Away Resorts will be encouraging guests at its lakeside retreat in Lincolnshire to dig out their lilos, rubber rings and bucket and spades this Easter as the UK operator prepares to open its first-ever beach on its main lake at Tattershall Lakes Country Park.

The leading UK holiday parks operator, which was recently listed in the London Stock Exchange's 1,000 companies that Inspire Britain, has created a beach 20 metres by 16 metres for guests to relax on, paddle in the lake or enjoy a swim. The beach will also be large enough to accommodate a beach volleyball court.

As guests chill on the beach, they will be able to watch live bands perform on the park's new floating stage, which will be just in front of the park's main Propeller Bar to the left of the beach

There will also be amphitheatre-style seating built into the grass just in front of the jetty that leads to the floating stage so guests can enjoy the live music in the late spring and summer evenings.

For thrill-seeking guests, who fancy the challenge of “flying”, there's the new activity of flyboarding, which has been introduced at the park. An increasingly popular activity, a fly board is a water-jet-powered board that creates underwater propulsion that can force the 'flyer” up to 12 metres high out of the water. Guests that master flyboarding during their stay will learn how to stunts and tricks.

A 30-minute flyboard sessions starts at £95, and is just one of the many water-based activities available at Tattershall Lakes.

New luxury lodges have also been built at the park in time for Easter. There are 39 new lodges that will form part of a new holiday development around Rudd Lake and fishing lake.

Talking about the new developments at Tattershall Lakes, Away Resorts managing director Carl Castledine says: “European lake resorts, such as Lake Como, Lake Maggiore and Lake Garda in Italy, and Lake Annecy in France and the beautiful lakes of the Dordogne, are just as popular as the coastal resorts in Europe because they offer all the water-sports activities, as well as the beaches for people to relax or swim into the lake from.

“We have spoken to our guests about the one thing that was missing at Tattershall Lakes, and the feedback was that a beach would be the icing on the cake. And the added bonus is that during the long summer evenings, guest will still be able to enjoy the beach, but watch the live music at our new floating stage just metres away from the beach.

“Also, many of our guests come back again and again to Tattershall because of the range of activities on offer, so we are thrilled that flyboarding will now be available, and is a welcome addition to the water-skiing, jet-skiing, wakeboarding and cable wakeboarding that is already on offer.”

Prices start at £169 for three nights in a eight-berth caravan from 11 April.

To book: www.tattershall-lakes.com

About Tattershall Lakes Country Park, Lincolnshire

• Tattershall Lakes Country Park is Away Resorts' lake-side retreat. Set in the heart of Lincs, the park has five lakes which the park makes the most of.
• Guests can try out a number of sports including: water-skiing, jet-skiing, banana boating, kayaking, pedalos, fishing, cable wakeboarding and flyboarding. In fact, the cable wakeboarding has its own dedicated lake, and is one of the most progressive wakeboarding parks in the UK.
• The popularity of wakeboarding has soared over recent years, which has led to the installation of the System 2 world-class coaching system at the Just Wake Park at Tattershall Lakes Country Park.
• The straight-line system offer wakeboarders of all abilities the opportunity to try their hand at the water sport without having to rely on a speedboat to take them out on the lake each time. It has been particularly popular with children who, over the course of their holiday can learn to wakeboard.
• For those who like a slightly slower pace, it has some well-stocked lakes exclusively for fishing, and it also has an 18-hole golf course.
• The park has a modern leisure complex that includes a pool, a gym, a spa and a hot tubs on decking overlooking the main lake.
• Other activities include water walkerz (zorbing on water), archery, aquajets, and with 365 acres of parkland, lakes and woodland, there is plenty of opportunity to go walking and cycling (bike hire is available).
• For children, there's the My Active scheme for three-year-olds and upwards, which features activities such as pool snorkelling, abseiling, archery, kayaking, flying remote control helicopters, water walkerz, walking trails, cheerleading school, geocoaching (high-tech treasure hunting game using GPS devices), archery and body zorbing. There is also Cheerleading School and football coaching
• My Play activities which include Junior Geo (kids can pan for gold, make their own fossils, they also get sand-pouring souvenirs, dig for dinosaurs and a membership pack), Crack Pots (painting pottery, puppets, faces and hands) and Science Bugs (children can try out a collection of experiments and nature discoveries).

Accommodation

From wild camping to glamping, there is a wide choice of accommodation.

Wild Camping
It offers guests the chance to relive the good, old outdoor holidays of times gone by with an affordable way of escaping from the trappings of modern day life and kicking back with just a tent, a camp fire and the great outdoors. The main rule is that tents must be four very large strides between them – no exceptions. Wild Camping is available on Lysander Island in the middle of one of the lakes is an island with trees that is linked to the mainland by a causeway, which has room for 12 standard tent pitches.

Camping and touring fields
There are two other locations for touring and camping. The Squadrons is situated right in the heart of the park and the Woodland Retreat is set in a secluded meadow surrounded by trees. Both are a short walk to the amenities and lakes. The pitches are all generous in size with most being on flat, well drained ground.

Canvas Village
The Canvas Village has three Bell Tents that are stylishly furnished in a English country flair kind of way. They have all been given quirky names and have candle lanterns, fairy lights and bunting outside. The tents are fully equipped with double futon sofa beds, two single beds (ready made), quilts, pillows, bed linen. TV, fridge, electric hobs, kitchenware, electric lights and 240v plug socket.
The Bell Tents, which are are based on the original war-time models, sleep four.

Caravans and lodges
Other accommodation includes comfort holiday homes and luxury lake-side lodges that sleep eight.

Days out from Tattershall Lakes, Lincolnshire

• The 11th-century Lincoln Castle
• The National Trust property Tattershall Castle offers the chance to visit a dramatic 15th-century tower with a moat, while the romantic Belvoir Castle is set in rolling countryside and home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland.
• The 17th-century Belton House in Grantham and the Elizabethan mansion of Burghley House at Stamford are both must-sees.
• The city of Lincoln and its cathedral.
• The seaside resort of Skegness.
• RAF Coningsby – home to historic aircraft of the world-famous Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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For further information please contact:

Angie Cronin

Tel: 07970810302

Email: angie@loudbird.co.uk