Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park, VICTORIA
Airing Date: May 26th, 2003
The Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park is one of the Big Four chain holiday parks and is an ideal location to take the whole family, including babies and kids; Big Four's belief is that if the children are happy then the parents are happy too.
Located within walking distance to Sovereign Hill Historical Village and the city centre, the holiday park offers a variety of facilities for both mums and dads and the kids.
There's a shaded solar heated pool with a toddlers beach area, an indoor heated swimma-spa primarily for the kids, a new indoor children's playroom and a children's bathroom with toddler's toilet, shower and infant bath.
For fun, families can check out the recreation room. Here there's a pool table, air hockey, table tennis, dirt bike and car rally machines. There's also a TV room for guests to share, a half size tennis court, basketball ring, boules and free barbecue shelter and seating.
As far as amenities goes, there's a camper's kitchen with refrigerator, oven and stove, microwave, sink and outdoor eating area.
At Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park there's also a wide range of accommodation available, including standard cottages and villas.
A three-bedroom villa is the ideal family accommodation for guests wanting a little extra room and privacy. The villas accommodate up to seven people and have a microwave, fridge and full oven, plus two colour televisions, video, dryer and hair dryer.
There are also sites for caravans, motor homes and tents with or without power. Most have water, drainage and concrete slabs. They also have ensuite sites for those wishing to have their own facilities.
The open lawns and shaded camping area feature a well-equipped camp kitchen and sheltered dining area.
The sites also surround the central well-equipped amenities buildings that are complete with camp kitchen, family bathrooms and fully automatic laundromat.
The facts
Qantas flies to Melbourne daily from all capital cities. Prices from Sydney start at $210 and from Perth $472.
Qantas
Tel: 13 13 13
Cabins at the Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park start from $56 per night for two people. Kids cost $9.
Powered sites start from $22 per night and un-powered sites from $20 per night
Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park
Tel: 1800 632 237
