Pool & Spa Scene: HOLIDAY PARK POOLS
[ Children are well cared for and parents can feel relaxed that we have lifeguards on duty. ]
provides the ethos of the organisation across all of our brands and a standard by which every employee strives to operate,” said a company spokesman. “We provide at our holiday resorts services and products which enable the maximum number of families happily to enjoy a holiday or holiday home ownership, in a safe, secure and appealing environment.” Pontins, founded 65 years ago, has five centres with excellent swimming and water-based activities.
Southport (Lancashire), Prestatyn Sands (North Wales), Brean Sands (South Wales), Camber Sands (Kent) and Pakefield (Norfolk) give a broad spread of appeal that many will associate with the famous Bluecoat entertainers. “We take great pride in our water features,” says a head office spokesman. “Children are well cared for and parents can feel relaxed that we have lifeguards on duty.”
SAFETY RECORDS
All the UK resorts have outstanding safety records in their swimming pools and trained lifeguards are on duty all the time water facilities are in use.
Many offer swimming lessons for youngsters, but will guide youngsters who cannot swim to the shallow and paddling areas where toddlers and parents can splash about while getting used to water.
“The great thing about resorts is that families can be more relaxed in water and take their time with children who can enjoy themselves without the overcrowding that sometimes happens in peak periods at local swimming baths,” says Adrian Lee, a leading UK holiday industry consultant.
“In our research we have found that families make choices about which resorts they stay at based on a number of factors – price, location and facilities, of which swimming pools are the number one on the list.
“Resorts with the most exciting water features, such as flumes
and slides, rate highly – and more parents are looking at the safety aspects, so plenty of shallow pools for tiny tots and mums score highly.
“If resorts are next to the sea, which most are, then that is an added bonus as you have all the benefits of water without having to worry about the weather.” Pools that are based at seaside resorts do well in the summer months – particularly in the wet summers that Britain has >
ABOVE: Centrifugal flume and slide options spill riders into a lazy river at Haven’s Thorpe Park.
ABOVE: Center Parcs continues to invest in bigger and better attractions knowing its water attractions will keep families coming back to its UK resorts
ABOVE: Haven has invested in its Craig Tara water appeal because for most visitors, the aquatic offering will be the make and break of a successful holiday.
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