Award-winning holiday park has indoor waterpark, cheap pitches and is near one of the UK’s best beaches

THERE’S an award-winning holiday park in the UK with its own indoor waterpark, and it’s been named as one of the most underrated sites in England by one expert.

Located just outside Newquay, Hendra Holiday Park in Cornwall has won awards with both Visit England and TripAdvisor.

Travel writer Robbie Lane, who is the face behind the specialist website Holiday Park Guru, named it as one of his favourite lesser-known spots in England.

He previously told Sun Online Travel: “While most independent holiday parks have fewer facilities compared to the big names, there are some that compete on scale and activities including Hendra Holiday Park in Cornwall.”

It’s easy to see why the Cornish holiday park has won favour with industry experts.

Family-owned since 1972, Hendra Holiday Park’s water complex has an indoor pool with a river-rapid, a water cannon, tipping buckets, water fountains and three water flume rides.

There’s also an outdoor pool, with a fun-looking jet ski aqua cruise for kids where they get to ride inflatable jet skis around a mini course, as well as sea scooters.

According to its website, there are also seven golden sand beaches within easy access of the holiday park, including Crantock Beach and Holywell Bay Beach.

Holywell Bay Beach is a wide sandy beach that’s backed by grassy dunes and surrounded by rocky islands.

While the beach is popular among swimmers and surfers, it becomes a haven for kids during low tide when shallow streams and rock pools emerge.

There are plenty of things to do back at Hendra Holiday Park too, including an indoor soft play area, an outdoor play park, complete with swings and climbing frames and a scooter park with ramps.

Several new attractions and activities have also been introduced this year like a nine-hole adventure golf course, a ninja assault course and mini 4×4’s.

Other family-friendly activities include the Hendra Land Train, which tours the holiday park, and it takes guests to neighbouring Newquay for free.

There are three on-site restaurants, including the Terrace Bar and Restaurant, Mario‘s Pizzeria and ice cream shop, Always Sundae.

Hendra Holiday Park also offers a range of evening entertainment for children, featuring its lovable mascots Henry and Henrietta Hippo.

The evening entertainment includes dancing and party games.

Older guests can also watch cabaret performances, comedy shows, live music performance and magic shows later in the evening.

Like with the other holiday parks, there are a range of accommodation options available to book like budget-friendly camping pitches, caravans, premium caravans, holiday homes and lodges.

Sun Online Travel have found two-night stays on a caravan pitch from £75 per night for four people.

Hendra Holiday Park has been praised by visitors, with a 4.78/5 star rating on website campsites.co.uk.

One person wrote: “Hendra Park is in a great location, just three miles from the centre of Newquay. The staff, facilities and service were very good.”

Another guest added: “Me and my partner had an amazing stay here. There’s lots to do on site and the location is perfect.”

A third person added: “We had a gorgeous four-day camping here with friends.

“The location was amazing – very close to so many gorgeous beaches and amazing fish and chip shops.”

Hendra Holiday is a 10-minute drive from Newquay.

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There are also plenty of water parks in Europe, including Livu Akvapark in Latvia and Energylandia in Poland.