Family Holidays in
Eastern England 2009

Holiday Parks, Caravan Parks, Cottages and Family Friendly Hotels in Eastern England. Holidays in Norfolk and the Norfolk Broads, Suffolk, East Yorkshire, East Anglia and Lincolnshire. There are many popular holiday resorts in this area, including Filey, Great Yarmouth and Mablethorpe. The area has many popular seaside resorts with sandy beaches, and the Norfolk Broads have many lovely waterways which are popular for boating holidays.

Norfolk

• Braydon Water Holiday Park, Nr Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  Situated on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, this park has kids clubs, entertainment, adventure playground, all weather sports court and a heated outdoor pool. Accomodation is either caravans or chalets, with accessible caravans available, with pitches for caravans and camping available.
• Broadland Holiday Village, Oulton Broad, Norfolk Broads
  Perfect for boat lovers, this park offers an indoor swimming pool and children's pool, sauna, fitness studio, private marina, fishing, motor launch hire, boat launching and mooring facilities. Accommodation is a choice of brick built bungalows, or two or three bedroom caravans.
• Caister Holiday Park, Nr Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  Caister was Britains first holiday camp - it offers abseiling, fencing and archery as well as direct beach access, kids' clubs, play areas, all-weather pools, sports, leisure and entertainment facilities. Accommodation includes self-catering and half-board options.
• California Cliffs Holiday Park, Nr Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  This park has both indoor and outdoor pools, kids clubs, crazy golf, adventure playground and entertainment. Accomodation is either caravans or chalets, with accessible caravans available, with pitches for caravans and camping available. Read Our Review
• Heachem Beach Holiday Park, Nr Kings Lynn, Norfolk
  Located on the west Norfolk coast, this park has indoor fun pool with mini slide, sports facilities, adventure playground and kid's clubs. Accomodation is either caravans or chalets, with accessible caravans available.
• Hemsby Beach Holiday Village, Hemsby, Great Yarmouth
  300 yards from Hemsby's famous golden beach, this park offers an indoor swimming pool, kids club (5-11s), children's soft play area, fort and adventure play area and mini 10-pin bowling. Accommodation is a choice of self catering suites and chalets.
• Hopton, Nr Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  With direct beach access and a 9-Hole Golf Course this park is great for families. It also features kids' clubs, play areas, pool, sports, leisure and day and evening entertainment facilities.
• Seashore Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  Next to unspoilt sandy beaches, this park offers kids' clubs, play areas, all-weather pools, sports, leisure and entertainment facilities. Accommodation is in self-catering caravans.
• Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  Vauxhall has a brand new indoor Tropical Waterworld, outdoor splash pool, health & fitness centre, sauna, solarium, children's club, mini bowling, adventure playground, adventure golf and a multi sports arena. Accommodation is a choice of apartment suites and caravans.
• Wild Duck Holiday Park, Nr Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  In a gorgeous woodland setting this park has kids' clubs, play areas, all-weather pools, sports, leisure and entertainment facilities. Accomodation is self catering caravans with pitches for caravans and camping.

Yorkshire

• Blue Dolphin, Nr Filey, Yorkshire
  Atop a cliff overlooking the Filey coast this park has go-karts, volleyball, archery, kids' clubs, play areas, all-weather pools, sports, leisure and entertainment facilities. Accommodation is in self-catering caravans with pitches for caravans and camping available.
• Primrose Valley, Nr Filey, Yorkshire
  Primrose Valley offers climbing walls, a funfair, fishing, a boating lake and £6 million state of the art pool complex, plus kids' clubs, play areas, all-weather pools, sports, leisure and day and evening entertainment facilities. Accomodation is self catering caravans or chalets with pitches for caravans and camping.
• Reighton Sands, Nr Filey, Yorkshire
  With cliff top views over superb sandy beaches this park has direct beach access. The park offers kids' clubs, play areas, pool, sports, leisure and day and evening entertainment facilities. Accomodation is self catering caravans or chalets with pitches for caravans and camping.
• Skipsea Sands, Skipsea, Driffield, East Yorkshire
  This park has an indoor pool, gym, solarium, adventure playground and kid's clubs. Accomodation is in selfcatering caravans.

Lincolnshire

• Butlins Skegness
  Butlins at Skegness has a spa, with sauna as well as Splash Waterworld, kids fun with Angelina Ballerina, Jetix, Bob the Builder and Billy Bear. Accomodation is either dinner, bed and breakfast or self-catering.
• Golden Sands, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
  Along with direct access to long sandy beaches, this park has a fishing lake, kids' clubs, play areas, pool, sports, leisure and entertainment facilities. Accomodation is self catering caravans with pitches for caravans and camping.
• Sunnydale Holiday Park, Nr Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
  Sunnydale has it's own fishing pond, adventure playground, a soft play area and kid's clubs. Accomodation is either caravans or chalets, with accessible caravans available, with pitches for caravans and camping available.
• Thorpe Park, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
  Thorpe Park Holiday Centre offers activities including roller-blading, tennis, football, a 9 hole golf course on Park, Pitch 'n' Putt and miniature adventure golf, kids' clubs, play areas and entertainment facilities. Accommodation is in self-catering caravans with pitches for caravans and camping.

Suffolk

• Felixstowe Beach Holiday Park, Suffolk
  Only 5 mins walk from the nearest beach, (which is a blue flag beach) this park offers a heated indoor leisure pool and a Family Entertainment Centre, with a lounge bar and entertainment and sports facilities. Accommodation is a range of caravans, chalets, lodges and apartments all available with various numbers of bedrooms.
• Kessingland Beach Holiday Park, Nr Lowestoft, Suffolk
  This park has direct access to sand dunes and salt marshes, two swimming pools, kids club, a soft play area and adventure playground. Accomodation is either caravans or chalets, with accessible caravans available, with pitches for caravans and camping available.
• Pakefield Holiday Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk
  Set in a picturesque seaside spot, Pakefield has beautiful gardens and is close to the Pleasurewood Hills theme park . This holiday park offers go-karting, a fantastic indoor pool, kids clubs for different age groups, kids shows, sports activities, abseiling and quad biking. Accomodation is in half board in apartments.


Cottages

• Hoseasons
  Selection of cottages in all areas of Eastern England.
• English Country Cottages
  Whether you want to holiday in a cottage or a castle, by the sea or up a leafy lane, choose from more than 2500 properties of all shapes and sizes.
• Child Friendly Cottages
  Help for parents in finding the perfect family holiday cottage in the Eastern England.
• Norfolk Country Cottages
  quality self catering holiday cottages throughout Norfolk and North Suffolk.
• Cottage Guide
  East Yorkshire holiday cottages
• Holiday Cottages.cc
  Holiday cottages in the East of England
• Self Catering Hols
  Self-catering country cottages in the east of England.
• Suffolk Secrets
  High quality holiday accomodation - all tourist board inspected and graded.


Family Friendly Hotels

• Best Loved Hotels
  Extensive listings of child-friendly hotels in Norfolk, Suffolk and East Anglia.


More Information

• Greater Yarmouth
  Official tourism website of Great Yarmouth
• Visit Norfolk
  Official Norfolk tourist information. Including the Norfolk Broads, Boating holidays, Bed Breakfast and Hotel Accommodation, Holiday Cottages, Camping, Caravanning, Local Attractions and Events and the Norfolk Beaches.

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