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Poston Mill Scoops Gold14 May 2008
Poston Mill Park Poston Mill Park in Herefordshire's Golden Valley have scooped "The Caravan Holiday Park of the Year" Gold award in the recent Enjoy England Excellence in Tourism Awards 2008. The awards are said to be the Tourism Oscars, and Poston Mill fought off stiff competition to win the National Caravan Park of the Year.
The Park is owned by Wayne and Sarah Jones who along with their team were ecstatic to have won Gold, beating hundreds of other Parks in the country.
Poston Mill is set in 33 acres of the breathtaking Golden Valley countryside its facilities include extensive 9-hole pitch and putt, croquet, petangue, tennis, riverside walks plus a restaurant and two holiday cottages. There is the Mill restaurant on site along with Frasers Farm Shop. It really is truly a 5 star Park following significant and continued investment in the facilities, the landscape, and the people that work on the park. The park is predominantly owner occupied holiday homes, but also caters for tourers, tents and motor homes.
Poston Mill is clearly very committed to customer care having recently been awarded the Service Mark Gold award from Quality at Heart, and ensuring that all their team are fully involved in the park management. There is a real sense of local community pride and customers are actively encouraged to buy local.
Poston Mill Park is proud to be one of 4 family run parks who market themselves under the "Bestparks" banner.
A great place to escape the stresses of everyday life.
For more information please contact Poston Mill 01981 550 225 or visit our website www.bestparks.co.uk or www.postonmillholidays.co.uk
Poston Mill Caravan and Holiday Park showered with awards8 May 2008
Poston Mill Park Poston Mill Park has become the very first caravan and holiday park to achieve the highly prestigious Gold level Servicemark award.
Servicemark Gold is only awarded for the very highest standards of customer care and leadership in good service. Innovation, attention to detail and a constant striving for the very best are all things that drew praise from the Recognition Panel. One thing they especially singled out was the dog shower that owners Wayne and Sarah Jones incorporated into the new toilet block they built last year.
"It was Wayne's brainwave," says Sarah. "We have so many dog owners on site that it seemed a great idea to add in a dog's shower when we put in the human ones. You'd be amazed how popular it is with our visitors - but if you've ever caravanned with a dog in wet weather, I think you'll understand how fantastic it is to be able to give them a proper wash and blow dry!"
For the Recognition Panel, this epitomises the friendly and helpful approach at Poston Mill.
Wayne and Sarah are not sitting back on their laurels, however. Last year the Park won the David Bellamy Gold environmental award for the 5th year running earning a commitment in the community award, and took Gold at the regional 'England For Excellence' tourism awards for Caravan Holiday Park of the year in Birmingham.
50th Anniversary Beverley Holidays, Paignton, Devon8 May 2008
Beverley Holidays
We are very pleased to be celebrating our 50th anniversary at Beverley Holidays this year.
We are very proud of our achievements over the 50 years and we have come a long way! Our parks have become an integral part of the area of Paignton and the wider Bay with many tourists visiting us over the years.
In 1956, builder and caravan enthusiast, Joseph Stanley Jeavons and his wife Marion had a dream of opening a caravan site in Torbay. They bought 21 acres of farmland in Goodrington with beautiful views over the Bay and moved from Womborne in Staffordshire with their three sons Peter, Alan and Michael. Beverley Park opened in 1959 with just 10 caravans, a few tents and a shop - with the famous Beverley Sisters as the inspiration for its name! Established as a successful family-run, Beverley Park earned its five-star status in 1975. At the time, it was just one of four parks to have been awarded this accolade in England. Beverley Holidays now consists of five parks over 42 acres, with 406 caravans, 23 lodges, 200 touring pitches and 30 privately owned caravans.
It is really a double celebration for us this year, as our resident band, Jubilee, are also celebrating their 25th anniversary with us at Beverley Park. Jubilee was founded by singers Chris Shannon and Derek Elson. Chris studied percussion at the RAF School of Music and has worked in theatre, while Derek played with top bands in London in the 1960s and 70s. Our holiday customers love Chris and Derek and they have made many friends over the years. They, like all our staff, have been integral to our success over the years.
We celebrated our 50th anniversary and their 25th anniversary with an 'All That Glitters is Gold' party. On the night, we raised £1,236 towards ovarian cancer in memory of Judith Jeavons.
We would like to say thank you to all those who have been a part of Beverley Holidays over the years. We are now looking to the future and to our continuing success.
Golden Poston Mill is top motorcaravanners site20 January 2008
Poston Mill Park Poston Mill Park near Hereford has been named as the Park of the Year at the prestigious 2008 MMM awards, held by the UK's best-selling motorhome magazine.
The MMM awards, sponsored by the Caravan Club, are now in their fourth year at an annual ceremony held in the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. Each motorhome, site and service considered by the judges has to be nominated by a reader before making it onto the shortlist. Judges had a specific checklist that makes a site great for motorcaravanners. This included facilities and proximity to amenities.
Mike Jago, Editor of MMM, said: "Poston Mill has it all, with a beautiful setting in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire. It has all year round appeal both for those looking for a tranquil holiday and those with a yearning to be a bit more active."
There are plenty of walks and riverside nature trails as well as tennis, badminton, petanque and table tennis on site, or you could try the nine-hole pitch 'n' putt course. There is a restaurant and bar on site or you could venture into the nearby village of Peterchurch.
Mike added: "There are pretty riverside pitches and excellent facilities, all within sight of the Black Mountains and the Brecon National Park."
Caravan Park of the Year 200730 November 2007
Beverely Holidays Presented by Frank Barrett, Travel Editor of the Mail on Sunday, the Southwest Tourism Excellence awards ceremony was held at the Palace Hotel in Torquay. Known as the 'Tourism Oscars', the awards celebrate 'the best in the South West' and aim to promote and reward quality in the tourism industry. Award categories included best holiday park, hotel, bed and breakfast, visitor attraction, tourism website and taste of the south west.
Award winners had to demonstrate an exceptionally high quality of customer care and continual improvement of facilities. Sustainability was an important criterion, with applicants having to prove a commitment to recycling and care of the environment. Accessibility for disabled customers was another priority, with specially adapted facilities and staff trained to welcome visitors with various disabilities. Winners were also commended for their use of regional produce and investment in the local community.
Beverley Holidays, in Paignton, is delighted to have received the Gold award for the best holiday park in the southwest. They were praised for providing excellent customer service, top facilities and their strong environmental and sustainability practices. The judges impressed with their commitment to providing high quality accommodation.
Alan and Claire Jeavons went up to receive the prize, said "we are absolutely thrilled to win the Gold. We pride ourselves on giving our customers a fantastic holiday and we couldn't have done it without all the hard work and enthusiasm of our staff. Holidaymakers have greater and greater expectations and it is so important to offer a quality holiday experience to ensure they not only keep coming back but they also recommend us to all their friends.
Overlooking Torbay with fabulous sea views, Beverley Park is a 5 star park situated in The English Riviera, offering luxury lodges, holiday caravans and touring. The Jeavons family set up Beverley Park in 1959 and will be celebrating their 50th anniversary next year!
Facilities include an indoor leisure club with pool, sauna, steam, spa, solarium, fitness suite plus outdoor pools, tennis, crazy golf, snooker, playground, amusement arcade, indoor soft play area, nature trail, butterfly garden, picnic area, shop, cabaret bar, restaurant and cafe.
The awards ceremony was held in on the 29th October at the Palace Hotel, Torquay. The South West's winners go on to represent the region at the national Enjoy England Excellence Awards in London next year. Beverley Holidays hope to hear how they have got on early next year.
Caravan Park of the Year 200730 November 2007
Trethem Mill Touring Park are delighted to have won Gold "Caravan Park of the Year 2007" at the Cornwall Tourism Awards. The ceremony was held last at the Headland Hotel Newquay, with Simon Calder presenting.

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