By: Heather Woodland
If you’re looking for a bargain family holiday this year, Britain’s caravan holiday parks offer real value for money, with good facilities, entertainment, and great locations close to home too. But with a bit of luck, and knowing where and when to shop around and look for offers, you can save even more on their prices.
1) Check the newspapers in the New Year for special offers on park holidays
Many of the regional and nationwide British papers publish discount holiday offers in the New Year, and many of these are cut price bargain breaks at selected holiday parks throughout the UK. So keep an eye on the papers after Christmas and in the first couple of weeks of January. You’ll need to collect a series of tokens, and the sooner you can start the better, because once you’ve collected them all you’ll need to send in your choices of holiday dates and locations in order of preference, and popular choices will soon be filled up.
2) Enter competitions on the holiday park websites
Some holiday park websites have competitions where you can win a free holiday in exchange for signing up for a brochure and answering some questions. It may be a long shot, but it’s worth a try: after all, the only way you definitely won’t win is if you don’t enter.
3) Check travel websites for discount codes
If you check the travel websites which advertise park holidays, you will often find discount codes. These may apply to a specific holiday park, a certain number of days or a particular time of year. So you may find a bargain break in a resort you hadn’t thought of before – check it out!
4) Plan your holiday in the off-season
If your family circumstances allow you to avoid the school holidays, you can make big savings by going on holiday in the off peak holiday seasons. In most cases, just being a couple of weeks on either side of the school holidays doesn’t make that much difference to the weather, but it can save a lot on your budget. So if your children are younger, make the most of it while you can!
5) Look for Private Rentals
Many caravan parks offer static caravans for sale, and the owners will often rent them out at cheaper prices than the park-owned caravans when they aren’t using them. You can often find these advertised privately, for example in classified advert listings, or on eBay. If you’re lucky with the auction listings, or you find a discount due to cancellation, you might even get a last minute bargain.
6) Camp in your own tent or campervan
Some holiday parks allow camping in tents or campervans as well as their own static caravans. So if you have your own tent or campervan, this can work out to be a cheaper option for budget accommodation. It’s a bit more work at first, but just as much fun once you’ve got things set up, and you’ll still be allowed to use the holiday park’s shops, bathrooms, entertainment and other facilities.
Author Resource:-> If you’re planning to save money with holidays in your campervan, it’s worth looking into campervan insurance, to make sure that holiday stays cheap.
Visit Stairway to Devon at http://www.stairway-to-devon.co.uk to find budget holidays in Devon.
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