Staycations are available many varieties, from a cute B&B in a seaside city to hiring a campervan for a highway journey. However for households who have to maintain children occupied, generally the most suitable choice is a vacation park.
There are many firms providing up static caravans, lodges, chalets and luggage of leisure, all throughout the UK, and shopper firm Which? has simply named that are the most effective (and worst) rated.
Visitors have been requested to charge their stays primarily based on the standard of the lodging, customer support, cleanliness, worth for cash and services and actions on supply, and with scores primarily based on satisfaction and likeliness to suggest to different folks.
Claiming the highest spot was Potters Resorts, which scored a powerful 87 p.c. The corporate has two websites within the UK, in Essex and Norfolk, and has been internet hosting friends for over 100 years. It scored higher than big-name rivals, significantly on elements such because the free services on supply in addition to the standard of leisure and communication.
Forest Holidays, which has 13 areas throughout England, Wales and Scotland got here in second place with 80 p.c, and Bluestone Wales and John Fowler Vacation Parks got here joint third with 77 p.c.
‘Vacation parks have been a mainstay of British holidays for many years, however with so many choices to select from it isn’t all the time straightforward to know which would be the proper match for your loved ones,’ stated Naomi Leach, deputy editor of Which? Journey. ‘Our newest survey exhibits that it is price wanting past the best-known names, with smaller and impartial resorts providing wonderful worth for cash, nice customer support and loads of onsite leisure.’
The UK’s vacation parks, ranked by Which?
- Potters Resorts
- Forest Holidays
- Bluestone Wales and John Fowler Vacation Parks
- Hoburne Holidays
- Hoseasons
- Waterside Vacation Group
- Warner Leisure Villages
- Centerparcs
- Haven Vacation Parks
- Parkdean Resorts
- Butlins
- Park Holidays UK
- Away Resorts
- Largo Leisure Parks
- Pontins
To learn extra concerning the survey, you may have a look at all the small print on the Which? web site.
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Although the UK is having a fairly dismal summer time proper now, there’s nonetheless lots on the market to discover, regardless of the climate. From our very finest seashores and our loveliest nationwide parks, to the finest hikes and excessive outside actions within the UK, you may’t actually go fallacious with a staycation.
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