Luxury Holiday Home for Sale: Atlas Sherwood Lodge
At Yorkshire Holiday Parks we’re constantly updating our static caravans and holiday homes that you can hire or purchase. And we’ve recently taken delivery of two stunning holiday homes – both Atlas Sherwood Lodges. The Sherwood Lodge really pushes the design boundaries for holiday homes and makes them a true home from home experience. […] Read More...
Put Another Banger on the BBQ!
BBQ’ing is fantastic – cooking outside, on fire, with great scenery all make a what could potentially be an average meal taste so much better. These days BBQ’s can be sophisticated affairs – with temperature controls and gas powered. However you still can’t beat the taste of a steak cooked on a charcoal BBQ. If […] Read More...
The Great Yorkshire Show is here!
Tomorrow sees the start of the annual Great Yorkshire Show – England’s premiere agricultural show – in Harrogate. Set in 250 acres and with an anticipated 135,000 visitors over the three days of the event (Tuesday 11th – Thursday 13th) this is one of the finest agricultural shows in the UK. There are all the […] Read More...
Take Your Dog on Holiday!
This Friday (23rd June) is National Take Your Dog to work day. It’s something that we’ve been doing for years – and those of you that have visited us for a few years will have seen our Spaniel, Annie, grow from a tiny pup into the lady she is today. Taking your dog […] Read More...
National Picnic Week
This Friday (16th June) sees the start of National Picnic Week, and as I write this it seems this may be accompanied by a ‘heatwave’. Certainly that is the word being used by some national newspapers this morning! Picnics of old bring back memories of tartan blankets and flasks, egg sandwiches, quiche – though in […] Read More...
Swifts of Flight and Swooping Swallows
Swallows and Swifts As the warmer weather settles over the UK it’s the end of long journeys for swallows and swifts as they return from warmer climes to their homes for the summer months. But can you tell the difference? Swallows These are often seen in areas where there are lots of small insects and […] Read More...
We’ve got the Yorkshire Holiday Park Blues
We’ve got the blues. Blue sky, with those stunning fluffy white clouds – the ones that look like cotton wool. It’s one of the great things about holidaying in the UK, being able to observe things around us that ordinarily we’d miss. The rustle of leaves, the scent of the wild garlic, the rush of […] Read More...
What about when it rains?
We’ve had weeks of sunshine here in Yorkshire and it’s been lovely and warm – but both holiday parks have now benefitted from the recent showers. As much as we all moan about the rain it is great for the gardens and grounds around Weir Holiday Park and Allerton Holiday Park. The rain can limit […] Read More...
Bank Holiday Hustle & Bustle – things to do if you’re not watching the Tour de Yorkshire
With the bank holiday fast approaching it’s always a big decision whether to stay on the site and relax, or get out and about amongst the hustle and bustle of the day-tripping public. This bank holiday weekend is likely to be busy than ever in the vicinity of both Weir Holiday Park and Allerton […] Read More...
Bluebell Watch
One of the most beautiful sights in spring has to be a carpet of bluebells, gentle bobbing blue bell heads under a woodland canopy. It’s a real sign that summer is on its way. Here at Yorkshire Holiday Parks we know that this is one of our favourite springtime markers so we’ve pulled together a […] Read More...