Christmas at Shorefield Holidays

Christmas is our favourite time of year at Shorefield Holidays and to celebrate we have lots going on at our parks. So if you're staying with us you're in for a treat!

At Shorefield Country Park there's plenty going on for the whole family; our Christmas events kick off on the 23rd December with festive Kids' Club. Over Christmas, your little ones can enjoy Festive Finger Puppets, Festive Finger Painting, Christmas Critters, Snowflake Spinners and much more. In the evening there will be visits from Cyril and Cybil every night of the holiday as well as all your usual favourites such as Party Dances, Quizzes, Family Bingo as well as special cabaret nights where you can see the likes of Maximum Robbie and The Motown Sisters.

Oakdene Forest Park have lots going on as well; festive Kids' Club begins on the 23rd December and throughout the holiday there will be activities such as Christmas Decoration Making, Christmas Card Making, Crimbo Movie Time and Santa Cyril will be popping in for a couple of activities. In the evening Cyril and Cybil will be making an appearance as usual and alongside Family Bingo, Quizzes and other fun activities there will be cabarets acts performing. Chicago Hit Squad will be singing the hits of the Blues Brothers and the Buddy Holly Band will also be performing.

You can see a full listing of events for both Shorefield Country Park and Oakdene Forest Park on our website and don't forget to post your festive pictures on our Facebook page!

Finally, on behalf of everyone here at Shorefield Holidays, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2014.  

Dog Friendly Holidays

With a canine population of eight million and rising, it’s no surprise that the UK has a burgeoning market in dog-friendly holiday accommodation. From B&Bs and campsites to luxury hotels, more and more establishments seem keen to embrace four-legged guests.

At Shorefield Holidays we welcome dogs at our parks; being a company of dog lovers, we draw on our own experiences so we can help provide a fantastic experience for our four legged guests as well as their owners.

Lesley Lawrence, the Shorefield Holidays Marketing Director, says that we sold 14,000 ‘dog nights’ in the first nine months of 2013, across five of our six holiday park sites in Dorset and Hampshire. So popular have these breaks become, that dogs are now permitted in some of our top-of-the-range lodges with hot tubs, rather than being restricted purely to the more basic accommodation. “It is extremely popular and fifty percent of our guests return year after year,” she says.

Of course, it’s usual to impose a supplement to cover the costs associated with clearing up after pets, such as dehairing, carpet shampooing and disinfecting. At Shorefield, all units that accommodate dogs are equipped with a Dyson dog hair vacuum cleaner.

It's not only our accommodation that is great for dogs; the local area is full of places for dogs to explore including fantastic beaches and the nearby New Forest, a dog walkers favourite. Some beaches, such as Milford on Sea, allow dogs all year round but generally you will find most will allow dogs from October to April.

We've got a whole page on our website dedicated to pet friendly holidays, so you can find out more about what our parks offer to you and your four legged friend.WI