them and I think another discount for booking early!! Any more discounts and they would be paying us to go there!! Anyway we arrived at Warmwell (very easy to find, not much else in Warmwell!) at about 2.15pm ready to collect our keys at 2.30pm (2.30pm is the check in time for silver, 1.30pm for ...

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This year we went to the Devon Cliffs Haven Holiday park for a week holiday. We stayed in a Bronze Caravan which cost around £600 for a week, this included Entertainment passes for clubs and swimming pool, and linen. The Caravan Our Caravan was very nice. As you walked in there was a lounge area which had a television, large table sofa all the way round and a gas fire. With no door, the lounge lead on to the kitchen which included a full size oven, ...
...Pans and Crockery. There was also a full sized fridge with freezer compartment, A sink with Hot and Cold water and plenty of cupboard space. This then lead on the a small hall area where the second external door came into. On the left was a bathroom complete with a toilet, Sink, Cupboard, mirror and a avery interesting shower bath. Back in the hall the next room you came to was the small bedroom which had to single beds and a wardrobe. It also had ...

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Having a group of teenagers on my hands, when I am looking for a holiday I need somewhere that can entertain my picky brood, whatever the weather. I need something for them to do, rain or shine and by 'them' I also include my hubby who I think has more child in him than the rest of them put together. Well we have just returned from a week at Golden Sands Mablethorpe, one of Haven's All action Parks. The weather was good the sea air exhilarating, ...
...is the second time that we have visited this particular camp. We went about 6 years ago when the children were a lot younger and I have to say we had a great time. We have also spent a few happy holiday's at the Seashore Park in Great Yarmouth,also a Haven Park but smaller than the one at Mablethorpe and a great favorite with my family. Haven have 21 parks throughout Great Britain.These parks have been split into 2 categories, All action Parks and ...

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Where? Sun Newspaper Offer Every 8 weeks or so - 36 sites to choose from (all next to beach) offering 1st rate accomodation: caravans/chalets, brilliant facitlities and entertainment -this is a bargain break that definitely equals value for money,we book at least one each year and we all love it! especially the childen.Or alternatively you can book straight out of the Haven holiday brochure but this will cost quite a bit more with no benefits! The ...
...4 nights mon-thur and this includes accomodation,bedding and usually club passes (some places this is £3 extra per stay) and importantly at most sites children are entertained & supervised 3 times a day in clubs aimed at specific age groups:- 'Dolphins' for the terrible toddlers, 'Tigers'for 5-11s and another for the teenagers. Events and entertainment in each club is varied from day to day and weather permitting usually includes sports (rounders ...

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Myself and my family went on holiday last September to Haven Holiday Park - Wild Duck. Which is located about approx 10-15 miles away from Great Yarmouth. This not not one of the big Havens, but is a very friendly and had everything we wanted. We did not stay in one of their holiday homes or chalets we went camping in our tent. As we were going just as the school holidays had finished, the 1st week in September, we were only charged £23 for 5 nights. ...
...whole family so we were able to enjoy all the facilities on the park. The children were able to join in with activities in the mornings, which included painting, drawing and general childrens games. There is 2 swimmming pools on site, an indoors one and an outdoors pool. The outdoors pools was such as it was not peak season, but the indoors on was open between the hours of 10 am and 5 pm, outside those times seemed to be for members. There was a ...

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Having not been on holiday as a family since the long age age of 1996, we decided that this year we would go away come hell or high water. Of course money is tight and so we decided to book a Haven Holiday, if nothing else our two little monsters would enjoy it. I went to the British Holidays website and had a look through the holidays on offer and enlisted the help of 10-year-old Zoe to decide which park which should go to. After reviewing the ...
...all the facilities we required and is also close to many attractions such as Chedder Gorge, Glastonbury, Wookey Hole Caves, Longleat and much more. We reasoned that we would prefer to go on day-trips and not spend all of our time at the park. So we booked for 21st June for 7 nights at the princely sum of £310 with a web booking discount of £5 (wow) making a grand total of £305. The day of the holiday dawned and we didn't have to check in to the ...

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This time all year is when we start thinking about booking our family holidays, and for many years while my children were small we used to spend our holiday with Haven, as I was a single parent and needed to get the cheapest deal possible, with the entertainment included in the price. Haven has parks located throughout England, Scotland and Wales. I have stayed at a few of their parks, such as Caister (Norfolk), Seaview (Dorest), littlesea (Dorset). ...
...Combe Haven is in historic Hastings, which is as well known seaside resort and has plenty of activities going on throughout the day and night. The staff are all very friendly and the park grounds are kept very clean. ACCOMMODATION: They have six different types of caravans here at this park. The only difference really between them is the size and that the super caravan has heating in the bedrooms and bathroom and of cause there is a price difference. ...

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We selected Haven Park at Golden Sands, Mablethorpe as the venue for the first week of our annual holiday. We wanted something a bit different for our holiday, and looked at a variety of venues. We chose Haven because of the price; it was a lot cheaper than Butlins, Centreparks and the like. And we chose Mablethorpe because of its proximity to the beach, and the fact that it was en route to the second week of our holiday in Kent. We also got a good ...
...You can book through a travel agents, book by telephone (0870 242 2222), on the internet (www.havenholidays.com) or by calling your chosen park direct. I logged on to the website and asked them to send me a brochure. As much as I like the internet I find it reassuring to look at a brochure and compare locations. Haven have 21 parks throughout Britain (sorry, none in Ireland). The parks fall into 2 broad categories either All Action Parks with huge ...

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Wild Duck was a favourite holiday camp site for many years. Being only a few hours drive away it was the perfect getaway. Wild Duck Holiday park is a Haven campsite located in Norfolk, in good driving distance from Great Yarmouth and Norfolk Broads. When staying at the site I have always stayed in their Gold static carvans. These have always been upto standard and very clean and tidy. The rooms were a good size for a caravan and each had a good spacious ...
...I checked after arriving was the acitivities to do. After walking around I found a couple of good size fields, perfect for either a run or a kick about with the family. Then I came across a tennis courts, which have high fencing to make sure the ball stayed within the area. You could book the court at the friendly reception and even hire their tennis rackets and balls. On the tarmac court was also a basketball post. Being a big fan of this sport ...

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We have now been to three Haven holiday parks and have been pleased was all three sites. Here are our opinions of each one: Filey. (Yorkshire coast) Reighton Sands (between Bridlington and Filey) is the best Haven Holiday Park we have been to so far. The park has a mixture of caravans and chalets and we stayed in one of the three bedroom chalets. This chalet was not too small and had all the self-catering requirements we needed, including a microwave ...
...the linen that had been provided for us and when we reported this to the staff at the reception desk they were very apologetic and immediately got onto a “walkie talkie” set and a new pack of linen was delivered to our chalet before we got back to it. The site has a host of facilities including a large self-service shop, take away food bar, bowling alley, pool tables, amusement arcade, swimming pool, children’s indoor and outdoor ...

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As the school holidays draw nearer my husband and I felt we needed a break and decided to go on-line to see if we could find any short breaks in Scotland over the Easter weekend. We looked at various sites but couldn't find anything that caught our eye, then purely by chance we stumbled across the Haven Holiday's site. This is a very well laid out site. You are given a choice of which part of the country you would like to look at. Once you have ...
...Haven centre in that area is marked with a number and you simply pick the number you would like to find out more about. We looked at Craig Tara near Ayr as it had lots of things for the children to do such as swimming, bike hire, children's clubs and an adventure playground. Having decided where we wanted to go we then had to decide on the type of accommodation we required. We felt that the silver caravan would be best because it was very much a ...

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