Family Criteria

THHN holidays are offered to a wide scope of families affected by illness or bereavement and are listed below:

Families who have children with serious illness - terminal, life threatening/limiting.

Bereaved families who have lost a child or parent - where children are involved.

Families who have a terminally ill parent, with children under 18 years of age.

You can not apply for holidays yourself, holiday applications must be made by a registered charity support worker, NHS medical professional or social worker who will then refer you directly to us once your application has been successful.

Holidays will be awarded up to two years after a bereavement or up to two years following final treatment for an illness.

Holidays are for immediate family members only.

Please understand that all holidays are donated by business owners through their own good will.

News & Stories

  • Duman-Dicks Family
    The constant 24/7 home care is massively demanding and requires a lot of time and energy, often resulting in long periods of isolation and exhaustion. Sadly, our financial independence has also been badly affected and we currently face a very long and uphill struggle.
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  • Ralph Family Feedback
    Seeing the children running around on the beach, their excitement and the sheer joy in their little faces during our three-day break was wonderful. I stood on Paignton beach in the sunshine on the first day of our holiday with a tear running down my cheek, feeling such gratitude for this opportunity.
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  • Roa Family Feedback
    Please could you pass on our thanks to everyone involved in THHN and the services we used. They are all lovely people who give their time, food, services and days out for free out of the kindness of their hearts, to help people like us take a break from the norm, to try and make new memories for the road ahead.
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