UK holiday park with three resorts goes into administration
Celtic
Holiday Parks in Pembrokeshire is now seeking a buyer, administrator Grant Thornton has announced.
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Celtic Holiday Parks in Pembrokeshire is now seeking a buyer, administrator Grant Thornton has announced
Credit: Celtic Holiday Parks
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The holiday park company operates Noble Court Holiday Park in Narberth and Meadow House Holiday Park in Amroth
Credit: Celtic Holiday Parks
The holiday
park company operates Noble
Court
Holiday Park in Narberth and Meadow House Holiday Park in Amroth as well as Croft Country Park.
All three of the parks will continue to operate as normal, with
jobs
secure for the time being.
Celtic Holiday Parks was established back in 2003 as a family-run
business
.
And in 2022, the company's managing director Huw Pendleton gained an award for 'outstanding contribution to the UK tourism industry'.
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The holiday parks offer a range of static caravans, lodges, glamping and touring and tent pitches.
Recently, the parks have seen around £6million in investment and back in 2020, Celtic Holiday Parks secured a loan to add 54 holiday
homes
to it's sites.
Many of the accommodation types are dog-friendly and each park has a restaurant or tavern that serve lunch or dinner.
Two of the parks feature gyms and all three have a swimming
pool
.
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At the Croft Country Park, visitors can also indulge in a range of treatments with massages from as little as £42.
Treatments also include Neal's Yard products.
Award-winning holiday park in St Ives
Over the years, Celtic Holiday Parks have also won awards including the Best Caravan and
According to
"Unless customers are contacted and advised otherwise, their bookings will go ahead and access to the parks will continue as normal for owners of
There is also an affordable
Plus, the
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For the time being, the holiday parks remain open
Credit: Celtic Holiday Parks
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