Parkdean Resorts

Parkdean Resorts
Company typePrivate Limited Company
IndustryLeisure / Holiday
PredecessorParkdean Holidays
Park Resorts
FoundedNovember 2015
HeadquartersNewcastle upon Tyne
Number of locations
66 holiday parks in the UK[1]
Key people
Steve Richards (CEO)[2]
ProductsSelf catering holiday parks
OwnerOnex Corporation
Number of employees
Over 9,000 in peak season[3]
Websiteparkdeanresorts.co.uk

Parkdean Resorts is a holiday park operator in the United Kingdom. It was formed in November 2015 through the merger of Parkdean Holidays and Park Resorts.[4] As of 2022 it operates 66 holiday parks across England, Scotland, and Wales,[1][5] and is the largest holiday park operator in the UK.[6][4] Parkdean invested £140 million into its parks in the UK in 2021 and 2022.[7]

John Waterworth was CEO of Parkdean Holidays and Parkdean Resorts for nearly 20 years before retiring in June 2019. Steve Richards is currently the CEO.

  1. ^ a b "About Us - Main Website," Parkdean, 2022.
  2. ^ "Our People". Parkdean-Resorts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ Blade, Michelle. "CORONAVIRUS: Heysham caravan park donates food to Morecambe Bay Foodbank". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b Martin, Ben (1 September 2015). "Park Resorts merges with rival to create caravan parks giant". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Parkdean Resorts". ParkdeanResorts.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ Trewhela, Lee (20 February 2020). "UK's largest holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts to spend £6.6million in Cornwall". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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