Our Top 10 Pet-Friendly Residential & Holiday Parks for you and your Furry Friends!
Staycations are currently booming! UK holidays are on the rise and are continuing to be a popular trend. It can be difficult to find the right holiday for your family especially if you want to take your dog(s) with you. Nobody wants to leave their beloved pets at home, I know I don’t. Don’t worry PHHPA has you covered. In honour of international dog day, we have picked our favourite ten parks that welcome your furry friends.
Holiday Parks
Haven Hafan y Mor Holiday Park- North Wales
This park has made huge improvements in recent years, including the addition of a large and impressive indoor swimming pool/ splash park and also an adventure village where you can do high ropes. The biggest bonus is that this park is pet friendly! The park has many different natural trails, dog beaches and even a special bark yard (dog park) where your canines can really stretch their legs and enjoy themselves. Not only can your family enjoy the beautiful surroundings, but your furry friends can join in on the adventure!
Rockley Park Caravan Holiday Park- Dorset
This park is busy and family friendly with an indoor swimming pool, kids club, evening entertainment and lots of facilities including water sports and a rock climbing wall. The park is located near Poole and Bournemouth which both have plenty of attractions that welcome families. Even better, the park will look after your furry friends as well! Dorset has lots of dog friendly attractions including dog walking beaches. So why not take the doggies for a vacation?
Devon’s Woodovis Park is an excellent holiday park with outstanding reviews, offers good value services for money and has some amazing facilities. The park has an indoor swimming pool, children’s play area, pony and carriage rides, story sessions and circus skills. So unfortunately there is no dog beach although they do have some beautiful scenery on their dog walking trails around the park.
Nodes point holiday park- isle of wight
This parkdean owned resort is a good family family option that has a variety of different attractions and facilities. It offers an indoor swimming pool, bar (for the grown ups), restaurant, horse riding on the beach in the summer, family activities and beach games. What else? You got it, they are dog friendly as well! The park is in close proximity to St Helen’s beach and Bembridge beach and both allow dogs too.
This park is popular with families so expect lots of families and busyness rather than silence. There is an indoor swimming pool as well as outdoor entertainment including sports court, outdoor swimming, crazy golf and an adventure playground. Your little ones will have days worth of fun available here at California Cliffs. And your fluffy pals as well as they are close to plenty of beaches along the Norfolk coast which are dog friendly and is a short drive to kiss-me-quick hats of great yarmouth.
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park- Bembridge
Whitecliff Bay holiday park on the isle of wight, set in a beautiful location overlooking the beach. Drink in the views with a bite to eat and soak up the sun and some entertainment. This park has a variety of different activities available for people of all ages including, archery, mad science workshops, laser tag and even a fairy and elf academy. But don’t forget the favourites like taking a dip in the pool, some crazy golf or catching a film on the outdoor cinema screen. With all of these activities and the bonus of taking your furry friends with you.
Residential parks
Chester’s Croft Residential park- Cheadle Hulme
This residential park is the ideal location to be pet friendly due to being surrounded by open spaces which allows you and your pets hours of exploring. From the adventurous nature trails in the neighbouring fields to areas set aside for your four legged friends to stretch their paws and even pet friendly attractions nearby. They have some rules on certain types of pets but other than that they are happy to keep you and your furry companions together.
Collinswood is located in Caddington, bedfordshire. Collinswood residential park adjoins open farmland while also being minutes away from local amenities. Collinswood provides peaceful surroundings with a plot either looking out onto open fields or secluded woods. Collinswood is closely located near Luton, Milton Keynes, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead. With all these local facilities available you and your 4 legged friends can explore and then return home for a cosy night in.
Kirkstead Bridge- Woodhall Spa
Kirkstead Bridge located in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. Woodhall Spa is an attractive village with vibrant retail areas, an amazing selection of restaurants and takeaways, bars and hotels. This outstanding location also has the famous “kinema in the woods”, two top golf courses, shops, supermarkets, post office, cinema, leisure facilities, doctors and dentist surgeries. Kirkstead Bridge is close to Boston, Horncastle and the cathedral city of Lincoln. So if you want to take your dog sightseeing this location has the perfect variety of attractions.
Falcon Park is located in Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Its picturesque heath land setting offers a wonderful variety of colour throughout the year and it is home to a wide array of birds and wildlife as well. Ipswitch offers excellent shopping and entertainment facilities along with historic sites, buildings and medieval churches. Superstores and bus links to local villages. So why not take your pets on a historic trip and have fun?
So, there goes the heartache of having to leave your precious pets at home. Bring them on a true family adventure. Not only will they have new surroundings to sniff out but also incredible walks to explore and meet.
