Latest News From UK Campsite Finder
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News From UK Campsite Finder
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Let Us Know Your Thoughts on the New Log Pod?
Log Pods are the ultimate green, ecologically desirable, environmentally friendly ‘glam’ camping experience. Log Pod camping is designed for Scandinavian, Newfoundland, Canadian North American and Continental Style ‘Glampers’ to beat the British weather. Each of these mini Leisure Lodges or “timber tents” can sleep up to 5 adults and children. Wired for lights, power and heating, the demonstration Log Pod also boasts flat screen TV and fridge options for ‘comfort camping’. Able to take low bunk beds, or blow up double / single beds, each enjoys a sheltered outdoor porch area for food preparation or just sipping a drink at the close of the day.
Mounted on 6 wheels for easy movement around a caravanning or camping sites, each Log Pod is made with a draw bar / towing hitch at both ends to facilitate accurate siting. While not a trailer tent, this enables camp and caravan site owners, farmers, homeowners and other land owners to use them as hunting, shooting or fishing lodges, backpacker bunk houses, kids playrooms or ‘Wendy’ houses, ‘twitcher’ hides for bird watching, simple extra accommodation for overnight guest visitors, and more besides.
Fitting easily into the planning and licensing requirements for holiday parks, permanent or touring caravan sites, and tent or camping grounds, their mobility also enables advantage to be taken of the 28 day rule for non-permanent siting of such units.
Easier to site, relocate and store than Camping Pods, Yurts, Log Cabins, Wigwams, Camping Huts, Tipis and the like, the mobility and elevation of these units enables otherwise wet or even flood plain areas to become usable rural eco-camping grounds for ‘Happy Glamping’.
Structurally engineered and manufactured by leading UK timber-frame manufacturers Benfield ATT, the fully insulated timber Log Pod has a strong integral chassis, securely lockable uPVC door and window/s, wipe clean wooden walls and laminate floor. The factory makes them really easy for touring camp and caravan site management and quick changeover and turnaround facility for backpackers, hikers, cyclists, bikers and other tourist users. For those with empty tenting or touring van pitches, the ability to move in a Log Pod almost instantly means that top level revenues can be maintained at all times.
Raised off the ground each of these timber tents, yurts, wigwams, mini-caravans, or whatever your favourite name for them is, is made with tube heater option, insulated floor, and instant plug in to on-site electrics. Each wooden Log Pod also enables site owners and campers alike to enjoy extended holiday seasons. This means that not only do Christmas and New Year become warm, enjoyable home-away holidays, but the whole of the winter too. Snow, hail, rain or sunshine, at typically attractive overnight rates of between £25 and £40 per night for up-to 5 occupancy; the Log Pod provides a really affordable camping alternative for the holiday maker or tourist. And with highly attractive and competitively low unit prices of between £5,850 and £4,750 + VAT (depending on quantity) the ROI on this camp site investment for anyone with a plot of land or woodland able to take even a single unit is astounding fast.
Devised and invented by Trevor Richardson in response to demand from his own small holiday park and fishing lake in South West Wales. And whether your camping site is in Scotland, Ireland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, East Anglia, Devon, Cornwall, the South Coast, Midlands or Wales, there is already an embryonic network of Log Pod sites enabling holidaymakers to find and book their stay or tour anywhere in the UK (Continental sites coming soon).
Please visit http://www.hgc.uk.com/blog/log-pods-new-to-hgc for more information.
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There are currently some interesting happenings with Google
Algorithm Changes, Experiments, and Acquisitions
There are currently some interesting happenings with Google search that webmasters may want to pay attention to. The company, which is always busy, has been making moves, which may greatly affect its flagship product - search. This is all in addition to everything the company is doing in social media, mobile, gaming, advertising and everything else (which all may have their own separate impacts on search).
Please visit http://archive.webpronews.com/2010a/0824.html for more information.
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WIN A DICKY BAG the complete solution for picking up doggy Mess.
DICKY BAG COMPETITION ENDS 23/09/2010:
Dicky bag is the complete solution to picking up dog mess.
Its unique patented design consists of a storage and dispensing area for clean bags and an airtight container for storing the full bags until to reach a bin the bespoke air freshener masks any foul smells.
You will win a:
Dicky bag walking kit which consists of
1 Dicky Bag (your own choice of size and colour)
60 pick up bags
3 scented discs
1 hand sanitizer
1 shoulder strap/lanyard
Total prize value of approx £35.40
Competition Rules:
* Must be 16 or over to be entered
* Only 1 entry per person
* Must have entered at least 1 Review on a campsite or Park
* All reviewers will be entered into the competition
* The draw will be made on 23rd of Sept 2010
* The winner will be notified by 24th Sept 2010
* For winners details please send an email to info@ukcampsitefinder.co.uk
* Only 1 dicky Bag will be awarded to the winner
* The picture is for promotional advertising only this may not be the bag you will recieve.
Loquax Competitions
ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions.
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/supplierdetails.php?n=2772&name=Dicky-Bag for more information.
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Hurley Riverside Park in Berkshire
Watch the gorgeous chef Gino D’Acampo from ITV's This Morning at work, on this spectacular Holiday Park in Berkshire.
Will, of 'Hurley Riverside Park' said to UK Campsite Finder today 'They came here a couple of weeks ago and fed most of our campsite'.
A very good idea, from This Morning - about time we saw our UK businesses being promoted on the TV.
There is too much emphasis on travelling abroad these days.
Ok our weather isn't amazing, but our spirit is still high and the British love camping and caravanning.
There are some stunning beaches and views throughout the UK, if we all just slowed down and took a look around.
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/campsitedetails.php?n=1396&name=Hurley-Riverside-Park for more information.
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Do you enjoy camping, caravanning and holidays in the UK?
Are you self motivated and work well on your own from home?
Do you own a laptop or desktop computer or have a mobile phone?
Do you spend hours on the internet?
Do you want to work for yourself working your own hours to suit?
Have you great communication skills on the phone and via email?
UKcampsitefinder.co.uk is an up and coming internet web based company targeting the Holiday & Leisure Industry. Launched in 2008 the search facility and the NEW Camping Membership Discount Card and Late Availability Option brings this website into a new age of internet camping and caravanning directories. Many new features and benefits will come into play in the next few months bringing this website to a brand new level.
Do you want to be part of this exciting team?
Earning potential is high, depending on the right candidate
Tasks will Include:
Making Sales calls and emails to potential clients
Customer Service
Good customer relations
Dealing with Agencies
Please call 07799430327
Email CV info@ukcampsitefinder.co.uk
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/contactus.php for more information.
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Camping Review from the Smith's Family. Congrats 10th Stunning Review
No bad points at all, can't wait to book for next year. Views,cycling,boating all great. Play area big and varied. Pool good, pos needs improved changing facilities. Cafe good. Showers great but look for family shower room for a gentler one for the children. Waveney pub does good choice of v nice food, CCTV in the pub very helpful to see children in games room but adults still able to relax in bar area.
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/campsitedetails.php?n=215 for more information.
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You decide and please forward your comments, as they will add viewpoints to this News
Is Glamping the new camping experience? This is what everybody is asking!
Is it for the rich who would like to be under canvas, but would prefer all the luxuries from home.
Q: What is the definition of Glamping?
A: It is a form of camping in which participants enjoy physical comforts, associated with more luxurious types of holiday. (World English Dictionary)
There are many new sites now offering this.
I believe that Glamping can come in many forms, from Camping Pods which are wooden, circular-structured Huts which house beds and some modern extras like heating, microwave, a static gas hobb and fridge/freezer.
Maybe the Tipi, Yurt or Bell Tent experience excites you more.
It reminds me of the Eskimos or Red Indians with skins and handmade rugs scattered around their warm and cosy huts, with a log fire burning in the centre.
These days they are far more conservative, with everything that you could possibly need for a luxury holiday, spacious and warm, with all the modern facilities of home.
Many Glamping sites are Eco-Friendly which is great, but you will find that most camping and touring parks are offering these facilities too.
The tents that are on offer these days, can offer you luxury and space.
I have camped on many camping sites and parks that have the large, Vango tents, that protect you entirely from the elements by having sewn-in groundsheets - many compartmented for your daily needs like cooking, toilet and sleeping etc. They also offer a large living area and some are as big as my living room at home!
So is Glamping the new era or is it just a new word? Camping can be more affordable, but the thought of packing and unpacking can be quite daunting.
At least with Glamping you arrive with basics, all luxuries are on site with no packing away - you just leave when the wonderful holiday is over.
You decide and please forward your comments to us at info@ukcampsitefinder.co.uk
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/campsitedetails.php?n=1069 for more information.
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Review from Neil Moss for Alderbury Caravan and Camping Park
Have Just returned from another long weekend at this site, this is the third visit this year! The site is situated just off the A36 in Alderbury very close to all that the city of Salibury has to offer,
We arrived late on the friday and the owner came out to greet us and show us to our pitch which we found was a great help as it was getting dark! The pitch was very clean and tidy, the hook up point was very close so you dont have miles of cable everywhere especially when you have kids!!
The shower block was clean and tidy with lots of hot water, there was even a washing machine, kettle and microwave in a seperate room which is a great touch! there are chemical and grey water disposal points.
This is a lovely family run site set in a wooded area very close to the city of Salisbury and we highly recommend coming here if you plan on staying in the area.
Well done to everyone on the site and thanks again for such a wonderful stay.
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/campsitedetails.php?n=2531&name=Alderbury-Caravan-and-Camping-Park for more information.
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Trouble finding a Site or Park that's not full? Check out this section first
If you are like me, you leave booking that weekend or week away until the last minute. Especially, considering the unpredictable UK weather, those of you who camp or caravan probably like to make sure that the weather forecast is good before setting off. Then you spend hours on the phone looking for a campsite or caravan park that has available pitches. Well hopefully we have the answer for you! Booking in systems work well for the sites and parks but because everyone’s booking facility is different, directories such as ours can’t offer the booking facility for every site. However, every Wednesday we will add all the sites and parks that have availability left for that week and weekend.
All the sites and parks listed have Featured Listings with UK Campsite Finder so if you would like to see these through the website with directions, and the google earth map click on the link below or look under Late Availabilities heading.
FOR THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK KEEP CHECKING BACK
PARK HOLIDAYS UK
SCHOOLS OUT!
Park Holidays UK are now offering up to 25% off on Holidays taken during August, so
grab yourself a cheap summer getaway.
To find out more or to view other Park Holidays UK offers
Please Visit Our Website
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/lateavailability.php for more information.
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Need a professional Video of your Campsite or Park
UKcampsitefinder.co.uk in association with Lanmark now offer a video filming service.
Along with the details and photos of your campsite or caravan park you can now add a video of the site. A video will give your visitors even more of an insight of the facilities and services your site provides.
Once your site is filmed and the completed video is edited and uploaded to a number of websites to ensure the maximum expose to the camping and
caravaning community.
Unlike a website a video can be located on many
different marketing sources and each view of the video will drive those visitors back to your own website.
With the growing popularity of the Internet more and more people are starting their search for campsites and caravan parks online. In fact,
far more information about a site can be found online now which includes not only descriptions about the facilities and services a site offers
but also photos, location maps, Google aerial view maps, visitor reviews and now video.
Our objectives:
When we are booked to visit your site or park we will produce a video and capture the ambience and the feel for your park also showing the services and facilities that the owners of the site provide.
An interview with site owners is always good viewing as is, live video footage of good recommendations from actual visitors. We can incorporate video of local attractions, to entice your visitors in.
A video should be short, around 2-4 minutes long, and packed with information, leaving the viewer ready to book a holiday at your Park at the first opportunity.
Our video package includes:
*A discussion with the site owners, prior to filming, to ensure relevant clips are used.
*facilities and services are video'ed and how best to present the site.
* A site visit will take no longer that two hours. The video footage will then be edited at our offices.
*A preview of the completed video will be available online, to the site owners, to approve the completed video.
*Amendments will be made if required.
Once approved there are four marketing steps:
There are a number of websites your video is uploaded to once the video is ready for distribution:
*First, the video will be uploaded to YouTube.com and four other video sharing websites.
*Second, your completed video will be added to your 'ukcampsitefinder.co.uk' listing.
*Third the video will be uploaded to Yell.com who now have a new business video sharing website.
Finally your video can be embedded into your own website by us or by your website designer.
Also adding video is the simplest way to gain more visibility and improve your website ranking on Google.
Google loves videos and will rank a video so long as the title, description and tags (keywords) are added
when the video is uploaded to sites like YouTube.
See the example above of a caravan park video appearing one page one of Google.
Please visit http://lanmarkltd.co.uk/ for more information.
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Add your up-to-date news on UK Campsite Finder
Campsites:
Does your UK campsite, holiday park or caravan touring park have something to tell our viewers!
Do you have a special event or rally you would like to promote?
Maybe you have a new toilet block that you would like to boast about.
A new play park to entertain the kids.
Or maybe you have just won a special award for your Park and would like to promote yourself.
Camping, caravan and motorhome suppliers:
Would you like to tell our viewers about a new product launch?
Attractions in the UK:
Tell our visitors about your attraction and the county it is in.
Will they receive special discounts?
Then please send all the information to us and we will add to the Camping, Caravan, and Holiday Park News section.
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/contactus.php for more information.
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Have you tried camping in the new camping pods
Have you tried camping in the new camping pods.
They are an excellent way to experience camping in the comfort of a warm dry shelter.
Add in Camping pods in the search criteria and away you go.
Or take a look at The Old Oaks in Somerset.
Or maybe you would like the under canvas experience but it little more up market the new word for this is 'Glamping' this can be done with Tipis, Yurts and Belle Tents.
The fun of the great outdoors but having also those lovely home comforts.
You can access all of these on the campsite facility search menu under neath the logo.
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New environmentally friendly shower and toilet block with a latrine in the African bush.
The award winning Waveney River Centre has twinned its new environmentally friendly shower and toilet block with a latrine in the African bush.
To mark the major eco-makeover the Holiday Park and Marina in the southern Norfolk Broads is the first in Britain to become a toilet twinner as part of a worldwide campaign by the UK charity CORD to highlight the lack of sanitation across the globe.
Toilet Twinning is seen as a potty idea with a deadly serious message. The UN say 2.6 billion people do not have access to a toilet- that’s 40% of the world population -and that a child dies every 17 seconds from diarrhoeal diseases.
A twinning certificate picturing their twin latrine in the remote Giharo Province, Burundi will hang in the five star facilities, which provides 10 individual wash rooms featuring under floor heating, a ‘green’ water heating system, hand and hair dryers and seats. One is adapted for the needs of the disabled and the two larger family rooms include baby changing & toddler equipment. Individual heat recovery units are fitted to each room so that stale air is removed without wasting the warmth.
‘The new facilities are so popular that one family even cancelled their summer camping holiday in Devon to re-book at Waveney, purely on the strength of the showers,’ said Director Ruth Knight.
‘That’s why we are delighted to twin our state of the art facilities with a latrine for a family in Burundi; it’s a real reminder of how fortunate we are here in the UK and how essential basic toilets are,’ she added.
Visitors will be able to track down their twin via its map references and spot it on Google earth. Toilet Twinning has so far attracted twinners from 12 countries and is endorsed by CORD Ambassador singer Corinne Bailey Rae who has seen for herself the desperate need for better sanitation across Africa and the developing world.
Waveney River Centre won the coveted David Bellamy Gold Conservation Award in 2009 and was also a finalist for the EDP Sustainable Tourism Award. The site, in the Norfolk Broads National Park, features an abundance of wildlife with touring & camping pitches overlook the marina, River Waveney and the Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve.
To twin your toilet visit www.toilettwinning.org
Please visit http://www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk for more information.
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Environmentally aware campers can now enjoy innovative eco-friendly facilities
Environmentally aware campers can now enjoy innovative eco-friendly facilities at the Cheddar Camping and Caravanning Club Site in Somerset.
Franchisees, Alan and Kate Sefton, have invested around £80,000 into developing a new facilities block to create an environmentally friendly haven for campers.
The new revolutionary facilities include: state of the art showers which mix air with water to reduce energy consumption, waterless urinals that break-down waste using bio-friendly products plus a ventilation system which removes 80 percent of heat from extracted air, returns it to the washrooms and removes excess humidity.
Alan was enthusiastic about the Site’s latest developments. He said: “We are committed to providing an eco-friendly setting to help contribute towards the preservation of our planet.
“Our green facilities have been designed to the highest standard, ensuring all our campers have an enjoyable stay."
The Club has a number of award-winning sites including, Eskdale, Teversal and Gullivers Milton Keynes, that have all developed a variety of ecological facilities.
As a further reflection of The Club’s commitment to preserving the environment, 56 of its Club Sites have been awarded David Bellamy Gold Awards.
The Sites were recognised after the Holiday Site Managers, Assistants and franchisees highlighted to assessors the great lengths that they undertake to help protect and enhance Britain’s natural environment.
The David Bellamy Conservation Award Scheme is one of the longest running green tourism awards in the UK, and is a joint partnership between the Conservation Foundation and the British Holiday & Homes Parks Association.
To stay at Cheddar or any of The Club’s 110 award-winning sites, bookings can be made via The Club’s Contact Centre on 0845 130 7633 or 024 7647 5426 or via the website:
Please visit http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk for more information.
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A Bit of info about ticket sales for the London 2012 Olympic Games
More than nine million tickets will be on sale for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will go on sale in 2011. Between now and then, Ticketmaster will work with LOCOG on its ongoing ticketing strategy and planning before assisting in the set-up and running of the ticket sales process.
LOCOG Commercial Director, Chris Townsend, commented: 'We’re thrilled to be welcoming Ticketmaster onboard – this is a crucial appointment, following a rigorous tendering process.
'When tickets go on sale in 2011, we’ll need a reliable solution and a team of world-class ticketing experts in place, ensuring we manage demand and deliver a first-class customer service.
'Ticketmaster has a wealth of experience in delivering ticketing for major sporting events – including Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cups and the World Twenty20.'
Chris Edmonds, managing director of Ticketmaster UK, said: 'Ticketmaster UK is immensely proud to have been selected as the official ticketing partner for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
'After a comprehensive bidding process this achievement is a hugely exciting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our employees to work on an Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in their home country.
'We will work closely with LOCOG to provide a ticketing solution engineered to match the needs of the greatest sporting event in the world.'
Please visit http://www.london2012.com/index.php for more information.
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We would like to welcome Park Holiday UK to our website
Our New advertiser Park Holidays UK have many parks for you to choose from.
They can be found on the Campsite Facility Search Page with a banner directing you to their website.
They have Featured listings on these pages, Sussex,
Kent, Dorset, Hampshire, Devon South, Essex and Suffolk. The featured listings have video footage of the Parks and some useful info on facilities that they offer.
Please visit http://www.parkholidaysuk.com/ for more information.
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Do you own a laptop, desktop and telephone
Are you self motivated and would like to work for yourself from home choosing your own hours. Then this is an excellent opportunity for you.
We are are looking for people who would love to work in the leisure industry sector.
Must have an excellent telephone manor and used to dealing with large and small business's.
No great computer skills needed but must know your way around a computer email and word.
Please contact us for more information.
Please visit http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk/contactus.php for more information.
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Send in your video's
We have decided to add Video Travel Reviews as well as written reviews.
This can be done by sending in your Holiday video's of Campsites, Holiday Parks and Touring Caravan Parks throughout the UK.
Funny ones are welcome but keep clean and no swearing please.
Keep to 4-5 mins long or they will be too large.
Please note they will be added to You Tube so we can use the code.
These Video's will then be added to the blog.
We felt this was the best place to put them a little quirky and what better way to review a campsite or Holiday Park.
Please email to info@ukcampsitefinder.co.uk any problems let us know
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Would You Like to Take Part In A Documentary On BBC2
This is the Flyer Sent to UK Campsite Finder
Would you and your Family be interested in taking part in a documentary we are making for BBC2, about British families going on holiday. The film will be produced by the BBC's Documentaries unit, but it will feature footage shot by the children of the featured families, and it will be told as far as possible from the children's point of view.
The Documentaries unit makes a range of different programmes, from Louis Theroux to the acclaimed BBC1 documentary about injured soldiers, WOUNDED. As part of our remit, we produce an award-winning strand of documentaries for BBC2 called WONDERLAND which features different aspects of contemporary British life, and this particular 60-minute documentary would be on television later this year as part of the Wonderland strand.
Over the last year, the number of holiday trips taken in the UK has risen by seven million. We want our documentary to reflect this growing trend. We are looking for families who are going on holiday in the UK in July or August, but we would not want to film people on the holiday itself. Instead we will film families travelling to and from their holiday destination and then we will lend the family a small camera that they will use to film their holiday. We would like to see the holiday experience through the eyes of one, or perhaps two, children in the family so we will teach the children how to use a small video camera for them to make a short video diary of their holiday. Some of these diaries will then hopefully appear in the completed film on BBC2.
At this early stage we are making contact with as many families as possible, even though in the final film we will have to narrow down the number of families who take part. It would be great to talk with you about the film we would like to make, and how we would make it, as well as finding out more about you and your holiday plans. We hope taking part in the film will be a lot of fun, and will afford us a warm, engaging and entertaining glimpse into modern-day Britain. At this stage there would be no commitment at all to taking part.
If wanting more info Please go to Contact and fill out the enquiry form or email.
Please visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8690353.stm for more information.
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