UK holiday park with three resorts goes into administration
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A MAJOR Welsh holiday park has gone 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
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The holiday park company operates Noble Court Holiday Park in Narberth and Meadow House Holiday Park in Amroth
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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'.
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.
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.
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Over the years, Celtic Holiday Parks have also won awards including the Best Caravan and Camping Parks in Pembrokeshire from The SME Welsh Enterprise Awards in 2020 and in 2021.
According to Travel Mole, Grant Thornton said: "The joint administrators are continuing to trade the company's business whilst a buyer is sought, and employees have been retained to support this strategy.
"Unless customers are contacted and advised otherwise, their bookings will go ahead and access to the parks will continue as normal for owners of caravans and lodges."
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