Blackpool has a decent selection of caravan holiday parks, ranging from quiet parks with basic facilities, through to large family friendly parks with swimming pools, kids' clubs and loads of activities.
We've picked five of the best caravan holiday parks in Blackpool by comparing reviews, facilities, location and price. Some are quite near to the Lancashire coast and Blackpool Tower itself, whilst others are a short drive out in more isolated and peaceful spots. We've also picked a range of accommodation options, including some posher lodges and some cheap and basic caravans.
We've picked five of the best caravan holiday parks in Blackpool by comparing reviews, facilities, location and price. Some are quite near to the Lancashire coast and Blackpool Tower itself, whilst others are a short drive out in more isolated and peaceful spots. We've also picked a range of accommodation options, including some posher lodges and some cheap and basic caravans.
1. Marton Mere – busy Haven park, lots of facilities, outskirts of Blackpool
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Marton Mere is a Haven holiday park, so it’s ideal if you are looking for a busy caravan site with plenty to do with a young family. It’s certainly not ideal if your holiday priority is complete silence and isolation.
There’s an indoor swimming pool for those unexpected torrential downpours, kids’ clubs, sports courts, bar and restaurant, play areas, adventure golf and evening entertaining for grown ups. There are also various things you pay extra for, such as a pottery painting activity, archery and fencing. There’s an outdoor ‘splashzone’ which is only open in summer (though I’m not sure why anyone would want to run around an outdoor waterpark in January). Marton Mere is just on the outskirts of Blackpool, so it’s about 10-15 minute drive to the seafront, or an hour’s walk if you are feeling energetic (my children would be asking me to carry them after 20 paces). Reviews average about 3.5/5 on TripAdvisor or 7.5/10 on Hoseasons. Price: £841 for a standard caravan for a week in August 2018 for a family of four. |
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2. Ribby Hall Village - posh holiday park with spa and indoor swimming pools
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I’m not exactly sure I’d call Ribby Hall Village a caravan park, but it makes our list because it’s got some fantastic facilities and it's a large site. It’s not the cheapest holiday park in the Blackpool area, but it gets great reviews and is a bit classier than most.
Onsite there’s an indoor swimming pool, including a family friendly pool with flumes and the like. There are also bars and restaurants, a gym and spa and evening entertainments. There’s a big range of sports and activities, although you have to pay for most of them (including tennis, squash, minigolf, fencing, those funny segway things that American businessmen use to get around, canoeing, laser tag, pedalos and fishing). Average reviews are about 4.5 on TripAdvisor or 9/10 on Hoseasons. It’s a 20 minute drive from the seafront in Blackpool. The accommodation is mostly lodges and small cottages. Price: £1119 for a family of four for a week in August 2018 |
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3. Sunset Park Holiday Village – quiet fishing park, great reviews, 8 miles to Blackpool
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This one will appeal to those parents who hope to escape for a few hours fishing whilst on a family holiday, or to those who want a quiet escape from the noise of Blackpool.
Sunset Park Holiday Village is in Hambleton in Lancashire, so it’s a drive out of about 15 minutes to the nearest beach, 30 minutes to Blackpool Tower or 45 minutes to Morecambe. Onsite facilities are fairly basic, with a play area, a games room and a clubhouse with food and entertainment, but it gets very good reviews, averaging 9/10 on Hoseasons and just under 5/5 on TripAdvisor. At the time of writing, the swimming pool wasn’t in use (2017). Price: £899 for a ‘platinum’ holiday home for a family of four for a week in August 2018 (although it’s actually a 3 bed lodge, so you could squeeze in 6 people for the same price). |
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4. Ream Hills Holiday Park, quiet park, lakeside location
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If you shudder at the thought of a noisy holiday park full of noisier children then I’d take a look at Ream Hills Holiday Park. It’s a 15 minute drive to Blackpool Tower and there aren’t facilities onsite, but it’s in an idyllic location overlooking a lake.
Most importantly, it gets consistently strong reviews (9/10 on Hoseasons, 4/5 on TripAdvisor). There’s also a 1980s helicopter which has been converted into accommodation for four people. The cheaper accommodation are ‘lodges’ which are basically posh caravans, whilst the more expensive options are log cabins which look like they’ve been imported from a ski resort. Dogs aren’t allowed in most of the accommodation. Price: £955 for a family of four, for a week in August 2018. |
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5. Newton Hall Holiday Park, indoor swimming pool, short drive to the beach
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Newton Hall Holiday Park is about 3 miles from Blackpool seafront, so you’d ideally have a car (or a willingness to walk a lot).
There’s plenty to do onsite, including an indoor swimming pool, fishing lake, kids clubs, sauna, bowling green, sports pitch and an outdoor play area. There’s also places to eat and drink, including a fish and chip shop and a coffee shop. For some reason, you have to stay from a Friday to a Friday, rather than the usual Saturday to Saturday but reviews are very good, averaging just under 5/5 on TripAdvisor when I checked. Price: £693 for a caravan for a family of four for a week in August 2017 |
Price comparison of 5 of Blackpool's best holiday caravan parks
We compared the price of a week in August for a family of four, including two adults and two children at five Blackpool holiday parks. We searched from 2017 prices, or 2018 if 2017 was fully booked.
From cheapest to most expensive:
1. Newton Hall Holiday Park - £693
2. Marton Mere - £841
3. Sunset Park Holiday Village - £899
4. Ream Hills Holiday Park - £955
5. Ribby Hall Village - £1119
From cheapest to most expensive:
1. Newton Hall Holiday Park - £693
2. Marton Mere - £841
3. Sunset Park Holiday Village - £899
4. Ream Hills Holiday Park - £955
5. Ribby Hall Village - £1119
