The Principle Trust Holidays

Who are The Principle Trust?

Based in Skipton, North Yorkshire The Principle Trust Children’s Charity aim is to help improve the quality of life of children from across Yorkshire who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, or disabled through the provision of free holidays and respite breaks.

They help children suffering from difficulties such as long-term, life threatening or limiting illnesses, disabilities, mental health issues, or overcrowded inadequate housing.

Since The Principle Trust Children’s Charity was founded in 2011, they have helped in excess of 2,600 underprivileged and disadvantaged children. 280+ disabled children and their families enjoy some much-needed respite across our holiday homes.

The Principle Trust Children’s Charity
Registered Charity Number: 1141546
Millennium Rd, Skipton BD23 2TZ
www.theprincipletrust.co.uk

How It Works

At The Principle Trust, they strive to make a positive and meaningful difference to children who could have life limiting conditions, complex and difficult disabilities, live in poverty, or have experienced trauma or abuse. The Principle Trust’s respite breaks give the opportunity for children just to be children and to simply enjoy their time away with their family.

As a charity supporting underprivileged children The Principle Trust works closely with local authorities, children’s social services, children’s centres, schools, and other charities to ensure that children and their families or carers, who are most in need, benefit from the holidays and respite breaks we have to offer. For families living with a serious childhood illness, or disabilities time together making memories that last is everything.

Little Hiccups is one of their referring partners. Our role is to ensure the eligibility of the families that apply to attend.

Please Note – We require simple feedback via an online form after the holiday so we can develop our holiday offering in the future and stats will be used confidentially to assist with applying for grants to fund the holidays. The Free holidays are granted on the basis we will receive Data Feedback. This will be sent to each family before and after the break and these must be completed.

Little Hiccups Criteria for Eligibility

Families must have a child with disabilities/additional needs.
Families must be registered Little Hiccups families and known to us and at the time of booking must have been registered family for a minimum of 6 months.

The registered Little Hiccups children must be aged between 0-16
Families, at the time of applying, must have been on at least 5 Family Fun Day events and/or Stay n’ Play sessions.
Only families that have not yet received a free holiday via Little Hiccups or The Principle Trust may apply. However, if you feel that your circumstances have changed drastically since your last visit, get in touch with us on info@littlehiccups.co.uk to discuss!

Please note: The accommodation sleeps a maximum of five guests.

Process of Application

White Cross Bay –

Process	Date
Application Forms released	Tuesday 14th January 2025
Deadline for return of forms	Friday 14th February 2025 9am
Latest successful applicants informed	Friday 28th February 2025

Holiday Dates White Cross Bay 1 (Sat – Sat)	6th April 2025 – 12th April 2025 (Easter Holidays)
Holiday Dates White Cross Bay 2 (Sat – Sat)	26th July 2025 – 2nd August 2025 (Summer Holiday)
Holiday Dates White Cross Bay 3 (Sat – Sat)	8th November 2025- 15th November 2025 (Term Time)
Holiday Dates White Cross Bay 4 (Sat – Sat)	6th December 2025 – 13th December 2025 (Term Time)

Applications for 2025 now closed

Whitecross Bay

Venue

Principle Trust’s most recent, and final lodge is found on the banks of Lake Windermere at White Cross Bay Holiday Park. This lodge has also been carefully adapted to meet and support the needs of disabled children.

Nestled on the banks of Lake Windermere, Parkdeans’ White Cross Bay resort boasts stunning scenery and relaxation, with all the activities and facilities you could possibly need. Such as a heated indoor swimming pool with spa bath, sauna, steam room, gymnasium, and children’s play area.

White Cross Bay is ideally situated for outdoor family adventures as well as more gentle leisure pursuits in the Lake District. A plethora of local attractions can be found nearby like the ever-popular Beatrix Potter World in nearby Bowness-on-Windermere.

In 2020 we celebrated the opening of The Principle Trust lodge at White Cross Bay. The lodge has been completely renovated and refurbished, so that the needs of the disabled children that visit here are met.

The lodge is sited on the beautiful Lake District in Windermere on the edge of the lake itself. It has a large private patio area. You can also use the pool and all facilities on the White Cross Bay Holiday Park where it is situated (On-site charges may apply). Please note this holiday home is equipped with a mobile hoist and single profiling bed for any disabled guests.

Lodge

Thirlmere 9 Lodge

Maximum Number of people	5 Guests 3 bedrooms · 4 beds · 1 bathroom
Sleeping Arrangements	Bedroom 1 – 1 Double bed Bedroom 2 – 2 single beds Bedroom 3 – 1 single bed
General Amenities	Towels – bed sheets – soap and toilet paper – Iron – Indoor Fireplace – Heating – Wifi – TV – Free parking on premises – Dishes and silverware – Kitchen High Chairs and Travel Cots available on request
Disabled Access	Mobile hoist and single profiling bed Ramp at entrance
Pets	Only sight/hearing dogs allowed
Other Information	Check out time 10am No smoking

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“Thank you SO SO much we have had such a magical time and made so many happy memories! Thank you so much the lodge was so accessible for C and had everything we could need. It gave C the chance to be independent and he LOVED it! Thank you again it was more than we could have hoped for.”
“L was worried about me spending money on a holiday bless him, so I explained Little Hiccups made this happen and he doesn’t need to worry about these things anyway but all he kept saying was how grateful he was and how kind you guys are and that I need to make sure I say a big thank you! I told him I certainly will so THANK YOU again it was such a great opportunity and grateful we got to make the most of it.”

Leanne
“Our holiday was amazing and it gave us the opportunity to relax between constant appointments and new diagnosis. We have created some fantastic memories and we feel ready to take on the next few months. A massive thank you to Little Hiccups and The Principle Trust.

Laura