HF Holidays Blog
With over 100 years experience, HF Holidays knows the best ingredients for holidays in the great outdoors.
Keep up to date with all the latest news from HF Holidays and the great outdoors.
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Nine Families Enjoy an HF Break via the Pathways Fund
HF holidays has been working in conjunction with the Family Holiday Association charity for many years to provide assisted holidays (Feel Good Breaks) to urban families who would otherwise not be able to afford them. It’s a great way of providing people with the opportunity to spend quality time together as a family and to engage with the great British outdoors.
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Where to go on holiday over Easter
With Easter falling in the midst of spring, we are the perfect choice to make the most of longer days as the temperatures start to rise.
Long walks, pretty photos and tasty picnics – it might seem like a way off yet, but you can’t start planning the perfect spring holiday too soon.
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Newfield Hall - Renovation Work Complete!
As part of our continued commitment to enhance our property and service, we are thrilled to announce that we have recently completed extensive renovation work at Newfield Hall in Malham, Yorkshire Dales. The works included refurbishment of all guest bedrooms, the installation of a new bar and refurbishment of all public areas. There are new carpets, hard floors, bathrooms and new fittings throughout.
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Group Organisers' Weekend at Newly Refurbished Newfield Hall
On Friday 29 March 2019 the HF Groups Team along with HF Product Managers held a Group Organiser weekend to coincide with the grand re-opening of Newfield Hall – our country house in Malham, Southern Yorkshire Dales.
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HF Part-funds Restoration of Whernside
The highest point in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is the peak of Whernside (736m) – one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (the other two being Ingleborough (723m) and Peny-y-ghent (694m). Naturally, this high point is a major draw for walkers and the peak sees around 70,000 people climb up and down it each year.
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How to take great travel photos on your mobile phone
When travelling to any corner of the world, especially for the first time, there will be sights that completely take your breath away. On walking holidays, you’ll find yourself discovering some of the best off-the-beaten-path sights of other-worldly beauty. You’ll certainly want to preserve those unique moments to show loved ones and friends back at home.
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Brexit Travel Advice from ABTA
In light of the UK's vote to leave the European Union, we're sure that there are some questions around travel to Europe after 29 March 2019. We hope these FAQs, tips and travel advice from ABTA will alleviate some of the concerns you may have around travelling to the Continent after this date. As it stands though, regardless of outcome, ABTA have advised that flights will still operate between the UK and EU, and a visa will not be required for travel.
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The Joys of Walking in Spring
A day walk on the Dorset coast in early spring
As winter turns to spring, sometimes you get a nagging feeling that you just want to go for a proper walk. Somewhere beautiful, somewhere with a few ups and downs. Just as birds are driven to build nests, come spring, you just have to strap on your boots, zip up your coat and set off. It’s a time to rejoice in longer daylight hours, warmer temperatures and signs that the countryside is waking up after its long winter slumber.
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How to fit your rucksack properly - a step by step guide
Working with Cotswold Outdoor, we've identified some areas of preparation and outfitting for a walking holiday that are essential to get right if you want to really enjoy the trek. In the first part of the series, read on for our step-by-step guide to help you achieve the most comfortable and efficient fit for your rucksack.
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Our Leaders, Your Guides
Each of our holidays is different, but they do have one thing in common; our fantastic guides. With a wealth of knowledge and unwavering enthusiasm, our leaders are what make our holidays so special. Our team of over 700 walking holiday leaders are dedicated to what they do. Their experience, enthusiasm and common love of the great outdoors is the perfect combination to make our holidays the best on offer. Whether they’re walking amidst the green hills of England, the Alpine meadows of Austria, or the raw beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, our walking guides have a passion for the great outdoors.
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Exciting developments at Derwent Bank
As part of our continued commitment to enhance our property and service, we are thrilled to advise you that we are undertaking an exciting renovation project on both our public and external areas around Derwent Bank. This will include the construction of a beautiful new orangery, new accommodation for our leaders and house team plus eight new guest bedrooms in the grounds to replace the old chalets. It was essential for the longevity of Derwent Bank that we tackled all these issues, especially those effecting the welfare of our team.
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How to get the perfect fitting boots - a step by step guide
Working with Cotswold Outdoor, we've identified some areas of preparation and outfitting for a walking holiday that are essential to get right if you want to really enjoy the trek. In the second part of the series, read on for our step-by-step guide to help you achieve the fit for your boots.
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Wine Novice to Connoisseur on a Vineyard & Wine Tasting Walking Weekend
Discover how our Head of Commercial, David Harrington, went from wine novice to wine connoisseur while on an HF Holiday wine tasting weekend in the South Downs.
Last August Bank Holiday my wife and I joined the Vineyard and Wine tasting walking holiday based at the HF Holidays country house at Abingworth Hall. I am not a wine buff, but we felt a mix of half day walks in the Sussex countryside coupled with some pleasant wine tasting sounded a great combination.
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HF Holidays takes Gold!
Here at HF Holidays we're proud to announce that we have once again won the Feefo Gold Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers.
For the fifth year running, HF Holidays met the criteria of collecting at least 50 reviews between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018, with a Feefo service rating of between 4.5 and 5.0.
In fact, we received 7,353 individual reviews at 4 or 5 stars for our service throughout 2018 and look forward to growing these numbers in the coming year!
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How do you turn a one week holiday into two?
How do you turn a one week holiday into two?
Combine Two Trips
Many of our European holidays are one-week long – but we know that sometimes one week simply isn’t enough. That’s why we’ve planned many of our trips so that one holiday can be combined with another to make a longer holiday taking in two areas. At the end of the first week we will transfer you to your new hotel to begin your second week.
