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martyjake

31/12/2024 at 1:50pm
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2025 will be our first full year with our caravan and we want to use it as much as we can. As tent users we tended to only go away in the summer holidays so are excited to be able to go over the other school holidays. We like campsites with lots to do, like swimming pools and activities, happy to pay for the extras. We live in Manchester so are looking at a maximum of 3 hours drive from there. An idea of campsite that are like centre parks but where you can bring your own caravan. Any ideas? Thanks

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https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=1625
Holgates Silverdale
We stayed on a much quieter site nearby, but this looked like might suit when we drove past.
I think Holgates is a chain, so there may be other ones in your radius.

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I tend to avoid sites with "activities", however, I would recommend which is an independent site with its own lake and lovely walks from the campsite itself:

Fforest Fields in Builth Wells

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Some Haven parks (eg. Marton Mere near Blackpool) have tourer pitches and pools, activities, entertainment etc.

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Quote: Originally posted by martyjake on 31/12/2024
2025 will be our first full year with our caravan and we want to use it as much as we can. As tent users we tended to only go away in the summer holidays so are excited to be able to go over the other school holidays. We like campsites with lots to do, like swimming pools and activities, happy to pay for the extras. We live in Manchester so are looking at a maximum of 3 hours drive from there. An idea of campsite that are like centre parks but where you can bring your own caravan. Any ideas? Thanks

I can't imagine anyone having more diametrically opposed priorities to us. Being retired we avoid all school holidays and the kind of sites you are looking for. However, I hope you find just what you are looking for, as I'm sure there will be someone on here far more helpful than me.

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We are all different, thank goodness. We nearly always use small sites with electricity but often no other facilities. Hope you find what you're looking for.

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Have a look at the Plassey in Wrexham. It has a pool and some other activities. I haven’t been, as we prefer quiet sites with nothing but a decent toilet block, however, friends have been with their kids and think it is great.

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We have stayed at Wern Farm Caravan Park North Wales a couple times.

This is a small site with about 25 pitches (all hard standing). The site fees are very reasonable. Toilets are kept very clean. No activities or club house on site. However you will find lots of activities within easy reach of the site. This might be worth having a look at.

Check out the review/video (by For the Love of Caravans) of the site at the bottom of the website home page and the some ideas for activities in the area on the 'Local Area' tab.

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Hello martyjake
All what you Require
Is at The Haven Site in
Pwllheli North Wales
It's Called
Hafan-y-Mor.
About 3 Hour drive from Manchester .
Approximately 130 Miles
It has a Fabulous Indoor Swimming Pool Water Park .
Lots of Activities .
Shows for Entertainment
Bars Restaurants.
Also it's own Beach .
And A lovely Caravan Campsite .....
Tucked away in the Quite Part of the Holiday Park
Checkout their Website.....
Also the Location is Ideal
In North Wales
For Day trips out to Towns for Shops and Villages
And near to Abersochs Beautiful Beaches

martyjake

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Quote: Originally posted by ZIZAG on 02/1/2025
Hello martyjake
All what you Require
Is at The Haven Site in
Pwllheli North Wales
It's Called
Hafan-y-Mor.
About 3 Hour drive from Manchester .
Approximately 130 Miles
It has a Fabulous Indoor Swimming Pool Water Park .
Lots of Activities .
Shows for Entertainment
Bars Restaurants.
Also it's own Beach .
And A lovely Caravan Campsite .....
Tucked away in the Quite Part of the Holiday Park
Checkout their Website.....
Also the Location is Ideal
In North Wales
For Day trips out to Towns for Shops and Villages
And near to Abersochs Beautiful Beaches

Thanks for the suggestion we have already booked there for Easter, I was hoping for some other ideas for the May half term and October. If not we will do the different Haven sites around the UK. We went to Presthaven October 24 and really enjoyed it.

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“ I was hoping for some other ideas for the May half term and October. If not we will do the different Haven sites around the UK.”

Didn’t realise you were just wanting other Haven sites. And you had also stipulated within 3 hours drive from Manchester.
Two “Holgate” sites in Arnside have pools etc. And other companies in UK run holiday parks. So you’ll have plenty of choice. The reviews on UKCS will help too.

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ZIZAG

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Hello martyjake
Hope you enjoy the Easter
Break
At Haven Hafan-Y-Mor
For the May Half Term
Look at North Wales Coastline nearer to
Home .
As you have been to Presthaven
On that North Wales Coast:
Try looking at
Kinmel Bay ,Towyn area there
Are lots of what you are looking For
Such as
Ty-Mawr Camping and Caravan Site
Also Lyons holiday park, Golden Sands and Golden Bridge .
And lots of others in that area
All offer
What you are Looking for
Also the drive from Manchester is about two hours drive .
About 60 miles
Good luck
Hope you find what your looking for .
Zizag

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Hi Martyjake
Another Haven Site
   In North Wales .
Greenacres Morfa Bychan ,Portmadoc
   Has a Lovely Touring Park
And Family Entertainment
   And It's Own Beach onto
        BlackRock Sands .
About 110 Miles from Manchester
about 3 hour Journey .
Lots of Shops on the main Street
in Portmadoc and Retail park
Also with travelling distance
   to Harlech and Barmouth
And the Beautiful Italianate
     Village of
        Portmerion

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