THE best holiday park in the UK has been named – and it has a heated swimming pool, adventure trails for kids and an indoor soft play area.

Located in Holywell, Cornwall, Trevornick Holiday Park has been named the AA Holiday Park of the Year at the AA Caravan & Camping Awards.

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The awards celebrated 12 sites across the country, with a team of experts choosing the winners based on their quality and customer satisfaction.

Simon Numphud, Managing Director at AA Media, said, “As local travel continues to grow and sustainable tourism gains momentum, we are excited to announce the best camping and caravanning destinations for the upcoming year.

“This year’s winners have demonstrated outstanding quality along with a strong dedication to eco-friendly practices and customer satisfaction, making them excellent options for UK travellers.”

It’s easy to see why the Cornish holiday park has won favour with industry experts.

Family-run Trevornick Holiday Park has an on-site heated swimming pool with a poolside terrace.

For younger guests, there’s also a smaller, shallower pool and a splash zone with tipping buckets, jets and fountains.

There’s also a jacuzzi and a spa for adults.

It’s also a short walk from Holywell Bay Beach – a National Trust site boasting a mile-long stretch of sand.

The beach is popular with surfers and bodyboarders, with one two-hour surf lesson at a local school available for Trevornick Holiday Park guests.

There are plenty of on-site activities for kids too, including a kids’ club called Wild Tribe.

Kids can take part in craft activities and a talent show.

There’s also the Bear Den – an indoor soft play area – and an on-site arcade with amusement games.

Outside, there’s a sports field, a playground with swings, slides and climbing ropes, and a forest trail with climbing frames, a balance beam and climbing nets.

There’s also an 18-hole golf course

The evening entertainment includes singers, magicians and comedians.

Other facilities include a washroom, a laundrette, WiFi and an on-site hire shop where guests can rent surfboards and bodyboards.

There is one on-site restaurant, Woody’s Bar and Restaurant, with guests also able to order takeaway grub like fish and chips and pizzas from the Courtyard Takeaway.

The Farm Club and the Lounge Bar are the two on-site bars at the Cornish holiday park.

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An on-site farm shop sells a range of local produce

There are a range of overnight accommodation options to choose from, including static caravans, luxury lodges, holiday cottages and touring pitches.

Sun Online Travel have found three-night stays in a static caravan from £153 per night for four people.

Guests who want to stay during the winter months will need to book overnight accommodation in either the luxury lodges or the holiday cottages, with other options re-opening for the summer season in April.

Trevornick Holiday Park has been praised by visitors, with a 4/5 star rating on TripAdvisor.

One person wrote: “Brilliant campsite with the most friendly and helpful staff”.

Another added: “We’ve enjoyed holidaying at Trevornick so much, we don’t look anywhere else”.

Last week, Robbie revealed England’s top three underrated holiday parks – with private beaches, indoor water parks and jet skis for kids.

And here are the other lesser-known holiday parks named among the best in the UK.

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VIRGIN Atlantic has relaunched long-haul flights to a popular British holiday resort.

The new London Heathrow to Cancun flights will launch next winter, with three weekly flights.

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From October 19, 2025, Brits will be able to travel from the UK’s biggest airport to the Mexican destination – the only direct flight from Heathrow.

Virgin Atlantic cancelled the route back in 2019, so will be the first route in six years.

Other direct flights in the UK include London Gatwick to Cancun with British Airways and Birmingham to Cancun with TUI.

Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Offer, Virgin Atlantic, said they were “delighted” to be offering Cancun flights again for winter sun.

They added: “Cancun has an amazing nightlife and dining scene, dreamy sandy beaches, plus it’s the perfect gateway to Mayan ruins and adventure travel in the region.

“Our new route also offers increased connectivity to the region with our codseshare partner LATAM and SkyTeam partner Aeromexico. We can’t wait for more of our customers to enjoy Virgin Atlantic’s trademark fiesta and flair, on their way to Mexico.”

Andres Martinez, Director of the Tourism Promotion Council of Quintana Roo, said they were “looking forward to welcoming new and returning visitors from the United Kingdom” to Cancun again.

One of the most famous attractions is the Chichén Itzá one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Other Mayan ruins are worth a visit, as well as a dip in one the many cenotes, which are natural water pools.

However, most Brits will want to visit Cancun for a fly and flop holiday, with the many beaches to choose from along the Mexican coastline, many on the back of the holiday resorts.

If you want something a bit more fast paced, the Sun’s Showbiz Reporter Jack Hardwick visited the new Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun on the ‘Las Vegas’ strip of the city,

“More than half of the hotel’s 600 rooms boast breathtaking ocean views along with OTT touches such as my giant snakeskin headboard and hot tub in every room.

“The hotel even boasts a rent-a-guitar service, where a Fender can be ordered to the room free of charge.

“There is also Mexico’s legendary Coco Bongo club with everything from a breakdancing Game Of Thrones Night King to surprisingly impressive Freddie Mercury and Moulin Rouge tribute.

“Next door is the equally wild Senor Frogs, where Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee went on their first official date in the Nineties where I found conga lines and free tequila shots.

“For both the young and the young-at-heart looking for a buzzing trip away without sacrificing on home comforts, it really does tick all the boxes.”

The dry season runs from December to April with highs of 32C so is the best time to travel to Mexico, although can drop to 24C in January and February.

TUI is also launching Cardiff to Cancun flights in April 2026.

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A MUCH-LOVED city in Europe is home to a Caribbean-style water park with three white-sand beaches and over 20 attractions.

When most British holidaymakers visit Venice, they head to landmarks like St Mark’s Basilica, the Rialto Bridge, and the Bridge
of Sighs.

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In addition to these historic sites, British holidaymakers might want to add Caribe Bay, a Caribbean-style water park, to their agendas.

The Italian water park has seven themed areas, 27 attractions and three beaches.

Each of the three beaches is covered with white sand, while palm trees and cabanas are dotted throughout the water park, hence the comparison to the Caribbean.

One popular attraction is Captain Spacemaker, which claims to be the highest waterslide in Europe at 42m high.

Park-goers are placed on a float before heading down the waterslide, reaching speeds of 62mph.

There are several other water rides at the theme park, including the lazy river ride Roatan, a 220m-long waterslide called Tortuga Sky and Battle Intrigo where park-goers can fire water cannons.

For younger visitors, there’s also Boopi River, Rudder, a trampoline park, a ball pit, a pirate’s mine, a water playground and a small boat ride.

Other water attractions include Jungle Jump, a space where visitors can challenge their friends with acrobatics before diving into the water.

There’s also Scary Falls, a 38m-high slide that park-goers go down in the dark.

The Italian water park has multiple outdoor pools like Shark Bay, a Wave Pool, and Pirate’s Bay, an outdoor lagoon with a child-friendly beach.

Other attractions include Bungee Jumping, a free climbing wall and a tightrope bridge 20m above the ground.

Live shows, like Pirates of Silver Cove, Swing Circus and Limbo, also take place at the water park.

There are several on-site restaurants at the water park too, including Castaway Kebab, Castaway Burger, Chiringuito Beach, La Petite Patisserie and La Petite Cuisine.

The Italian water park has been praised by visitors, with a 4/5 star rating from thousands of reviews on TripAdvisor.

One person wrote: “We had a great time from start to finish at this very unique water park.

“The Caribbean-style white sand and palm trees are really well done.”

Another person added: “The park is very big and the sand is incredible”.

A third person wrote: “The park is very big and the sand is incredible”.

Tickets cost €39 (£32) for adults and €32 (£27) for kids, with children under one metre going free.

Located in Venice, Brits can fly to Venice Airport to reach the Italian water park.

A number of UK airports operate direct flights to Venice, with one-way fares starting from £20 per person in 2025.

Flights between the UK and Venice take a little over two hours.

The Italian water park is closed for the winter season and will reopen for the summer season in 2025.

Five new water attractions opening in the UK

1. Therme Manchester will have 25 swimming pools, 25 water slides and an indoor beach.
2. Modern Surf Manchester will be a surfing lagoon offering lessons to both beginners and experts.
3. Chessington World of Adventures Waterpark is set to have wave, infinity and spa pools as well as waterslides and cabanas.
4. The Cove Resort, Southport is likely to have a water lagoon and a thermal spa with steam rooms and saunas.
5. The Seahive, Deal plans to be the “surfing wellness resort” in the UK.

And here are some other water parks in the UK you should visit, including a huge new £250million attraction opening in 2025.

There are also plenty of water parks in Europe, including Livu Akvapark in Latvia and Energylandia in Poland.

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A SEASIDE town with huge beach is often passed over in favour of nearby larger resorts, despite having an important part in UK history.

Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex is near the bigger St Leonard’s, and welcomes far fewer tourists.

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This is despite having a long two-mile beach, made of shingle, and with quaint cafes, beach gardens and beach hunts along the promenade.

Some even say it’s better than the nearby Brighton – one tourist wrote: “Compare this to busy Brighton and there’s no comparison if you just want a quiet day on the beach.”

It is also one of the sunniest places in the UK, being along the Sussex coastline.

One of the main seafront attractions is the Art Deco De La Warr Pavilion, built in 1934 and one of the country’s first modernist buildings.

Costing £80,000 to build (working out to £1.8million in today’s money), it is now used as an art gallery.

Bexhill-on-Sea has also been dubbed the ‘birthplace of British motor racing’.

The town hosted the UK’s first motor race in 1902, won by French driver Leon Serpollet with speeds up to 54mph

Petrol heads can now head to Bexhill Museum to learn about it’s motor history, as well as the town’s history in general including dinosaurs and shipwrecks in the area.

While not short of pubs, there is one you should pick that was named one of the best in the country.

Brickmakers Alehouse was listed as one the UK’s top pubs by Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) this year.

Otherwise there is also the The Picture Playhouse, a Wetherspoons pub built into a 1921 cinema.

TV presenter Graham Norton previously lived in Bexhill, putting up his house for sale for £2.3million back in 2017.

Other famous celebs include Eddie Izzard and Spike Milligan.

The town is also getting a multi-million pound renovation, as part of the government’s £20 million levelling up scheme.

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Fancy staying? Most of the places in Bexhill-on-Sea are B&Bs and home rentals although there are a few hotels.

There is the coastal The Relais Cooden Beach, with it’s own private beach, or the boutique The Driftwood with just six rooms.

Trains to Bexhill take just under two hours from London, with routes from St Pancras and Victoria.

Or its an hour’s drive from Brighton, for day-trippers.

Another Victorian seaside town is Frinton-on-Sea in Essex, which was loved by royals and even visited by Winston Churchill.

Or there is Matlock Bath, a ‘seaside’ town that isn’t on the beach – and we sent a reporter down to explore.

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