Find a new family adventure with Parkdean Resorts
With 66 holiday parks across the UK at coastlines, countryside, and more, Parkdean Resorts is looking like your next family getaway.
Are you looking to book your next family holiday for 2025? Allow us to point you in the direction of the UK's leading holiday park operator, Parkdean Resorts.
If you haven't already heard of Parkdean Resorts, we can tell you everything you need to know, with our recommendation of their top holiday destinations including Cornwall, Dorset, and Isle of Wight, as well as exciting events like Nickelodeon Weekender and Tot’s Breaks.
Parkdean Resorts looks after 66 holiday parks across the UK in all manner of locations — we're talking about beautiful rural settings to fun-filled coastal parks.
No matter how you like to spend your staycation, the holiday park operator has something for everyone. Parkdean Resorts has lodges, caravans, glamping, as well as more traditional touring (exploring destinations with your own vehicle, such as a campervan) and camping options. Plus, Parkdean Resorts offers lodges with hot tubs at 15 of its UK holiday parks.
The awards Parkdean Resorts have won speak for themselves; the UK holiday provider has won at least one British Travel Award every year since 2010, and recently won two gold awards for Best UK Family Holiday Company and Best UK Holiday Parks and Lodges Company at the 2020 Awards.
Plus, with three million holidaymakers choosing to staycation with Parkdean Resorts every year and over 90% of the UK population living within a two-hour drive time of one of the parks, it's clear that Parkdean Resorts is a brilliant option for your next getaway.
From lodges in nature to entertainment-filled family adventures, experience something new with Parkdean Resorts
Cornwall
This Digital Writer has had many a brilliant family holiday in Cornwall (if we ignore the time in Polperro when a seagull knocked their dad's fish and chips clean out of his hands!). Located on the southwest corner of the country, Cornwall is a great option for your next getaway with its vast beaches and seaside activities, such as surfing, watersports, and rock pooling.
At Parkdean Resorts, you'll find eight holiday parks in Cornwall with options for two, three, four and seven-night stays. Plus, there are resorts near sought-after areas in Cornwall, such as Saint Michael's Mount.
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Devon
First things first: is it cream or jam first on your scone? If you're visiting Devon in 2025, you should start getting used to spreading cream, then jam. As well as its cream tea, Devon is renowned for its stunning beaches and rolling countryside, and when it comes to entertaining your children, Devon has activities in abundance; in central Devon, there's Dartmoor National Park, as well as theme parks, zoos, adventure centres, and natural playgrounds.
All of Parkdean Resorts's getaways are situated on the coastline, in locations like Ruda, Bideford Bay, Challaborough Bay, and Torquay.
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Dorset
You'll remember memories made on your family holiday in Dorset long after you've shaken the last grain of sand from your shoes.
Inside Parkdean Resorts holiday park, you'll find family-friendly entertainment, delicious restaurants with something for even the pickiest of eaters, and swimming pools, outside the resorts, you can enjoy everything Dorset has to offer, such as Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, as well as plenty of market towns.
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Isle of Wight
On the Isle of Wight, you and your family can find sandy beaches, multicoloured cliffs, dinosaur encounters at Dinosaur Isle, medieval castles, and The Needles, plus did you know the Isle of Wight is home to red squirrels?
One of the joys of a staycation is the short travel time when you're going on holiday with little ones. Located just off the south coast of Hampshire, Isle of Wight offers more hours of sunshine than most of the UK, and it's easy to reach, too, with a 40-minute ferry crossing.
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Nickelodeon Weekender
What's your child's favourite show to watch on Nickelodeon? Could it be the underwater world of SpongeBob SquarePants? How about Blue's Clues & You? Or maybe your little one is fully immersed in Adventure Bay and the six brave puppies who keep its residents safe.
At Parkdean Resorts's Nickelodeon Weekender, your children will be invited on stage to meet PAW Patrol's Chase, Marshall and Skye, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crew. Plus, the Nickelodeon Weekender has Nick Party Dances, Nick Jr Tots Swim Time, game shows, and arts and crafts, too.
Nickelodeon Weekenders are available at 10 breaks across seven holiday parks, and prices start from just £189.
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Tots Breaks
Available from just £99, the four-night Tots Breaks certainly packs in plenty of fun activities for your little ones to try on their holiday! At Tots Breaks, there are Swim Tots, Messy Play and Sensory Play activities, plus, your children can meet their favourite PAW Patrol characters, and dance along at Milkshake! Mornings, and try their hand at Pip & Posy puzzles. It's also worth noting that kids eat completely free at Tot’s Breaks.
Plenty of Parkdean Resorts offer Tots Breaks, with locations such as Dorset, Isle of Wight, Northumberland and Yorkshire taking part in the fun.
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Pet-friendly getaways
Are you planning on taking your dog with you on holiday? Here's another reason to choose Parkdean Resorts as your next getaway: dogs are welcome at all 66 of its resorts!
Parkdean Resorts knows exactly what it takes to create the perfect holiday for you and your dog and to make choosing your ideal dog-friendly caravan or lodge a little easier, the holiday park operator has highlighted some examples and key features to help you narrow down your search, such as self-catering and Woof Parks.
'What is a Woof Park?' we hear you ask, allow us to explain. Parkdean Resorts's Woof Park is an enclosed agility course designed specifically for dogs, and the space allows your pooch to socialise with other dogs, exercise, and learn new tricks. Woof Parks are available at Newquay, Lizard Point, Warmwell, Sandford, Camber Sands, Cayton Bay and Ty Mawr.
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February half-term holidays
No matter how you like to spend your time off from the school run, Parkdean Resorts has you covered. During the February half-term holidays (Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February 2025), you can choose from a range of caravan breaks and luxury lodges which offer beach holidays and dog-friendly staycations from just £99 with a £25 deposit.
When booking at Parkdean Resorts, you can see all the accommodation options highlights as you scroll through the site. For example, you can see stand-outs such as indoor and outdoor pools with waterslides, if the accommodation is a short drive to the beach, has a sauna, is a surfing hotspot and or has a surf school or hot tub lodges.
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Easter holidays
The Easter holiday dates for your school children are Monday 7th April to Monday 21st April 2025, and, unsurprisingly, Parkdean Resorts has plenty of Easter activities available at its holidays to help you celebrate!
On Parkdean Resorts's two, three, four and seven-night breaks, you and your little ones can enjoy bonnet making (including the option to create a tie-dye one), Milkshake! themed stage shows (with a special Easter twist), an Easter-tastic selfie station, bonnet parade, The Big Easter Party (where every child will leave with a basket full of goodies), Professor Slime, Easter Tales, sand art, pottery painting, Pipsqueak's Mouse House, and, of course, an Easter egg hunt.
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Summer holidays
It might not seem like it at the moment, but you'll be rocking the sunglasses and packing your children's swimwear and sun cream before you know it! The summer school holidays next year fall between Wednesday 23rd July and Friday 29th August 2025, and what better way to create lasting memories than with a Parkdean Resort holiday? With live entertainment, kids clubs, on-parking swimming pools, and more, you certainly won't run out of activities to do at Parkdean Resorts.
Plus, if you're based in Scotland and your children are breaking up for summer earlier, be sure to check out the eight holiday parks in Scotland, too.
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