We had a lovely Easter, warm sunny weather and it was lovely seeing families having fun doing our Easter Bunny Hunt. During the winter when it's much quieter, we do miss families and the liveliness and fun that children bring to the park.

We had fantastic weather all the way through from March until the summer and were blessed with long days and some very interesting rounders sessions. Adults vs Children was really good fun, with the adults losing handsdown and the children wanting an immediate rematch - just to make sure!

The Royal Wedding was a really enjoyable day, we had a lovely BBQ after watching the wedding with the day being perfect for the happy couple and also for us.

This year, we also introduced, our first Eurotent - which proved to be very popular. The Eurotent sleeps up to 6 people and comes completely fitted out with double bed, TV with DVD, microwave, cooking facilities, fridge, crockery, glasses utensils and a lino floor. A big 'thank you' to all those guests who stayed and left it so clean and tidy. This was so much appreciated.

In June, we were absolutely delighted to receive the Goldstar award and the Best Carbon Footprint award from the Green Tourist Business Scheme. We are assessed every other year and last year, 2010, out of the GTBS Gold award winners, we were in the top 10% of UK businesses awarded. The Goldstar award and the Best Carbon Footprint award were for the top 1% of these businesses. Dolbeare Park was one of only two businesses that won this award in both categories. This is a really fantastic achievement which we are very proud to have won. We do many things 'behind the scenes' that guests do not see that make us sustainable, recycling and composting are just a couple of the many things.

The summer was busy, however, it was really early summer that had the best weather with the long sunny evenings in which to enjoy BBQ's with friends.

The Dolbeare Park BBQ's were again earlier in the summer because of the fantastic weather, apart from some delicious burgers and sausages (from our local butchers), it's a great opportunity to socialise and meet new friends and to find out who is the competitive lawn darts thrower!

During August, it was so difficult to find a gap between the rain showers that was long enough to have a Dolbeare Park BBQ. Next year, surely August cannot be rainy again! We will keep our fingers tightly crossed for a scorching summer for 2012 - 6 years since the last hot August!

In September, Plymouth held the Americas Cup yacht race. The event was on for 8 days and there was some really fantastic sailing. With the event taking place in just Plymouth Sound, the view from the Hoe, the Waterfront and Jenny Cliff was really superb. It was an exciting event and pleasing to see so many people flock to Plymouth to see it.

Autumn and Winter in Cornwall really is not to be missed. Autumn time has the most amazing sunsets and this is a time to be star gazing. During, clear dark nights, the star's are truly awesome. Watching a meteor shower whilst drinking hot mulled wine in the paddock is an experience not to be missed. Winter is mild days often with lots of sunshine, chilly crisp nights and great walking along the coastal paths. Great surfing for some, dog walking for others or just storm watching whilst drinking hot chocolate from the beach cafe.

In October, we were absolutely delighted to be awarded 'Gold' from David Bellamy for conservation and sustainability. Again, it's an amazing achievement and good to see that we are being recognised for our work.

The year so far has been fun and interesting. We have welcomed so many new people to Dolbeare Park and this beautiful area and we have welcomed back many returning friends. One of the most rewarding things for us is to suggest ideas of where to explore and what to see, then having guest's come back and show us photos and to tell us how much they loved it and what they had found.

Being so close to Plymouth, makes Dolbeare Park an ideal destination to stay, while going Christmas Shopping, seeing Cinderella at the panto or Jools Holland at Plymouth Pavilions.

Thank you to all our guest's who have stayed with us during the year - we look forward to welcoming you back again next year.

2012 will have Dolbeare Park celebrating again with the Queen's Golden Jubilee this time!