Haven, Parkdean, Hoburne holidays.. closure?

[Walkinwonder]

I know some independent holiday parks seem to be staying open until ordered to close, but surely these big UK wide companies have to close? It seems so dangerous to stay open.

Two of these companies appear to be staying open. How can you so blatantly disregard the advice? What part of social distancing do they not understand?

We have a Parkdean holiday booked in the next few weeks. Just waiting for them to cancel, as I assume that way we would get a refund, or to postpone?

I've just paid my balance this morning to Parkdean. Maybe it will be cancelled, maybe it won't.

Haven said yesterday that they're contacting people who have holidays booked - I think they're allowing them to change dates at this stage. They're prioritising those people who were due to arrive over the next week.

Not a park holiday but my Devon timeshare is offering a free change of date to people with bookings up to the end of May.

We have a caravan holiday booked for Easter, it's a park dean but booked through Breakfree Holidays. I have no idea if we'll get our money back but we definitely won't be going!

We've got a Butlin's just for tots booked for early June. Wondering if they will cancel it.

I've got bultins booked in 2 weeks time....currently they are still open

Center Parcs is closing. It's on their website.

I have a haven holiday booked for the first week in April. At the moment they seem adamant they're remaining open

I have one booked for 13 days time. Just trying to contact them now to see if I can move dates

I've just seen someone on Haven's facebook page post an screenshot of the email. It just says parks are still open. No mention of refunds or alternative dates.

We've got haven booked for the 27th

Just had an email from Breakfree holidays, the park is open so my holiday is on.

3 weeks for that to change though

I'm waiting on a call back from the people I booked through as they're working though in date order. It seems a lot of places have changed their policies to make it easier for people to rearrange their bookings or cancel if they are being affected by the coronavirus

I live in a small village where one of these parks is based. The village itself is full of elderly, vulnerable people. The park is willing to open and put every single one of us at risk and I'm honestly disgusted. Their Facebook is covered in people saying there's no reported cases in this county but loads in there's so they are still going as it's safer. If you go on one of these holidays right now you are a selfish, selfish person.

I have great friends who are staff there and they are being offered no protection, no working from home, no PPE. Fuck all

We have a haven booked for this coming Friday. We were told we would be contacted today and nothing, now been told we will be contacted tomorrow

I think it's upto the parks to shut and refund people. I'm still unsure if I will.go if they haven't shut. I hope they do.

@Walkinwonder regardless of whether we get a refund or not we won't be going, it's not worth the risk

We are booked with centerparcs for 20 April- they emailed a week ago saying we can reschedule up to the day before arrival. Was pleased with that and will see how it all plays out.