UK holiday park reveals major £8.1million makeover plans with new holiday cabins and campsite
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A HOLIDAY park has revealed major plans for an £8.1million makeover with new cabins in Wales.
Forest Holidays is hoping to gain permission to replace 85 caravans and camping pitches at its site in Beddgelert, in Snowdonia National Park.
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A Welsh holiday park is planning a £8.1million makeover
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The site plans to add 22 year-round cabins to its park based in Beddgelert in Snowdonia National Park
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The site plans to add 22 year-round, luxury cabins to its existing 16 cabin development and 85 additional pitches for both touring caravans and camping.
In addition, Forest Holidays wants to create a new reception and cafe building.
Currently, the site has 25 touring caravan pitches and 85 camping pitches.
The proposals are part of a wider plan in collaboration with the Roberts Group - the owners of Cae Du and Cae Canol campsite, also in Beddgelert.
Under a separate application, there will be more touring and camping pitches at Cae Du and Cae Canol so the village doesn't lose capacity.
Public toilets and better path access for guests are also part of the plans.
Back in 2017, the site gained planning consent for 16 cabins and up to 85 touring caravan pitches and camping pitches.
Forest Holidays has 13 sites across the UK in woodlands owned by Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland, and Natural Resources Wales.
The Beddgelert site is the smallest of the Forest Holidays locations and is set in a riverside wooded area.
Each cabin currently has a hot tub and guests can enjoy access to the new Elvis Owl Nature Trail - which is ideal for kids as it includes activities to immerse them in nature.
This holiday park has Maldives-like overwater bungalows
Families can also hire bikes from the site, to explore the local area on wheels.
Alternatively, guests can get some R&R with a spa treatment.
Prices to stay at the holiday park vary, but can be found from £895 for a week, for a family of four.
Beddgelert itself is a picturesque stone-built village, which is the ideal base for exploring Snowdonia National Park.
From the village, travellers can head onto the Lôn Gwyrfai path which can be used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
The route stretches over four miles to the village of Rhyd Ddu - which is then a good starting point to hike to the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon).
According to Forest Holidays, since opening in 2018 demand for the 16 cabins at Beddgelert has been high throughout the year.
The site also expects annual occupancy levels of the cabins to be 96 per cent, with guests expected to spend £650,000 per annum in the local area as well.
Forest Holidays plans £23million woodland park with lodges, treehouses and play zones
A NEW £23million woodland holiday park with lodges, treehouses and play zones is set to open in the UK.
Forest Holidays, which submitted the plans for the project, hopes to build 75 timber holiday cabins on 140 acres in a Derbyshire woodland at Farley Moor.
If approved, the holiday park would feature a shop, cafe, outdoor play area and 249 parking spaces.
The whopping £23million project will be able to host 185 people with cabin sizes varying from one to five beds along with treehouse rooms.
Forest Holidays plans to suspend all cabins above the ground on steel pillars to protect the forest floor.
The cabins would be a flat-pack design reducing the need for heavy construction equipment.
Center Parcs' boss also recently revealed what to expect from its brand new holiday park in the UK.
Plus, the lesser-known UK holiday park named the best in the country – with unique all-inclusive stays and free booze.
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