Self Catering Holidays in Norfolk
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As summer approaches in the UK, traveling to Norfolk for a self catering holiday is becoming a popular option. Whether it's for a weekend break or an extended holiday, Kett Country Cottages will have the perfect self catering cottage for any vacation need. These cottages are spread out among picturesque Norfolk county, so there are a wide range of locations to choose from.
Some Britons will choose to spend large sums of money to go on package holidays to Spain, Greece or Turkey during their summer break, but fun options can be found for much less closer to home. When you vacation in one of Kett's self catering cottages, you have control over every aspect of your holiday, and total privacy. Instead of being stuck on a pre-set schedule, you can take a stroll through a field or along the beach anytime you choose. Kett cottages have all the amenities of home, including dishwashers, washing machines, DVD, and premium TV packages.
Award Winning Self Catering Holidays
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Several Yorkshire-area companies that offer self catering holidays received national recognition at an awards ceremony called the Enjoy England Awards.
A self catering holiday business in North Yorkshire, The Deep in Hull, Chatsworth House and a couple who rent out log cabins in Matlock were all gold medal winners. The Dovecote Barns in Kelfield, North Yorkshire, was named self catering holiday of the year, while The Deep won recognition for its efforts to make the attraction accessible. Chatsworth House won first prize for the large visitor attraction category, which is for venues that receive over 100,000 visitors a year. Hoe Grange Holidays, based at Matlock in Derbyshire, won a gold accessibility award as well. The Royal Shakespeare Company, in Stratford-upon-Avon, won the outstanding contribution to tourism award for being a leading promoter of theater in the country.
Self Catering Holidays Putting Guesthouses Out of Business
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In the town of Weston, UK guesthouse owners say they have been seeing business decline over the last decade as tourists move away from traditional holidays in favor of shorter self catering holidays at local apartments. The improvements to the Weston seafront have been little help to these business owners, and some are making plans to convert their guesthouses into self catering flats as a fall-back.
Many of the traditional small, family-run guesthouses in the town are disappearing. Recent surveys found that more visitors were going to the resort for the day only, rather than two days or more as was common in the past. This is being attributed to a more value-conscious attitude among travelers to the resort, but some guesthouse owners still hold out hope that business will improve along with the economy in the UK.
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