Multi-million pound deal struck for Ayrshire caravan park

by Chris Jefferies
A caravan park operator has announced the purchase of a 298-pitch site in Scotland, which will get a complete overhaul and upgraded pitches as part of the deal.
Viewfield Manor holiday park near Kilwinning in Ayrshire has been bought out by Verdant Leisure, which already owns Thurston Manor and Pease Bay holiday parks, the Glasgow Herald reports.
Furthermore, the company has agreed plans to purchase another, as yet unnamed, caravan park in the south of Scotland later this year.
Plans for Viewfield Manor include upgrading 78 older pitches, adding electricity, water and sewage connection points as part of the process.
The site’s bars, restaurants, swimming pool and gym will all be upgraded as well, which should make it more appealing for visitors from the Glasgow area, the local paper adds.
Graham Hodgson, chief executive of Verdant, said that the recent economic downturn had little impact on Britain’s appetite for caravan holidays.
“For people who enjoy caravanning, it is really high on their list of what they will continue to spend their money on. They will perhaps put spending money on their caravan before the car they own or other holidays they take. It is very much a lifestyle choice,” he claimed.