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A Mid Canterbury rugby club has paid tribute to one of its "beloved" senior players who died in a workplace accident earlier this week.

CARAVAN and holiday park owners from across Cumbria met in Ambleside recently on the eve of what they say could be a challenging summer for their…

AN award-winning Lake District holiday park says that growing numbers of guests are switching to a UK stay this year to escape the hassle of…

AN award-winning Lake District holiday park says that growing numbers of guests are switching to a UK stay this year to escape the hassle of…

Ambleside holiday park, Skelwith Fold, has opened a new office complex which generates all of its own energy.

Ambleside holiday park, Skelwith Fold, has opened a new office complex which generates all of its own energy.

Ambleside holiday park, Skelwith Fold, has opened a new office complex which generates all of its own energy.

“The most exciting time in our twenty-five-year history.” That is how a Cumbrian caravan park owner described the reopening of his family business yesterday. After months of closure, the 130-acre Skelwith Fold park near the shores of Windermere was once again able to welcome back customers as part of the Government’s lockdown easing. “We have been preparing for this day for months, and have even taken on extra staff to help apply the extensive safety measures we have put in place,” sa...

A caravan park plans to reopen next year as a holiday destination which squares up to the challenges of a new post-Covid world. Work will start over the winter at Skelwith Fold, a family-owned park in Ambleside, to address a variety of modern-day issues. The aim, says director Henry Wild, is to give guests the best possible holiday experience while reimagining traditional ways of doing things. On the drawing board are projects ranging from a new eco-friendly building development to a fo...