Our New Holiday Lodge

On a sunny day at the end of March, a special mission was underway. Our Persona Your Voice committee had been discussing the importance of having a holiday and the additional challenges that people with support needs, particularly mobility needs, have when they are looking for good quality holiday accommodation at an affordable price.

They had an idea that it would be great if Persona could support them to find a solution, so one day some of the committee, Matthew, Gill, and Chayim, agreed to go on a road trip to find a holiday park that they thought could work for people with additional needs. 

Mo Arthur (left) and Donna Bent (right) were their glamorous chauffeurs and assistants for the day. 

The team visited two holiday parks in Lancashire which they had shortlisted using their own criteria. They were honest in their assessment and returned with a recommendation to purchase a 3 bed luxury lodge at South Lakeland Leisure Village in Carnforth.

The village comprises a range of luxury lodges situated as you would expect – around a lake! It’s about an hour away from Bury and has a restaurant on site plus a gym, swimming pool and a spa. The team felt that the facilities, location and atmosphere were just right to provide a fabulous holiday destination with lots of choice about how active or relaxing each person wanted to be. The feedback from the group was used alongside a business case and Persona's Board took the decision to go ahead and purchase a lodge.

The work of Persona Your Voice didn’t stop there though; as we purchased a brand new bespoke lodge, Gill, Matthew and Chayim took a lead on working with the builders to design a lodge that met the needs of people we support. Our luxury lodge became available for bookings in January 2024.

This is a real example of people we support leading the way in designing solutions that improve lives.

To read more about co-production, click here.

To read an update on our holiday lodge, click here.