Club Purchases The Star Near Alton Towers

(PRWeb United kingdom) January thirteen, 2011

The Camping and Caravanning Club has strengthened its existence inside of the Staffordshire Moorlands, Peak District and Derbyshire by acquiring the well-known Star Caravan &amp Camping Park in Cotton for an undisclosed payment.

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The formerly family members-owned rural website, which caters for all varieties of camping, is located a mile and a quarter away from Alton Towers concept park and features 195 pitches across two fields with a big perform area and two completely-operational toilet blocks.

There are also 58 Caravan Getaway Houses (eight for holiday retain) on site.

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Bob Hill, Sites Director, is delighted that the Club has been in a position to purchase these a sought-following site inside the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands and in easy reach of Alton Towers, the most visited concept park in the Uk.

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He said: “To protected a site in such a prime place and at the very same time improve our ties in the Peak District and Derbyshire is one more key coup for the Club.

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“We now look ahead to doing work with the nearby community to develop an atmosphere which enables tourism to carry on to flourish.”

The internet site is also situated near to Dovedale, and The Peak District Nationwide Park, as properly as the industry towns of Ashbourne, Leek, Cheadle and Uttoxeter.

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The Club also has Club Internet sites at Ashbourne, Bakewell, Crowden, Hayfield, Conkers, Leek and Teversal.

David James, Chief Executive of Go to Peak District &amp Derbyshire, the area’s official tourist board, additional: “We are delighted that The Camping and Caravanning Club, 1 of our key commercial partners, has acquired the internet site, which has a fantastic setting proper subsequent to 1 of Europe?s major tourist points of interest.

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?Not only will it strengthen our, and the location?s, links with the Club ? which already has 7 websites in the Peak District – it?s wonderful news for visitors, who will have but an additional top rated quality camping and caravanning facility to use when they occur to keep below.?

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The site will open in March this year. Reserving facts, costs and official web site opening times will be manufactured available in owing program.

http://www.starcaravanpark.co.uk

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For further more media details or images, make sure you contact:

Jon Dale, 024 7647 5204, 07748 936464 jon(dot)dale(at)thefriendlyclub(dot)co(dot)united kingdom

Kim Blythe, 024 7647 5224, 07951 153074, kim(dot)blythe(at)thefriendlyclub(dot)co(dot)united kingdom

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Editorial Notes:

1.????The Camping and Caravanning Club is 110-a long time-old and is the most significant and oldest Club in the entire world for all types of camping. It has 109 award-winning websites all through the United kingdom and, through a partnership with the Forestry Commission, now runs and manages a additional twenty Forest Vacations Caravan &amp Camping Touring Sites.

2.????http://www.newtocamping.co.uk was released on Monday, Might eighteen, 2009 and incorporates all kinds of outdoor holidays.&#thirteen

three.????National awards contain:

????Midlands CIPR PRide Awards 2010 Gold Winner ? New to Camping (not-for-profit)&#thirteen
????Midlands CIPR PRide Awards 2010 Silver Winner ? New to Camping (buyer relations)&#thirteen
????Loo of the Yr 2010 – Countrywide Classification Award Winner (Holiday Parks) ? Skye Club Site (Scotland)&#thirteen
????David Bellamy Conservation Award 2011 ? Delamere Forest Club Web site (Gold)&#thirteen
????David Bellamy Conservation Award 2011 ? Corfe Castle Club Site (Gold)
????David Bellamy Conservation Award 2011 ? Oban Club Site (Gold)&#thirteen
????David Bellamy Conservation Award 2011 ? Chipping Norton (Silver)&#thirteen
????Practical Motorhome 2010 Leading 50 Sites Regional Winner ? Hereford Club Web site&#thirteen
????Caravan/Motor Caravan 2010 Leading 101 Internet sites Winner ? Sandringham Club Site
????AA Campsite of the 12 months Heart of England 2010 ? Teversal Club Internet site
????Loo of the Year 2009 – Household Helpful Facilities General Trophy Winner
????Loo of the 12 months 2009 – Person Group Countrywide Award Winner (England)
????Loo of the Calendar year 2009 – Loved ones Helpful National Award Winner (England)&#thirteen
????Loo of the Year 2009 – Individual Attendant Staff National Award Winner (Glencoe Club Web site ? Scotland)&#thirteen
????Loo of the Calendar year 2009 – ?Champions League? ? Expectations of Excellence
????Loo of the 12 months 2009 – Countrywide Classification Award Winner (Holiday Parks) ? Teversal Club Internet site (England)
????Loo of the Yr 2009 – Countrywide Group Award Winner (Getaway Parks) ? Dunbar Club Internet site (Scotland)

four.????Visit Peak District &amp Derbyshire ? the area?s official tourist board – performs with VisitBritain, VisitEngland, East Midlands Tourism, all regional authorities in the Peak District and Derbyshire tourism enterprise partners and bordering tourism organisations that talk about the Peak District. Its vision is to produce the region as a globe-class visitor destination and its essential aims are to:&#thirteen

????Foster economic good results for the tourism market even though enhancing quality of life for nearby men and women and safeguarding the atmosphere.&#thirteen
????Help tourism companies maximise their possible and profits.
For further more details, visit http://www.visitpeakdistrict.com

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