Great British seaside breaks: 10 best holiday parks

Family fun

For family fun this year why not try one of these holiday parks, for entertaining, fun-filled family frolics?

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For getting back to nature

Lochhouses Farm, Tyninghame, East Lothian

Set on a working farm, complete with cows, sheep and rabbits, Lochhouses has woodland, lakes and a seafront for idyllic walks. Guests stay in yurt-like tents, which come with tables, chairs, a wood-burning stove... even a flushing toilet.

For more information call 01420 80804, www.featherdownfarms.co.uk. From £395 per tent.

For catching the Gulf Stream

Beau Vallon, St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey

In three acres of grounds, Beau Vallon has great views of the warm west coast, although children will be more interested in the outdoor pool. Accommodation is in clean Mediterranean-style apartments.

For more information call 01481 265888, www.beauvallon.co.uk; from £300 per apartment.

For full-on entertainment

Butlins, Bognor Regis, West Sussex

Butlins has taken bold steps into the 21st century. At its Bognor Regis complex, families can stroke baby animals or hang out with Bob the Builder, while an X-Factor evening schedule keeps everyone happy. A choice of apartments, plus a modern hotel, means chalets are definitely out.

For more information call 0845 070 4734, www.butlinsonline.co.uk; from £885 for a family of four.

For leaving the kids at home

Mill Rythe Holiday Resort, Hayling Island, Hampshire

Mill Rythe welcomes children during school holidays, but mainly caters for adults. With heated pools, and lots of sports to keep you busy, plus bars and live music at night, dull moments are rare. Hangovers are slept off in a range of self-catering and full-board chalets.

For more information call 02392 460044, www.millrythe.com; from £318 per person for a four-day break

For good, old-fashioned fun

Pontin\'s, Prestatyn Sands, Denbighshire

Glamorous granny competitions and three-legged races have been shelved in favour of go-karting, quad biking and all manner of high-octane activities that kids will love and parents will watch with horror. Chalets come with bathrooms and fully equipped kitchens.

For more information call 0844 576 5925, www.pontins-prestatynsands.com; from £388 for a family of four.

For high-season high jinks

Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Suffolk

Taking its lead from Butlins and Pontin\'s, Potters lays on family entertainment with a capital ‘F\'. Everything, including activities ranging from archery to tai chi, and three daily meals, is covered by the price, so you can be as busy or as laid-back as you want. Stay in the hotel or in different-sized bungalows. They\'re nothing to write home about - but then you\'re not going to be inside that much, are you?

For more information call 0870 112 9631, www.pottersholidays.com. From £1,456 for a family of four.

For walking the coastal path

Rowston Holiday Park, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Situated between the sandy cove of Waterwynch Bay (reached via a woodland path) and the village of New Hedges, this is a place in which you\'re left blissfully alone to create your own entertainment. Whether that\'s firing up a barbecue or strolling along the Pembrokeshire coastal path is up to you. Stay in your own tent or caravan, or treat yourself to an on-site log cabin.

For more information call 01834 842178, www.rowston-holiday-park.co.uk; from £105 for a camping pitch; from £310 for a cabin.

For fun for the children

Summerfields Holiday Village, Hemsby, Norfolk

Summerfields offers all-singing, all-dancing breaks - cabaret, discos and live music take place in the Showbar, and there are clubs for children and teenagers. Choose from chalets, caravans or apartments.

For more information call 01692 582277, www.richardsonsholidayvillages.co.uk; from £116 per chalet.

For a watery break

Waterside Holiday Park, Weymouth, Dorset

Everything here is focused on the heated pools, with waterslides and kids\' facilities, and adults and children can let off steam in the sauna and Boomer\'s Fun House. Choose from a range of super-comfy, fully fitted static caravans.

For more information call 01305 833103, www.watersideholidays.co.uk; from £245 per caravan.

For endless white sands

Grannie\'s Heilan\' Hame, Sutherland

Although north of Inverness might not instantly spring to mind when thinking of beach-holiday locations, there\'s plenty to recommend this remote corner. The never-ending white sands of Embo beach are one. Grannie\'s Heilan\' Hame Holiday Park - ‘hame\' to tennis, ten-pin bowling and indoor swimming by day, and dining and cabaret by night - stands just yards away from the surf. There are nine static caravans, though you can always tow in your own.

For more information call 0871 641 0365, www.parkdean.com; from £179 per caravan.