Haggerston Castle Sensory Caravan

Location

Haven Haggerston Castle Holiday Park, Beal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

Description

We have 2 Sensory Friendly, 6 berth, silver grade caravans situated in the quieter Golf Village area of the park. The caravans both have decking and space for 1 vehicle.

There is a small children’s play park close by and the Haggerston land train stops a few hundred yards away and takes you directly to the complex or anywhere else you need to be on the park. The golf course and mini golf area are also close by along with the Fairways Café which serves breakfast, lunch, and homemade cakes.

Our caravans are fully set up to be autism and sensory friendly, and are complete with a Sensory area and themed children’s bedrooms, as well as lots of extras and additions to make your holiday accessible to all members of your family. We have been awarded the National Autistic society “Autism Friendly Award” 2020 and when applications open following the pandemic. we will be applying for this award again.

The caravans sleep up to 6 people. there are 2 twin bedrooms and a double room. the children’s rooms have sensory lighting, TV/DVD combi’s. Our unique sensory space has sensory lighting, fidget and sensory toys, colour changing bubble wall, sequin boards and toys.

The main double bedrooms are spacious with vanity area and mirror and is also ensuite. The bed in one of the caravans has been replaced with a king-size bed.

Children can choose the themes of their bedrooms which can help lessen the anxiety of being in a new bed/bedroom, Choose between: Toy Story, Superheroes, Lion King, Peppa pig, Dinosaurs, Gaming, Thomas, Minecraft, Harry Potter, or Unicorn themes. We also offer a plain theme too.

There is a good sized kitchen stocked with all the cooking utensils you will need on your holiday, Tea, coffee, sugar, coffee machine and pods, and children’s plates and cutlery.

Our Spectrum pack is also available for you to use, complete with blackout blind which can be used to create a dark den in the bedrooms if required.

The decking area has rattan outdoor furniture and sensory dome mirrors.

Easter bookings – An egg hunt will be set up for arrival

Halloween bookings – the caravan will be decorated with family friendly decorations.

Included in your stay

WIFI, Sky TV, Xbox one, Disney+. Netflix, Amazon prime, tea, coffee, milk, condiments, coffee machine and pods, Toys and books, Cleaning supplies and our Spectrum Pack of sensory toys and resources including:

A selection of handheld fidget toys
Light projectors
Handheld mirrors
Sensory light toys
And a range of sensory tactile toys
Visual resource pack

Before and during your stay

We understand that preparing an autistic person for a holiday can be challenging. At Spectrum Holidays we are always looking for ways to make this process easier for our families. We design bespoke, personalised visual stories and countdown calendars for every person that would benefit from additional preparation for their holiday with us.

Inside the holiday homes you will also find a set of visuals to help support you while on holiday, there is also a “now, next, later” travel keyring to take out and about with you as well as some information about the local area.

More information

Once upon a time Haggerston castle was a large country estate, now it is a lovely holiday park set in wonderful woodland with elegant Italian gardens and a boating lake. The castle tower still stands and now features a rooftop bar!

This park is the perfect retreat and holiday for all the family with landscaped walkways, 9-hole golf course and heated indoor swimming pool.

The park recently underwent a multi-million-pound development of their garden atrium style complex which now houses an indoor soft play, amusement centre, the Live lounge, restaurant and new VR dungeon!

Activities on offer at Haggerston include: Segway’s, archery, aerial adventure course and Nature rockz area with ranger led activities. There is also horse riding and birds of prey centre on site too.

There is a mini market, laundrette and takeaways on site and supermarkets a short drive away in Berwick.

Local Amenities and the local area

Haggerston castle lies just a few minutes away from Spittal beach, Cocklawburn beach and many more. The sandy beaches of the Northumberland coast are a very popular place for families and a good place for spotting seals and dolphins!

Haggerston Castle is close to an array of castles; Alnwick castle, which is the largest inhabited castle in the Europe and is of course most famous for being a location used in the Harry Potter movies. They have lots of activities on throughout the year, as well as having, on the same site, the award-winning visitor attraction, Alnwick Gardens. With its beautiful 12 acres of magnificent gardens, tree house restaurant and stunning water features that children can play in, Alnwick Castle and Gardens is a fantastic day out.

Bamburgh castle, loved locally for its amazing history and beautiful views across the coast, as well as the famously haunted Chillingham castle are all close by and well worth a visit.

Holy island is just 6 miles away and accessed by a causeway is a hugely popular place to visit.

The Farne islands are beautiful and home to thousands of sea birds and puffins. Sightseeing boats to the islands leave from Seahouses harbour regularly.

Haggerston Castle holiday park has lots of lakes of varying sizes on the grounds. Our caravan is sited on Turnberry and there are no lakes in that area.

Berwick is a 15 minute drive away from the caravan site where you will find all the shops and amenities you need, including.

Asda – you can get shopping delivered directly to the caravan.

Tweedbank retail park houses an Argos, Farmfoods, Marks and Spencer food hall, Halfords, Homebase and Poundland.

The swan centre is a local leisure centre with swimming pool and gym.

Berwick also has many restaurants and take away shops.

Party packages

Celebrating a birthday or anniversary? Add one of our Party packages on to your booking and choose from a choice of themed decorations as well as food and drinks to suit your budget. Please contact us for more information.

Things you may need to know

As with all caravans, the windows and doors also act as a means of escape in an emergency situation and therefore window restrictors or key locks are not able to be fitted, the doors lock with thumb turners from inside and the front door locks from the outside with a key.

In the summer peak dates, Haggerston Castle have installed a pop up entertainment venue on the field next to Turnberry. This helps manage congestion in the main entertainment facility, however due to its proximity to the caravans (number 3 in particular) you will hear noise, music, and an increase in footfall during the hours of 6pm-11pm and on occasion during the day when the entertainment team are rehearsing.

The park is a Haven site and can get busy and noisy in all areas of the park – our pitch is one of the quietest area of the park (Please see note above), however, we cannot guarantee the behaviour of the other guests around you. Haggerston castle has a land train which is used by all guests to navigate the park. There are stops located around the park and 1 is approx 30 yards from our caravans .

The train may come past the caravans a few times a day but is not very loud. Security vans drive by regularly and will sometimes carry gas bottle refills which can clank when going over speed bumps. The park bins get emptied every day in peak season, and large Biffa lorries will drive past the caravans each morning.

Please note; The safe space bed is only available in one of the caravans as the bedroom has had to be remodelled to accommodate it. The bed is available on request and subject to availability.

How to book

We offer the following check in days:

3 nights (Fri -Mon) 4 nights (Mon – Fri) 7 nights (Fri or Mon)

Prices 2023

Low season – 3 nights £275 – 4 nights £325 – 7 nights £575

High Season – 3 nights £375 – 4 nights £425 -7 nights – £725

We also require a breakages bond of £100

To secure your booking, a deposit of £50 is payable and full payment is due 6 weeks before arrival. The damages bond is refundable after a satisfactory check of the caravan on your departure. Full terms and conditions can be found here

PLEASE NOTE – Play passes are included in the price and will give discounts on activities which can be booked online ahead of arrival.

For up to date availability and pricing or to make a booking please contact us here

Availability

OUR ONLINE CALENDARS ARE CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED AND WILL NOT REFLECT THE CORRECT INFORMATION, FOR UP TO DATE AVAILABILITY PLEASE USE THE “CONTACT US” LINK ABOVE. OUR SENSORY CARAVANS ARE EXTREMELY POPULAR AND SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES CAN BOOK UP TO 15 MONTHS IN ADVANCE.