Parkdean Resorts
| Private Limited Company | |
| Industry | Leisure / Holiday |
| Successor | Parkdean Resorts |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Newcastle upon Tyne / Hemel Hempstead |
Number of locations | 73 holiday parks in the UK |
Key people |
John Waterworth Alan Parker Ian Bull Maggie Pavlou Ian Gill Michael Clark Barry Gifford |
| Products | Self catering holiday parks |
Number of employees | Over 7,000 in peak season |
| Parent | PD Park Holdings Limited group |
| Website | http://www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk/ |
Parkdean Resorts was formed in November 2015 through the merger of Parkdean Holidays and Park Resorts. Parkdean Resorts operates 73 holiday parks across the United Kingdom.[1] Parkdean Resorts is the largest holiday park operator in the UK.[2]
Parkdean operated 24 holiday parks across South West England, South Wales, Scotland and East Anglia[3] while Park Resorts operated 48 holiday parks across the South and East coast of England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Wight.[4] In July 2016 the business acquired Vauxhall Holiday Park based in Great Yarmouth which caters to 80,000 holidaymakers a year.[5]
Parkdean Resorts is chaired by Alan Parker, CBE formerly Chairman of Park Resorts and John Waterworth, formerly Parkdean Chief Executive, has been appointed to manage the Company.[6]
Parkdean and Park Resorts won Gold and Silver awards respectively for "Best UK Holiday Parks Operator" at the 2015 British Travel Awards with Parkdean also collecting "Best Holiday Company Service *Large* and ‘Best Camping and Mobile Holiday Company" categories.[7]
History
Parkdean Holidays was formed in November 1999 with a management buyout of Trecco Bay Holiday Park in Wales[8] for £21.4 million, and has since grown through a ‘buy and build’ strategy, growing to operate 24 parks in 2015. Parkdean Holidays was acquired by Alchemy Partners in March 2006,[9] valuing the Company at £139.7m.
Park Resorts was created in March 2001 when CBPE (Close Brothers Private Equity), in partnership with a management buy-out team of three led by David Vaughan, decided to purchase twelve Haven freehold caravan parks from Bourne Leisure Ltd. The deal was finalised in May 2001 at a reported cost of £46m.[10] Park Resorts has grown from 12 Caravan Parks in 2001 to 48 Holiday Parks in 2015. Park Resorts management team and Electra Partners acquired the business in July 2013.
The merger of Parkdean Holidays and Park Resorts[11] was completed in November 2015 following approval from both the Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Holiday parks in Parkdean Resorts
- Ashcroft Coast, Kent
- Barmston Beach, Essex
- Bideford Bay, Devon
- Breydon Water, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Brynowen, Wales
- California Cliffs, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Camber Sands, East Sussex
- Carmarthen Bay, Wales
- Cayton Bay, Yorkshire
- Challaborough Bay, Devon
- Cherry Tree, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Church Point, Northumberland & County Durham
- Coopers Beach, Essex
- Crantock Beach, Cornwall
- Creswell Towers, Northumberland & County Durham
- Crimdon Dene, Northumberland & County Durham
- Eyemouth, Scotland
- Fallbarrow, Lake District
- Gatebeck, Lake District
- Glasson Marina, Lancashire
- Grannie's Helian' Hame, Scotland
- Hawthorne Sands, Lancashire
- Hayling Island, Hampshire
- Heacham Beach, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Highfield Grange, Essex
- Holywell Bay, Cornwall
- Kessingland Beach, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Landguard, Isle of Wight
- Limefitt, Lake District
- Looe Bay, Cornwall
- Lower Hyde, Isle of Wight
- Manor Park, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Martello Beach, Essex
- Mullion, Cornwall
- Nairn Lochloy, Scotland
- Naze Marine, Essex
- Newquay, Cornwall
- Nodes Point, Isle of Wight
- Ocean Edge, Lancashire
- Pendine Sands, Wales
- Regent Bay, Lancashire
- Romney Sands, Kent
- Ruda, Devon
- Sandford, Dorset
- Sandy Bay, Northumberland & County Durham
- Sandylands, Scotland
- Sea Acres, Cornwall
- Shurland Dale, Kent
- Southerness, Scotland
- Southview, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- St. Margaret's Bay, Kent
- St. Minver, Cornwall
- Summerfields, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Sundrum Castle, Scotland
- Sunnydale, East Anglia & Lincolnshire
- Thorness Bay, Isle of Wight
- Todber Valley, Lancashire
- Torquay, Devon
- Trecco Bay, Wales
- Tummel Valley, Scotland
- Ty Mawr, Wales
- Valley Farm, Essex
- Warmwell, Dorset
- Waterside, Essex
- Wemyss Bay, Scotland
- Weeley Bridge, Essex
- West Bay, Dorset
- White Acres, Cornwall
- White Cross Bay, Lake District
- Whitley Bay, Northumberland & County Durham
- Withernsea Sands, Yorkshire
References
- ↑ "theguardian.com". theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Park Resorts merges with rival to create caravan parks giant". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Interactive Holiday Park Map - Parkdean Holidays". www.parkdeanholidays.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Family Holiday Parks in England, Scotland & Wales | Park Resorts". www.park-resorts.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Parkdean makes a splash with new deal". 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ "Telegraph". Telegraph. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "2015 winners". www.britishtravelawards.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "John Waterworth Chief Executive, Parkdean Holidays - British Hospitality Association". British Hospitality Association. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Alchemy turns Parkdean purchase into a reality". journallive. 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Daily Telegraph". 14 May 2001.
- ↑ "Park Resorts in £1bn merger with Parkdean". The Independent. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2016-04-27.