LAST CHANCE TO BOOK A BARGAIN OCTOBER HALF TERM BREAK!

Posted on August 25th, 2010
 

Missed out on a Summer holiday? Or just want a chance before Christmas to kick back and relax? Well we have the perfect opportunity to get away during October Half Term and have some fun with the family! At Ribby Hall Village we provide the perfect destination for a great family holiday and with £50 OFF all remaining OCTOBER HALF TERM BREAKS prices start from just £14 per person per night.  But hurry because this offer ends on Sunday 29th August 2010!

There are plenty of reasons to come and visit us. Ribby Hall Village is an independent award-winning 5 Star holiday village set in rural Lancashire just ten minutes from the Blackpool seaside. We have fantastic indoor and outdoor activities to keep the whole family happy including a family fun swimming pool and adult-only pool with sauna, steam room and spa pool; children’s play area, miniature golf, nine-hole golf course, climbing wall, fishing ponds, equestrian centre, beauty spa, cafes, bars, restaurants and live entertainment.

Plus with Blackpool, Preston and the genteel seaside town of Lytham St Annes all only a ten minute drive away there’s lots to see and do – including the fantastic Blackpool Illuminations – the biggest free light show in the World!

At Ribby Hall Village we have an excellent range of five-star accommodation from cottages that sleep two, four or six people to pine lodges which sleep four or six people. Whatever the size of your party we know that you’ll love spending time with us…!

 

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Get the best bargain and book early; 2011 holidays at 2010 prices!

Posted on August 17th, 2010
 

Goodbye, au revoir and adios to the last minute bargain break.  Due to the recent recession it would seem that UK holiday giants have slashed their capacity for 2010/ 2011 meaning that cheap last minute holidays could be a thing of the past.  

Many holiday-makers faced disappointment this year when they left their overseas holiday arrangements until last minute and found that holidays weren’t as cheap as they thought they were going to be. 

Ribby Hall Village, an independent, award-winning 5-Star holiday village in rural Lancashire just ten minutes from the Blackpool seaside, has rallied and are offering 2011 holidays at 2010 prices for a limited period only, so booking early really will pay off.  If customers book a holiday before 5th September 2010, a 2011 break will start from only £10pp/pn! 

As UK airports are set to announce strike dates for the end of Summer and another UK tour operator goes bust there is no better way to holiday than staying in the UK!  No matter which volcano erupts or who goes on strike, we will be open 365 days a year and guests can enjoy a great holiday at a great price. 

UK holiday operators have reported that this year they have seen a surge in last minute bookings due to the lack of cheap last minute overseas breaks. It’s predicted that this will be the trend for 2011, so to guarantee that good value holiday we recommend booking sooner rather than later.

Charlotte Gili-Ross, Marketing Manager at Ribby Hall Village says, “Booking trends of recent years has seen people choosing where to holiday at the 11th hour, but this year it’s been even later than ever with people waiting for that last minute deal.  However, competition for the best deals is high and, with factors such as the ash cloud and the decline in last minute overseas offers, a lot of people chose to holiday in the UK.  We always recommend our guests book early to secure their preferred choice of accommodation and their preferred dates.  That’s why we’re offering guests 2011 holidays at 2010 prices.  Why take a chance on missing out on your ideal UK break? ”.

Clare and Archie McIntyre from Liverpool were visiting Ribby Hall Village for the third time with their four children, aged between six years and eight months. 
“We booked quite far in advance as we have to come in the school holidays and it gets quite busy,” Mrs McIntyre says. “There was a discount for advance bookings and I think this place would get booked up quite quickly.”

Mrs McIntyre stayed in a Pine Lodge which is just one of several accommodation types that feature at Ribby Hall Village in addition to Self Catering Cottages, The Lodge and The Hotel. The Village also features fantastic facilities such as an equestrian centre, adult and family-fun swimming pool, boat and cycle hire, miniature golf, racquet sports, evening entertainment and much more…

To avoid disappointment customers must book their 2011 holiday before 5th September, to receive 2010 prices.

To book FREEPHONE 0800 085 1717 or visit www.ribbyhall.co.uk

Offer applies to all cottage accommodation excluding Pine lodges, The White House & The Coach House and is subject to availability.

 

Posted in General, Short Breaks and Holidays

Robbie williams to switch on blackpool illuminations

Posted on August 9th, 2010
 

  Robbie williams to switch on blackpool illuminations. Only ten minutes away from ribby hall village, so close you could almost touch him!

 Today it was revealed that pop sensation Robbie Williams will be the latest celebrity to switch on the 2010 Blackpool illuminations. In previous years celebrities to flick the famous switch include the presenters of Top Gear, McFly and the Bee Gees. The annual event which was founded in 1879 spans six miles along Blackpool promenade, uses one million bulbs and shines for 66 nights in total.

With a star studded weekend planned from 3rd – 5th September with Robbie Williams at the helm, Ribby Hall Village has an excellent range of accommodation from which to explore Blackpool and the surrounding area, including short breaks in a self catering holiday cottage from only £23 per person per night. Ribby Hall Village has some fantastic family holiday offers available for September including £25 off weekend breaks and £50 off week day breaks.

Robbie said this week; “Blackpool has so many happy memories for me and it will be a real thrill to turn on the 2010 Illuminations which I am told are seen by 3 million people every year. This will cap my twentieth year of making music and I can’t think of a better place to celebrate that than Blackpool”.

Ribby Hall Village is an independent award-winning 5 Star holiday village set in beautiful Lancashire countryside just ten minutes from the Blackpool seaside with transport links that take you from the gates of Ribby Hall Village right to the heart of Blackpool.  Open 365 days a year, The Village offers weekend breaks in the North West and is a great place to explore from and return to. It also has a fantastic range of indoor and outdoor activities, plus cafés, bars and restaurants.

T & C’s: Offer applies to guests staying on selected dates from 3rd – 5th September 2010 only. All prices based on 6 sharing a Poppy cottage. Price includes £25 discount. Offers apply to new bookings only. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is subject to availability.  Offer is subject to availability and correct at time of issue.

 

Posted in General, Short Breaks and Holidays

BBC film crew descend on Ribby Hall Village

Posted on August 5th, 2010
 

A BBC Film crew arrived at Ribby Hall Village on Wednesday 4th August to interview the Managing Director of the Hoseasons Group, Geoff Cowley, about the surge in last minute UK holiday bookings. Whilst at The Village the BBC Film crew also spoke to families staying at Ribby Hall Village about their UK family holidays and booking trends.

Hoseasons chose Ribby Hall Village in which to do the filming as one of their flagship holiday Villages, he commented, “We have been working with Ribby Hall Village for over 13 years, they have great accommodation, great facilities and are in a great all round location, near Blackpool, Lancashire.”

The BBC wanted to interview Hoseasons on their report about a rise in last minute self catering holiday bookings, 22% of their bookings last month were for holidays in the next 7-14 days. 

“In the last five years the industry has become used to people choosing where to holiday at the 11th hour, but this year it’s even later than that,” he said.

Our habits have changed as traditionally January was the busiest month for bookings.  Geoff Cowley cited that reasons for the change were due to distractions and factors including the snow in January, which meant more people were concerned with how to get to work than booking holidays, the general election, the emergency budget and the World Cup.  In addition it has been suggested that for 2010 the larger tour operators reduced their capacity, which has meant a decline in last minute overseas offers.

Also, the internet offers a variety of prices and offers every day for short breaks allowing people to book later than ever.  People tend to be more flexible and are not as concerned with exact dates and exact locations.  The UK holiday industry has adapted to this new trend by being flexible, offering superior year round attractions and great quality self catering accommodation at every level.  Plus, they offer customers greater flexibility when they book even up to 24 hours in advance, through the internet and call centres.

As an industry, operators at all levels are getting great feedback from holiday makers about how much they enjoy their UK holiday short breaks and the great service they are receiving.

Guests at Ribby hall Village said that they book around their children, with facilities and drive times being decision-makers.  Ribby Hall Village has definitely seen a steady increase in the number of last minute Blackpool bookings over recent years although repeat guests still book far in advance to ensure their preferred holiday accommodation type such as a specific pine lodge or self catering cottages.  In 2010 to date, Ribby Hall Village has received more last minute bookings than in any other year.

The programme airs on Friday 5th August 2010 on BBC1 between 6am and 8am.

 

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Ribby Hall Village Launches Three New Eateries Enhancing Your Holiday Experience

Posted on July 23rd, 2010
 

Ribby Hall Village in Lancashire improves its restaurant offering with the launch of three new eateries; The Restaurant, Papa John’s and The Cafe-Bar. The eateries enhance the 5 star rating of the award-winning self catering holiday village and provide guests with more choice on their holidays.

On the 1st July 2010 Ribby Hall Village opened Papa John’s.  The world’s third largest pizza company has nearly 140 stores across the UK and has won the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association’s Pizza Delivery Chain of the Year Award in four of the last six years.  This is a rather special Papa John’s Pizzeria as it feels more like a restaurant than a takeaway outlet. There is a stylish seating area, a salad bar, and alcohol is served.  It is already proving to be a huge hit with guests.

The Restaurant at Ribby Hall Village is a new fine dining venture and will offer guests to the Village modern British food, excellent service in a relaxed and informal environment.  Headed up by Chef, Andrew Birch who has gained his knowledge through the kitchens of numerous AA Rosette and Michelin-Starred restaurants including Whatley Manor (4 AA Rosettes & 2 Michelin Stars), St Martins Hotel, Isles of Scilly (3 AA Rosettes, 1 Michelin Star) and for celebrity chefs Chris & James Tanner at Tanners Restaurant (2 AA Rosettes).

The Café-Bar offers guests fresh, well-presented and seasonal café bar favourites such as Salmon Fishcakes, Eggs Benedict and Salads and includes a children’s menu with regular offers.  The new lunch and evening menus are devised by new Head Chef, Jamie Green, along with consultant Michael Noonan.   Michael Noonan was Head Chef at Paul Heathcote’s 3 AA Rosette Longridge Restaurant for many years before becoming Group Head Chef overseeing all of Heathcote’s restaurants.   Michael will be launching the new restaurant at the multi-million pound Hotel & Spa development at Ribby Hall Village in Spring 2011 as well as overseeing all eateries on the Village.

 

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Ribby Hall Village Goes for Gold in the Green Stakes

Posted on July 19th, 2010
 

Ribby Hall Village is taking part in the Green Tourism Business Scheme in order to judge the impact of the environmental improvements it has made so far and discover what needs to be done in the future.

Ribby Hall Village takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and has made big improvements over the years by reducing the amount of energy used across the Village and increasing their recycling facilities so that less waste is sent to landfill sites. The Green Tourism Business Scheme will help the Village to look at every part of the business and see what it’s doing well and where it could do better.  Businesses that are part of Green Tourism are assessed by a qualified grading advisor against a rigorous set of criteria covering a range of areas such as; energy and water efficiency; waste management; biodiversity and more. Based on its performance, Ribby Hall Village will then be graded Gold, Silver or Bronze.

The current network of members includes a wide range of business types, including, amongst others, accommodation providers, visitor attractions and corporations.  By joining a network like this and taking part in the assessments, Ribby Hall Village hopes to continue to improve its surroundings for future visitors and demonstrate how serious they are about looking after the environment in which we live in a way that is open, honest and will stand up to scrutiny.

The Village is being graded on the 11th August and is going for Gold (fingers crossed!). Watch this space…

For more information on green tourism visit www.green-tourism.co.uk and www.lancashiregreentourism.com

 

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Ribby Hall Village launches NEW restaurant with top chef, Andrew Birch bringing relaxed fine dining to the Fylde Coast

Posted on June 28th, 2010
 

The Restaurant at Ribby Hall Village launches on Wednesday 30th June 2010 with new chef Andrew Birch at the helm, new kitchen team, new front of house team and new and exciting menus.  Re-named simply The Restaurant, it will offer guests to the Village and local residents, modern classic food, excellent service and a relaxed and informal environment.

Since Nigel Smith announced his departure, Paul Harrison, Chairman & Managing Director and Paul Green, Food & Beverage Manager, have been working hard to recruit a stellar team to launch The Restaurant.  Andrew Birch has extensive experience in the kitchen gaining his knowledge through the kitchens of numerous AA Rosette and Michelin-Starred restaurants throughout his career including Whatley Manor (4 AA Rosettes & 2 Michelin Stars), St Martins Hotel, Isles of Scilly (3 AA Rosettes, 1 Michelin Star) and for celebrity chefs Chris & James Tanner at Tanners Restaurant (2 AA Rosettes), amongst others.  He joins from the Grange Hotel in York which has 2 AA Rosettes and was voted Number 37 in The Times 100 Best Restaurants in the World in 2009.  He brings with him a team of 7 chefs. 

Front of house is headed up by Kate Taylor who has worked in many fine dining restaurants and hotels around the World, most recently the four-star McDonalds Hotel in Manchester’s Piccadilly.  She is assisted by Jenna Collins who has worked in catering for ten years including Malmaison and Michelin-starred restaurant Northcote Manor. 

The Restaurant will be open 7 days a week for evening meals and also for Sunday Lunch from 12-3pm.  It will offer a Market Menu, a regularly changing seasonal menu; a Tasting Menu of five or seven courses showcasing the best of Andrew’s dishes; an A la Carte Menu and a Sunday Lunch Menu.  The extensive wine list features over 150 wines from around the World, with some truly superb fine wines – the connoisseurs will have a field day!

Andrew is passionate about using locally sourced ingredients and believes in letting the flavour of the food speak for itself:

“Really good produce needs to be treated with respect, I like to keep it simple and enhance the flavours of the food through skilful cooking.”

He adds, “I couldn’t resist the offer to come to Ribby Hall Village, it’s a great opportunity to showcase my cooking which is constantly changing and adapting.  Paul Harrison and Paul Green have been incredibly supportive and I’m looking forward to bringing something new to the area, a fantastic dining experience serving good, honest, local food transformed into something really special.”

Paul Harrison comments:  “There’s a lot going on at Ribby Hall Village with regards to our food offering.  Andrew Birch and the team at The Restaurant will add to our overall five-star rating.  He’s a young, ambitious chef with fantastic cooking skills and we’re really excited about what he’s going to bring to the Village.  Papa John’s pizzeria is opening the same week offering guests and local residents even more choice and the pizzas are delicious.  We also have some exciting developments at the Café Bar – due to be announced shortly.”

For reservations, please call 01772 671 155.

 

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Pizza giant coming to Lancashire

Posted on June 26th, 2010
 

Ribby Hall Village and Lancashire’s Fylde Coast is benefiting from a £250,000 investment, when the world’s third largest pizza company opens it’s store on Thursday 1st July at the holiday village in Wrea Green.

Papa John’s Pizza, which has nearly 140 stores across the UK, has won the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association’s Pizza Delivery Chain of the Year Award in four of the last six years. The opening has created jobs for eight local people, who have been recruited as pizzaiolos and store assistants.

Store Manager, Lucy Holland, is confident that Papa John’s award-winning pizzas will prove to be a big success with visitors to the Village, as well as residents in the surrounding area.

Lucy says: “We’re delighted to have secured Papa John’s at Ribby Hall Village. Papa John’s is famous for its ‘Better Ingredients, Better Pizza’ philosophy and I’m sure our customers will be able to taste the difference when they try our 100% fresh dough pizzas.

“This is going to be a rather special Papa John’s store as it feels more like a restaurant than a take away outlet. We have a seating area, a salad bar, and we will also be serving alcohol. We are looking forward to welcoming our first customers on Thursday.”

Papa John’s Pizza was founded in the USA in 1984 and now has more than 3400 stores in 29 countries.

Opening Times:

Monday-Thursday 12 – 9:30pm

Friday & Saturday 12 – 11:30pm

Sunday 12 – 9:30pm

Call 01772 674 400

 

Posted in Business Conferences, Dining, Fitness and Leisure, General, Holiday Homes for Sale, Short Breaks and Holidays, Weddings

Congratulations to our competition winners!

Posted on June 22nd, 2010
 

Congratulations to Rebecca Georgiou from Mid-Glamorgan who won a short break in a Poppy Cottage in the Asda competition.

Congratulations to our Sainsburys competition winners – Mrs Elaine Shoesmith who won a full week’s holiday for herself and up to 5 guests; Mrs Sharon Lawrence who won a 4-night midweek break for 6 people and Pamela Fell who won a 3-night weekend break in a Poppy Cottage for up to 6 people.

Congratulations also to Joyce Bolton, Karen Barnes and Sue Haslam who all won holidays to Ribby Hall Village through the Yorkshire Post newspaper competition.

We hope you ALL enjoy your stay and look forward to welcoming you to Ribby Hall Village.

 

Posted in Short Breaks and Holidays

10 reasons to holiday in the UK

Posted on April 22nd, 2010
 
  1. NO LONG DELAYS AT AIRPORTS - we’re in Lancashire!
  2. NO RIOTS
  3. NO EXCHANGE RATES – it’s easy to see what you get for your hard-earned cash
  4. SHORTER TRAVEL TIMES – we’re only ten minutes from the M6 motorway and have fantastic train links
  5. GREATER TRAVEL CONTROL – freedom to travel at own pace and in own time
  6. WE ARE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR WITH PLENTY TO ENJOY WHATEVER THE WEATHER
  7. WE OFFER GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY – stay in June from as little as £18 per person per night
  8. A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY – as well as award-winning beaches and idyllic countryside walks
  9.  We have some fantastic LAST MINUTE JUNE OFFERS – £40 off ALL 4 & 7 night stays and £25 off ALL 3 night stays.  This offer applies to cottages and pine lodges and is subject to availability.
  10.  OUR SCHOOL SUMMER HOLIDAY BONANZA – Book before Friday 4th June 2010 and save £30 off ALL 7 night stays in July & August.  Save £15 off ALL 3 night weekend breaks and ALL 4 night midweek breaks in July & August - This offer includes ALL accommodation types – Cottages, Pine Lodges, The White House and The Coach House subject to availability.  

It’s not too late to book the best of UK holidays. 

This year, more than ever, there are great reasons to stay in the UK and so many reasons against going abroad.  At Ribby Hall Village you can spend quality time with your family with access to a wide variety of activities and entertainment in comfortable and safe surroundings.  There are no package holiday limitations and you can come and go as you please making the most of the area – Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Zoo, Tower Circus, Lancashire towns and villages, award-winning beach, children’s activities at Lytham St Annes and shops, historic houses and fun days out in the surrounding area. 

Holidays include FREE unlimited use of our adult-only pool with steam, sauna and spa pool, family fun pool with giant water chutes and water features, four fishing ponds, aqua aerobics classes and a choice  of family and over 18s entertainment.

 

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