Classic British Holidays Making a Comeback

By Phillip Adams-Wright

For the latest generation a summer holiday typically constitutes a flight to a warmer country, days spent at the beach and a day trip to the water park. What they may not be aware of though is that for their parents and grandparents their summer holidays used to be taken here in the UK. There used to be, and still are, many family holiday resorts here in the UK that still enjoy mass appeal with the UK holiday crowd.

This year and to some extent last year many UK tourists who have struggled during the credit crunch have taken holidays in the UK at a variety of destinations such as Blackpool, Skegness and Bognor Regis. These seaside towns have seen massive increases in UK tourists looking for a slice of the beach holidays but here in the UK.

The weather is the main concern for tourists as if they were to fly to a Mediterranean destination then they are guaranteed sun and clear skies but here in the UK it can be temperamental at best. Luckily in the past few years we have been enjoying uncharacteristically good weather during the summer months and even the months leading up to summer. It's not been uncommon to hear about "record breaking temperatures" in the papers which can often make UK tourists flock to the beaches.

Accommodation is never a problem in the UK, whether it's for summer holidays or weekend breaks there are hotels, bed and breakfasts, caravan parks and many holiday homes dotted all over the country. In the holiday towns mentioned previously it can be tough to choose any hotel in particular and unless you've heard something particularly bad about one hotel then you're pretty safe choosing the first one you come across.

Fortunately the number of activities and entertainment options at these family resorts is both large and varied, the main advantage that holidays in the UK have over those abroad is that when the weather turns sour we still have plenty of other activities that can be done even when the rain pours. In other countries when the weather takes a turn for the worse you will often be stuck inside the hotel waiting for the rain to cease.

Many of the popular family holiday specialists such as the holiday parks situated on the British coast have invested heavily into their facilities and accommodation in the run up to this summer and plans are already in place to get ready for 2010 and beyond. Renovations as well as entire new luxury family-focused hotels have been built quickly to cope with the increased demand.

This article has been written for a leading family holidays company, Butlins. Butlins has many popular family holiday parks in Bognor Regis, Skegness and Minehead.