SANDY Balls has had a festive makeover with a host of enchanting activities being held across its park. Away Resorts, which runs the New Forest holiday park, has spruced up five of its 25 parks.

Sandy Balls is an idyllic place to stay in the New Forest - despite the strange name ... The park is about 2hr 50min by car from Leicester and 2hr from Brighton.

My children couldn't get enough of the resident alpacas, while my partner struggled to get me out of the arcade!

Ernest Westlake set up an alternative youth initiative to the Scout Movement – The Order of Woodcraft Chivalry – in 1916, three years before he purchased Sandy Balls.

Staycation review: Relax and get back to nature at Sandy Balls Holiday Park. My children couldn't get enough of the resident alpacas, while my partner struggled to get me out of the arcade!