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Discover Cairns – Top 7 Caravan Parks

June 24, 2012 by

Article by Jenny Brewer

A tropical haven of sandy beaches, palm trees, reef islands and rainforests, Cairns is the perfect location for a Queensland holiday. The benefits of travelling by campervan go on and on, the most obvious being you have the freedom to pack up and go on to another location at any time. There are also great savings in accommodation costs, including the added benefits offered by the caravan andholiday parks we have listed below. In no special order, they are our pick of the many fantastic parks available in and around Cairns.

1. Crystal Cascades Holiday Park (Rocks Road, Redlynch 1800 351 376)

Located just fifteen minutes from the city centre, this park is fantastic if you arelooking for idyllic surroundings close to many of the surrounding attractions. Popular with bird watchers, there is a shopping centre a few minutes drive away and just fifteen to the beach. Enjoy some family time on the tennis court or just relax and enjoy the quiet. The good news is there are no mozzies or sandflies here so you can relax in peace. Facilities and amenities are excellent and the perfect home away from home.

2. Cairns Coconut Resort (Cnr Bruce Highway & Anderson Road, Cairns 1800 636 622)

You will love it here. The Cairns Coconut Resort is surrounded by almost thirty acresof pristine grounds framed by palms, tropical gardens and rainforest. Located just seven minutes from the city you are still based centrally with plenty of things to do within the resort, including mini golf, tennis courts, volleyball and basketball to name a few. There is also a lagoon with hot and cold spas, waterslide for the kids, table tennis, bike track and heaps more for the kids. This place has every type of activity you could imagine even before you leave the front gates. If you are looking for a child friendly park, this is the one!

3. Cairns Villa Resort and Leisure Park (28 Pease Street, Cairns 1800 644 861)

Another award winning park, you are only four kilometres from the city. There is plenty of room to move with ten acres of gardens, and a saltwater pool the perfect place for a cool down. All the essentials are here, along with a pool table, table tennis and tv room. What appeals to me is the location, so convenient to visit the local attractions or head inland and still come back to a relaxing environment. Very clean and excellent service.

4. Coolwaters Holiday Park (Brinsmead Road, Cairns 07 4034 1949)

Located only seven minutes from the city, you will feel like you are living in an oasis, with a freshwater creek and mountainous views in the backyard. This has my vote for its location and beauty, especially for those really wanting to get away and totally relax. Set in a tropical rainforest, you might want to stay put for a few days before you start exploring the rest of Cairns. The staff are great, with a guided rainforest walk, pizza night, entertainment, scone morning and lots more. The Kuranda Skyrail is just down the road, so you will be guaranteed plenty of action right on your doorstep. This park is an experience in itself, and thoroughly recommended.

5. Lake Placid Caravan Park (Lake Placid Rd, Cairns 07 4039 2509)

Just north of Cairns and below the Barron River Gorge National Park, the award winning Lake Placid Tourist Park is situated on acres of rainforest and is the ideal escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. A fantastic base for your holiday, this beautiful hideaway offers many walking tracks with birds and wildlife everywhere, and children will love feeding the fish, turtles and ducks at Lake Placid. You are close to popular attractions including the Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway, with Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape York all within driving distance.

6. Cairns Sunland Leisure Park (49-61 Pease St, Manoora 1800 786 5263)

Only four kilometres from the city centre, the Cairns Sunland Leisure Park offers a multi purpose destination for those wanting a base to enjoy everything the tropics has to offer. With a fantastic pool, waterfall and wading pool plus a great playground there’s plenty for the kids. Enjoy the free barbeque sites throughout the park as well as a stocked mini mart if you don’t feel like another shopping trip. This is my pick for being such a central and versatile park.

7. Port Douglas Glengarry Holiday Park (Mowbray River Road, Port Douglas 1800 888 134)

Close enough to Cairns to be worth including, this delightful park is only minutes away from one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Four Mile Beach. Nestled in spacious palm fringed grounds, the Mowbray River is close enough for a spot of fishing, bird watching or a dip in the resort style pool. This is fantastic for a few days or more enjoying another aspect of the tropics and the beauty of the top end.

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Jenny Brewer is a travel agent whose passion is writing. After spending her leisure time writing childrens stories, she now enjoys writing about travel destinations. For more of her articles visit Campervans Australia

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Morecambe Bay Caravan Park Up For ‘North West in Bloom’ Award

April 26, 2012 by

Article by Ben Holloway

Regent Leisure Park in Morecambe has been nominated for a prestigious ‘North West in Bloom’ award for its picturesque flower beds which welcome visitors onto the site. Regent Leisure Park is one of nine holiday home parks owned and managed by South Lakeland Parks. All of the holiday parks are located in the North West with four in the Lake District, four in Morecambe Bay and one in the Ribble Valley.

Park manager Daniel Thornton entered Regent Leisure Park into the awards on the advice of the judges of ‘Morecambe in Bloom’ who felt that the displays were above par. “We enter the Morecambe in Bloom awards every year and have often done well, however this year the judges described our entrance and displays as fantastic and recommended we take our entry further.” Said Thornton.

Having completed the entry forms the park received notification from the organisers of ‘North West in Bloom’ that they were to receive an award for the ‘Holiday/Caravan Park’ category.

Regent Leisure Park is just a few minutes from Morecambe Promenade and beach and whatever the season, on a clear day, there can be no finer view in the whole of the country than that enjoyed from Morecambe Promenade looking out over The Bay to the Lakeland Hills.

The holiday accommodation at Regent Leisure Park features a range of holiday homes to suit all the family. Split into two classes, standard and superior, the holiday caravans at Regent Leisure Park have gas and electric, bed linen and duvets, colour TV and a fully equipped kitchen. The superior holiday caravans also include a higher standard of furnishings and comfort than the standard grade of caravan accommodation as well as a DVD player and other luxury items.

Facilities at Regent Leisure Park include the spectacular indoor swimming pool and sauna, outdoor sports arena and indoor children’s play area. Regent Leisure Park‘s entertainment complex offers a newly refurbished cabaret Hollywood themed lounge bar and separate sports bar showing all the latest sporting events. Rest assured there will always be something to keep you entertained.

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South Lakeland Holidays offer the best in caravan and lodge holiday accommodation

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The Best Europe Experience With Bridgend Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Park

February 9, 2012 by

Article by Steven Magill

After finishing college, I decided to go with some friends of mine back packing across Europe and like all recent graduates of my generation, we were willing to stay at the inexpensive youth hostels, eat meagerly to support our tabs for drinking down beers, and at times, sleep at the train stations as needs be. It was a wonderful experience doing this in your early twenty’s and something that I will cherish through out my life. As a family man, with three kids and an adventurous wife who loves to travel more than I do, we decided to take on a European vacation last summer. Starting off our travels in Paris reaching to parts of Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Italy and eventually heading off to the United Kingdom where we would spend ten days with a childhood friend of mine and his family on their holiday. Of course it seemed difficult to do the backpacking experience with my family so we decided to opt for a more leisurely mode. We checked into family type hotels that were not that hard to find, especially with the internet. Then, we would rent vans if possible, and do our own tours. We had to contend with maps, and sometimes different road signs that may or may have not been present in the map. Conversing with locals, especially in France, Italy and Germany presented to be a worthwhile challenge with the end result being the quick guide step to sign language or sign signals, if that is indeed a correct term. And at the end of day, we would end up back in the hotel room, exhausted and tired, but laughing about our interesting experiences of the day. All in all, that part of the trip was a learning experience of traveling with the family and not necessarily a leisurely vacation

Upon entering the United Kingdom, I was surprised by my friend that we were going on a land trip around the area and would be using a Motorhome. We were able to lease a motorhome at the Bridgend Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Park and I must say that it was one of the most pleasant times I have had in all my travels. The people who owned the Bridgend Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Park were very amiable and pleasant. It’s a family run business and those working were either relatives or long time employees of the company. In fact, it was a throwback of sorts for me to experience the service of the Bridgend Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Park for it reminded me of how business was conducted when I was a teenager accompanying my dad when he talked to his clients, most of whom ran family owned business. At the Bridgend Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Park, everything was done personally. There was this warmth and genuine feeling that they truly cared for you, not because you were the customer but you were the guest, and you were their friend. They even invited us for a family dinner at our last night there where they told us their history of the company and had some of their nieces and nephews play with our kids. They are one company that I would never forget soon.

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Bridgend Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Park will take care of our traveling needs, Europe trip will surely be a blast!

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