Scottish Caravans & Motorhomes

available five minutes from the park entrance.
Or you can venture out to nearby Silverdale or
to the Victorian seaside village of Arnside.
Picture Courtesy of Holgates
other facilities include a gym, sauna, kids’ play
area, restaurant, an excellent swimming pool
and a pitch-and-putt green. The park has also
recently invested in planting hedging around
each of the touring pitches, all of which come
with their own tap.
The Silverdale park is on different gradients,
and that means some pitches, including
the tents, have exceptional views across the
bay over to the lakes. The park is well run, and
a team work all week to keep it that way. For
those who want to explore the area, plenty of
walks along the shore and into woodland are
Holgates
Holiday Parks
Various locations
to the west of the
Lake District
Telephone
01524 701508
Website
holgates.co.uk
All in the family
Michael Holgate runs all six parks, but could
easily be mistaken for an employee: he’s often
seen doing various jobs and never afraid of
getting his hands dirty. The Holgate family are
spread around the other parks, which are each
unique to their location. Silverdale is well run
and full of folk who’ve used it for many years.
It’s hard to believe that, from a shed with a
caravan, the park is now a five-star setup. This
has only happened with the dedication of the
staff, who are a friendly bunch. Meals and real
ales are sold in the park’s restaurant, and if you
want a pub in Silverdale village, Holgates own
one too! You can walk to it from the park if you
like a good stroll.
This is a park we’ve used for testing tourers
and motorhomes for 20 years, and one that we
simply love going back to. With the Yorkshire
Dales and the lakes, plus Blackpool, all an hour’s
drive away, plus the M6 about eight miles away,
it’s situated ideally in a part of the country that
can’t fail to impress.
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