Strathclyde Park will be maintained by the Caravan Club for the next 60 years, following a two-year saga to obtain council approval. North Lanarkshire Council awarded the lease to the national caravanning organisation, despite recieving a rival offer, which was four times as big, the Bellshill Speaker reported.
The 18-acre site has been open to touring holidaymakers for 35 years and boasts a Scottish Tourist Board two-star Touring Park award and a three-pennant AA rating.
Private pitches can accommodate up to 100 caravans and 50 tents, while there are four toilet and shower blocks, as well as a small shop on the site.
Councillors voted 36 to 16 in favour of the Caravan Club’s £50,000 tender and work to improve the site will begin in November.
Deputy council leader Jim Smith said: “The Caravan Club has sites across Europe and that presents a unique opportunity to market the site.”
