What a strange year it has been, and we will always remember our 48th season for years to come! Navigating the ‘new normal’ and changing guidelines during this pandemic whilst also trying to still give and maintain the Hendra experience hasn’t always been easy, but we have been up to the challenge.
We certainly couldn’t have done it without the help from our dedicated team, who moved over 5000 bookings during lockdown, and helped implement the new procedures when we opened over 3 months later than usual in July. The cleaning and hygiene team need a special thank you as their job has been one of the most challenging and important ones on the Park this season.
July Opening
When the Park opened in July, we couldn’t open all facilities, but by the end of July things slowly returned to normal with The Venue opening and the Pool, with sessions in place. The Eat out To Help Out scheme started and it was a big success. The entertainment took place in the marquee, with live music and shows, which felt very much needed after the lockdown. The Park operated on reduced capacity, to ensure the safety of the local community and Hendra’s residents, without compromising your holiday at Hendra.
Spooky October 
The autumn brought new challenges, with local lockdowns and different Tiers, but we still managed to have a proper Hendra Halloween, complete with the SpoOoky Hendra Ghost Train, our very own Land Train going through the Park, with scary sorts hiding around Hendra! Pumpkin Carving and sessioned entertainment took place, so that everyone got a safe slice of the entertainment.
Booking for 2021
Cornwall has been even more popular for holidays this year, with travel restrictions abroad, people feel safer holidaying in England. You can book for 2021, so you get your piece of Cornwall too. Returning customers, who have stayed this year or/and last, will be receiving some exclusive Special Offers just after Christmas.
We can’t thank our guests enough for being patient and helping us to navigate these times: together we have made it through! Today we enter a new lockdown, and the future looks uncertain, but we hope to improve the Park and procedures so that we can keep the Park safe for all next season. All bookings have the Coronavirus Bookings Promise added, which gives you peace of mind.
Fabulous Feedback 
You have given us some lovely feedback this season too, here are just a few quotes from our TripAdvisor page:
“Just got back from a week’s stay here with my partner and two young boys. The caravan was lovely and clean, the park itself is really lovely, the pool is excellent. Every member of staff we interacted with were really nice and very helpful too. I booked for next year in the car on the way home!” Guest, October, TripAdvisor.
“Hendra is a very COVID safe place to stay, they have thought of everything to keep everyone safe with clear procedures and instructions from check in, cleanliness of Caravan, facilities and check out. Thank you so much for everything – looking forward to seeing you next year!!” Guest, September, TripAdvisor.
“Facilities in campsite are brilliant, lovely communal areas and pools, even with current COVID-19 restrictions it was still great.” Guest, August, TripAdvisor.
Your support and feedback has been very much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you next year, for our 49th season! We hope that next year is more normal than this year, but if not we are confident we can still do what we love doing best – making family holidays memorable!
Keep looking at our social media for all the latest updates. Stay safe and take care.
The Hendra Team.
