Special Events and Family Activities for 2012


The Plassey Spring Wedding and Event Show 2012
(In association with Nightingale House Hospice)
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th March - Show 11.00am until 4.00pm
Free Parking and Free entry to Show
Roaming Catwalk throughout the show with over 30 Wedding,Event & Party Specialists joining our resident retail outlets to give advice and provide both the traditional and something very different for your Wedding, Special Event or Party.
For more details call Sarah on 01978 780277 or email enquiries@plassey.com

The Plassey Summer Craft Fair Weekend
(In association with Nightingale House Hospice)
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th July - 10.30am until 5.00pm
Free Parking & Free entry to Craft Fair
Over 30 Craft stalls of members from The Gwynedd & Clwyd Association of Craftworkers who will be joining our resident Craft Workshops to promote and sell their various Crafts throughout the weekend. 
For more details call Sarah on 01978 780277 or email enquiries@plassey.com

The Plassey Summer Fun Day Event
Sunday 26th August - 10.30am until 4.00pm
Come and have some fun in our tea garden this Bank Holiday!!
For more details call Sarah on 01978 780277 or email enquiries@plassey.com

The Plassey Autumn Wedding & Event Show 2012
(In association with Nightingale House Hospice)
September 2012  - date to be confirmed
Free Parking and Free entry to Show
Roaming Catwalk throughout the show with over 30 Wedding,Event & Party Specialists joining our resident retail outlets to give advice and provide both the traditional and something very different for your Wedding, Special Event or Party.
For more details call Sarah on 01978 780277 or email enquiries@plassey.com

The Plassey Christmas Shopping Extravaganza Weekend 2012
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December - 10.30am until 5.00pm
Free Parking & Free entry to Craft Fair
Bring the family to meet Mr & Mrs Claus in their winter wonderland, take a ride on a Horse & Carriage, make Festive Crafts or enjoy a Traditional Fairground Ride.With over 30 Christmas Craft stalls of members from The Gwynedd & Clwyd Association of Craftworkers who will be joining our resident Craft Workshops & Retail Shops to promote and sell their various Crafts throughout this magical weekend. 
For more details call Sarah on 01978 780277 or email enquiries@plassey.com

Craft Days Workshop - Kids Fun Crafts

Cup Cake Workshops are on the following dates:-

Saturday 7th April - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 2nd June - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 28th July - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Sunday 26th August (In Plassey Tea Garden)- Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Friday 26th October - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm

Ticket Price £1.50 per child/Cup Cake - available from Reception on the day

Jewellery & Bead Workshops are on the following dates:-

Saturday 10th March - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 24th March - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 14th April - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 28th April - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 5th May - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 19th May - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm

Prices start at £1.50 per piece of jewellery - payable at the Workshop

Sand Creations Workshops are on the following dates:-

Saturday 3rd March - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 31st March - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm
Saturday 21st April - Open 10.30am until 4.30pm

Prices start at £2.00 per Sand Creation - payable at Workshop

New Improvements for 2012

New Reception :- Doubling of the Reception area to provide improved customer service with our friendly staff for all new arrivals, more local information with large new displays and Information Point, disabled and wheelchair friendly access and modern energy efficient lighting throughout.
Security barrier :- Our new unobrustive arm-barrier system with automatic entry / exit, plus additional cameras will improve customer convenience and security on our 5 Star Quality Graded park.
Golf Course & Clubhouse :- The Plassey golf course & clubhouse will be under new management from 1st Feb 2012.
Working with a leading Golf Course Architect, there is already a programme of improvements underway and include a new 2 bay Practice Nets (conveniently located near to the Clubhouse), and a new 5th Green currently being constructed, due to open late Spring. More developments will be announced shortly so please bookmark this page as info. becomes available!


Spring & Summer 2011 all of us at The Plassey were delighted to win FOUR major awards at various glittering award ceremonies. We proudly announce them as......

UK Best Family Park & Best in Wales 2011 (Practical Caravan awards)
The Plassey scooped these two awards at a ceremony hosted at The Hilton, NEC Birmingham for the National Caravan & Motorhome show in February 2011. Presented by the editor of Practical Caravan (UK's biggest selling caravan magazine), these awards are voted for by the customers themselves, and therefore reflect the many hundreds of votes that came in for us.
AA Campsite of the Year for Wales 2011
David Hancock, editor of the AA Caravan & Camping Guide said -
"Congratulations to Plassey Leisure Park, who have been awarded the title of AA Campsite of the Year for Wales in recognition of exceptionally high standards, service and presentation......"

Best in Wales 2011 (Practical Motorhome awards)
The latest win to add to our brimming trophy cabinet was announced in July - Best in Wales for Motorhomes! Again these votes were cast by the most important inspectors that there are - you! Votes that came in praised "Outstanding landscaping and beautifully manicured gardens.........." "Excellent staff that are always welcoming & smiling.....made our stay fantastic........." "Pristine facilities, toilets, showers, and a fab. deluxe swimming pool!........."

John & Sarah Brookshaw, owners of the Plassey Leisure Park said on receiving the awards -  
"We are all delighted to win these very prestigious awards, and they will be proudly displayed at The Plassey.

We would like to say a big "Thank You" to the all the staff who are brilliant in looking after our guests and making sure everyone has a great time. A special thanks also to Tony & Della Brookshaw who continue to have an active family involvement in the Park and were the pioneers in the development of The Plassey into the Award-winning park that it is today.
We look forward to 2011 & beyond with huge enthusiasm and welcoming our guests both new and old in enjoying their holidays at The Plassey."


Spring 2011 - New stock of fish
In March we took delivery of fish to re-stock our 5 ponds.....in total there were 200 Carp, 150 Tench and 200 F1's.
These fishing ponds are free of charge to customers staying on The Plassey, and together with the new fishing stages, will provide delight to all fishermen out there.

Spring 2011 - Something for all the family at our Craft & Retail Centre
We have introduced new exclusive craft & retails shops to The Plassey, also a Craft days workshop free to hire to promote Crafts and provide a Craft Workshop for visiting families - these compliment our wide range of quality shops that include Hair & Beauty Salon, Goldsmith, picture framers, designer Boutique & Accessory shops, garden centre, blacksmith, equestrian supplies, computer sales & repairs, and new photography studio.
Shop space at The Plassey is always in high demand :- For Craft Days Workshop hire or rental space enquiries for new businesses please contact Sarah Brookshaw on 01978 780 277 or email sarahbrookshaw@btconnect.com

Spring 2010 - David Bellamy Special Distinction Award winner!
Out of the blue we received a personal letter from David Bellamy to say :-
"I have decided that you are a well deserved recipient of a Special Distinction Award. Its great to see a park really embracing good neighbourliness in such a practical way with the range of tourism entreprises you have on your park, and the focus on local issues such as Welsh food.
Congratulations and many thanks for your dedication to the environmental cause!"

Our new Award will now be on proud display at the Park, and we will continue with more "green projects" to make The Plassey even better for all the future generations that visit us.

Autumn 2009 - Seasonal Pitches
Our long term project of Seasonal Pitch upgrades has now been completed -  all car parking areas are fully tarmaced, plus adding the finishing touches to the landscaping & low level lighting.

Spring 2009 - Luxury Holiday Homes
We are pleased to announce the opening the new luxury holiday home development on at The Plassey, called The Pines. Currently on show we have several holiday homes that are available for viewing with fully fitted kitchens, choice of 2 or 3 bedrooms (with ensuite bathrooms), fully centrally heated & double glazed,and with full services including gas, electric, water, WiFi and Digital TV & Sky+.Careful design on the pitches allows many of the holiday homes to offer breathtaking views over the Golf Course & surrounding countryside, and with the added benefits of security access and individual car parking, this will be the ultimate in holiday home living.
For more information on brochures and arranging a viewing of the luxury holiday homes, please call John Brookshaw on 01978 780 277 at anytime, or email at enquiries@plassey.com

Spring 2009 - Deluxe Touring Pitches
Improvements to the Deluxe Touring Pitches included larger pitches, fully tarmaced roadways, car parking, and Digital TV & Sky on each hook up point (simply bring your de-coder from home, plug in and watch). The Plassey can now proudly show that these touring pitches are amongst the very best in the UK........and if Carlsberg made touring pitches "Probably the Best Touring Pitches in the World!"...... :-)

Summer 2008 - Awards
More great news was announced in July edition of Caravan and MotorCaravan magazines: - we are delighted to scoop the top prize in the magazine's annual 101 Top Sites award : Winner Best Park in UK 2008  

The award was decided by firstly the number of votes given by the magazine's readership, then the shortlist of 5 parks are subjected to an un-announced thorough assessment was undertaken by the magazine's inspectors.

In their report, Mr & Mrs Stansfield said The Plassey Leisure Park is "outstanding, self-contained, top quality leisure park where you get what you pay for. Well designed and landscaped, there's an excellent level of facilities and equipment for visitors to enjoy. With its warm welcome and immaculate facilities, this site exudes quality".

Owners John & Sarah Brookshaw said on receiving this award "We are thrilled at winning this major award, and would like to thank the readers of Caravan and MotorCaravan magazines whom voted for our park, our dedicated team of staff whom do a fantastic job in looking after our customers and park's facilities, and we look forward to welcoming both regulars and new customers to our park in the near future."


Spring 2008 - WiFi & CCTV & Landscaping
A number of projects for the 2008 season were completed in Spring / Summer, and these included :-