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Challaborough Bay Holiday Park has been forced to close temporarily after the roof of the Waterfront Bar was torn open in a manner reminiscent of a sardine tin.

Storm Nelson wreaks Easter havoc as campsites close and huts are wrecked. One camping ground is forced to close nearly three quarters of its site. READ MORE:Holidaymakers who settled in at a Devon holiday park hoping to enjoy a pint at its cosy bar were in for a shock after Storm Nelson made landfall and tore its roof off.

The roof of the Waterfront Bar at Challaborough Bay Holiday Park in Devon has been torn open in a manner akin to a sardine tin A collapsed hit - with personal belongings visible - at Seaton Beach in Devon after Storm Nelson made landfall Images showed the metal canopy of the building folded up and over on itself, exposing insulation inside the roof space.

A spokesperson for Challaborough Bay Holiday Park told the BBC: 'Nobody has been hurt. However, the safety of everybody on our parks is our number one priority, and we have taken the decision to temporarily close the park to all new arrivals. The owners of Looe Country Park in Cornwall told BBC south-west news programme Spotlight they had been forced to close parts of their site due to saturated ground.

A pygmy goat in a small holding in Dunsden, Oxfordshire tramples through waterlogged ground after the overnight delugeGood Friday is expected to be a brighter, milder day after Storm Nelson dissipated overnight STORM NELSON: A map by Spanish weather service Aemet showing the low pressure system that hit Britain yesterday

READ MORE: Not such a Good Friday! Britain kicks off Easter weekend with damp and gloomy conditions as families head away for the holidays - but sunshine lies ahead Elsewhere, in any sunshine it could feel warm, with highs of 14C expected in the south east of England but there is the risk of the odd thunderstorm, the Met Office said last night.

 

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