Tour Proposal
Tour Highlights
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Safe and Secure High Quality Holiday Park Accommodation
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Located opposite Brean Sands Beach
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Entry into an Established Rugby Festival or Arrangement of a Local Rugby Fixture
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Next door to ‘Brean Theme Park’ and ‘Brean Splash Waterpark’
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Fantastic Evening Entertainment
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Watch the Bristol Bears vs Harlequins in Cardiff at the ‘Big Day Out’
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Match Tickets Included for U19s
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Full Financial Protection
Location & Dates
BRISTOL BEARS BIG DAY OUT 2026
Dates
Dates - EASTER HALF TERM HOLIDAYS Friday 27th March – Monday 30th March 2026– Age Groups Minis (U7-U12’s)
Accomodation Venues
Unity Holiday Park, Somerset. Beachside Holiday Park, Somerset
Rugby Venues
Yatton Rugby Club or Local Club
Your Accommodation
Unity Holiday Park is one of the most famous and well known holiday parks in Somerset and is a very high standard compared to other parks in the area. With it’s breath taking seaside location and boasting a 7 mile award winning beach of golden sand literally on your doorstep, it is the perfect location for your end of season rugby tour. In addition it’s easily accessible location with a host of popular activities on your doorstep such as the thrill seeking ‘Brean Theme Park’ this will make the perfect location for your West Country Challenge rugby tour
Your Accommodation
The Unity resort has one of the highest quality of static caravans available and they will provide you with all the home comforts to ensure you have an enjoyable break.
There are a wide range of different options available to suit your needs and include all the essentials you need for a truly relaxing stay.
Your Accommodation
As well as the caravans the site also has a large area for camping and touring vans. So if you want to bring your own you can!
This could be a great way to not only experience this fantastic weekend with access to all the amenities of the complex but also help keep the costs down for your members.
Activities at the Park
Whilst for many playing rugby is the highlight of your tour, it is also a fantastic opportunity to enjoy unique activities together with your team mates and Unity Holiday Park offer a variety of these that you can pre-book for your group to enjoy such as the Ten Pin Bowling Alley and the Pump Track for BMX and Scooters to name a few. In addition Burleigh Travel can help arrange exclusive discounts to the nearby Theme Park, Splash Waterpark and other nearby attractions. (Contact us for details)
The Entertainment
The evening entertainment programme has always proved very popular with our groups where you will be able to enjoy the varied acts provided by the holiday park in RJ’s which are included in your tour costs.
The venue also offers arcades and a number of indoor activities which the children love and the onsite bar is always alive with laughter and rugby stories!
If you don’t fancy cooking you can always use one of the many on site restaurants and take aways including Indian, Chinese, Fish and Chips, Pizza or traditional pub grub in the Tavern.
Visit Brean Sands Beach
While there is plenty do to at your Holiday Park Accommodation another reason for touring to Brean is to enjoy this wonderful award winning beach location literally across the road from the holiday park.
A day at the beach is a great way to enjoy some group time together without breaking the bank. Simply enjoy a light training session on the sand, compete in an inter club touch rugby competition and cool off in the sea.
There is plenty of room on this 7 mile stretch to ensure a great time whatever you do
Excursions
Brean Splash Waterpark
The whole family will enjoy Brean Splash Waterpark. With a 25 metre, 6 lane, heated indoor swimming pool, and additional shallow baby pool. As well as a splash zone fun pool and slides, including indoor Rainbow Rings & Disco Waterslides. Choose your tune and sound effects whilst you ride the disco slide, warning flashing lights!
You’ll be spoilt for choice on whether to swim or play!
(additional cost applies)
Excursions
Brean Theme Park
Within a 100 metres from the sand dunes and next to your holiday park accommodation! A visit to the Brean Theme Park will be another highlight of the tour for all the family.
It has over 40 attractions including indoor and outdoor Roller Coasters, the Wild Water Log Flume, Dodgems, Crazy Boats, Wipe Out, the JetSpin, Waveswinger, and the UK’s best Ghost Train – Terror Castle! There really is something for all ages and all adrenaline levels.
(additional cost applies)
Bristol Bears Rugby
Bristol Bears Rugby
Harlequins Rugby
Bristol Bears Rugby
Harlequins Rugby
Bristol Bears Rugby
West Country Challenge Minis - Sunday 29th March
West Country Challenge 29th March
For over 30 years, Burleigh Travel have been arranging for teams to participate in festivals that combine a great mix of local and touring teams, resulting in some of the largest and most established festivals.
Yatton Rugby Club, located in a village to the south of Bristol and with links to Bristol Bears who visited the club with Ellis Genge this summer for the Bears Community Foundation Player Development Camp, will host the event. The festival will take place for juniors on Saturday 28th & for minis on Sunday 29th March. The festival will be run in accordance with England Rugby regulations which will ensure your teams will play as much rugby as is permitted for your age group.
At the Festival you will be joined by other touring teams as well as the hosts and other local clubs to make for an enjoyable and memorable experience at this friendly club with excellent facilities.
Rugby - Local Fixture
If you prefer, we can arrange a fixture against a local rugby club for your team instead of entry into the festival. You will play a rugby fixture against a local side where we will use our local knowledge to select the most suitable opposition for you alongside a proper ‘West Country’ post match tour.
The 2024 West Country Challenge
The 2024 West Country Challenge
Financial Protection
Burleigh Travel has always had consumer protection in place to make good any money paid to us in the event of the
financial collapse or failure of an airline, hotel or any other provider. This pledge has been honoured since the foundation
of Burleigh Travel in 1998 and no client has suffered financial loss from such a failure.
Total Payment Protection (topp) Policy cover:
For non-flight packages, in compliance with The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018, an
insurance policy has been arranged with Travel & General Insurance Services Limited (T&G) to protect customers’
prepayments in the unlikely event of our financial failure and paid in respect of non-flight packages sold by the
Policyholder as principal to the contract.
Please be aware, this protection will not be available if you arrange your own tour or if you book through a company not
offering this type of cover.
Key Booking Points
When considering who to book your tour with, always ask for evidence of the following key points
1. Financial Protection
Burleigh Travel has always had consumer protection in place to make good any money paid to us in the event of the financial collapse or failure of an airline, hotel or any other provider and this pledge has been honoured since the foundation of Burleigh Travel in 1998 and no client has suffered financial loss from such a failure. How this is done is clearly displayed on our website so it is very important that you can see a clear statement on any other operators website on how they are protecting your money.
2. How Long Has The Company Been Trading?
An important consideration when deciding on who to book with, is how established the company is. Burleigh Travel was established in 1998 and have therefore been arranging rugby tours for almost 30 years and as such we are one of the longest standing providers and market leaders for mini and junior rugby tours. Don’t be fooled by new companies claiming they have many years experience in arranging tours; check when they were actually established, as every year there are several new companies set up and then disappear or offer substandard events so always check out their background and the customer feedback of their products.
A very quick way to check whether the company you are planning to book with are well-established, is to check on the Companies House website where you can search for the company by name. In the Overview section, you can then check when they were established, if they have any overdue accounts warnings or strike off actions against them, and also the termination of appointments.
3. Customer Trustpilot & Google Reviews
We pride ourselves on the excellent feedback we have received from previous clubs like yourselves and currently have over 250 five star Trustpilot reviews which can be found here and over 130 five star Google reviews here. We feel these clubs are very reflective of your own group and consequently should help install confidence in the service you will receive from Burleigh Travel.
We would urge you to be very cautious of booking with anyone who does not have a similar amount of recent five-star reviews on these two key sites or if they do not even have a Trustpilot or Google review site registered.
4. RFU Approval
Last season all our UK Festivals were approved by the RFU and have been fully risk assessed, this is not the case with many other rugby festivals so please check with the county where the event is being held to see if permission was granted last season and if it’s likely to be granted again before making a booking.
Creating Memories
Burleigh Travel are very proud of the tours we
have provided for more than 30 years. We
have heard so many stories over the years of
team building, new friendships developing
and life long memories being made.
Many players, coaches and parents have
missed out on the touring experience in recent
times, but we hope you choose to join us at
the West Country Challenge to create these
memories for your team!
Don't just take our word for it...
The tour was great and Scott Laird was incredibly
helpful every step of the way so thank you!
We used Burleigh travel to book a Rugby tour for
40 people (adults and children). The
accommodation was great and the rugby
tournament was well run with medals and a trophy
for the best player.
We had to make changes along the way and they
were always available and really accommodating
and supportive.
Firstly, I'd like to thank you for the
organisation. Everything went really smoothly
and my players have really enjoyed
themselves. The accommodation was a high
standard and the onsite facilities were great.
The rugby was great too. A well organised
event with a good standard of play.
“Touring with Burleigh Travel is so easy from start to finish. The
company provides excellent literature in reference to the tour
itinerary, what you read is what you get. As a club we have travelled
4 times with Burleigh. Once many years ago and three times in
successive years. When you arrive on the tour you are greeted at the
arrival meeting then on the rugby festival day the staff are at the tent
to register you and are available throughout the festival for response
to any questions you may have. At the festival the company work
hard to match clubs in games so as they are equally matched.
Overall, we at Pinner RFC have had a great experience when using
Burleigh Travel and have already sorted our tour for 2025 with
them.”
