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Park Holidays UK history
Park Holidays UK company history timeline
The organisation continued to steadily grow from then onwards, with a major expansion occurring in 2001 when Haven Holidays sold eleven of its parks to the business.
In 2006 Jim Watson retired, and Graphite Capital made a major investment into the business.
In 2007 the company was renamed Park Holidays UK – to reflect our expansion away from the Kent and East Sussex area and the growing holiday and short break aspect of the business.
In 2008, the company acquired two new holiday parks in Dawlish Warren, Devon: Golden Sands Holiday Park and Peppermint Holiday Park.
In December 2015, Park Holidays UK relocated its head office from Coghurst Hall, Hastings, to Glovers House, Bexhill-on-Sea with approximately 90 staff members, the first development to be completed in the newly built Bexhill Enterprise Park.
Tarka Holiday Park near Barnstaple, North Devon was added in April 2016.
In December 2016 it was announced that Caledonia Investments had agreed on terms on a sale to Tiger Bidco Ltd, a company incorporated by Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), who remain the current owners.
In June 2017, Park Holidays UK purchased Carlton Meres in Suffolk, just ten miles inland from the picturesque seaside town of Aldeburgh.
In 2017, Intermediate Capital Group plc (ICG) acquired a majority stake in the business and their investment continued to provide a platform for further improvements to our existing parks and growth through acquisitions.
In May 2018 they purchased another park named Martello Beach Holiday Park (keeping the original name) which is next to their St Osyth Beach resort, and then, in December 2018, the company purchased Dovercourt Holiday Park in Essex.
In November 2019 they acquired a park on Mersea Island (Seaview Holiday Park), renaming it West Mersea Holiday Park.
Wood Farm in Dorset and Pakefield Holiday Park in Suffolk were added in December 2020, bringing the total number of holiday parks to 33.
In April 2021, Park Holidays UK acquired a group of nine holiday parks from Bridge Leisure, with parks located in the West Country, Peak District, Yorkshire and Scotland – which brings the total number of holiday parks to 42.
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