by Chris Malone
Stonehaven’s Tourism Group has named the Caravan Club as its preferred bidder for the Queen Elizabeth Caravan Park.
According to the Mearns Leader, travel expert Elma McMenemy approached the organisation to make it aware of the site, which she felt needed special attention to help it fulfil its potential.
In a letter presented to a public meeting on the future of the touring site, Ms McMenemy explained that the local authority that has been running the park is no longer capable of keeping the high standards required by caravan site users.
“For several years it has been obvious that Stonehaven needs a better caravan park. The council has done its best within limited budgets to keep our park operational and upgrade others,” she wrote.
“I contacted the Caravan Club on behalf of the Tourism Group, as, based on my tourism experience, I believed it to be the best organisation to invest in and operate a successful caravan park for the town.”
After a number of other bids were considered, it was decided that the Caravan Club offered the best chance of turning the town into a “must-visit destination for tourers”.
According to Aberdeenshire Council’s website, the Queen Elizabeth Caravan Park’s season currently runs from April 1st until December 24th.
The local authority is currently in the process of selling off all of its caravan sites in order to reduce its budget deficit.
