Holiday parks operator Argyll Holidays with £103m debt to be sold

Heathside Holidays in Wenhaston, Suffolk, has been sold for £2,995,000 to Patrick O'Donoghue of O'Donoghue Caravan Parks Limited. The sale was managed by Colliers on behalf of owners Jim and Karen Wright, who developed the site from an agricultural holding. The park covers approximately 19.5 acres and features 20 Scandinavian-style lodges, nine glamping pods, six shepherd huts and 16 touring pitches. Heathside Holidays won the 2023 Hoseasons Diamond Award for Best Small Lodge Escape in the East of England and a TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has granted planning permission for 28 static caravans for year-round holiday use in Hemsby. The extension to Seafield Caravan Park, submitted by Hemsby Estates Limited, includes access, parking, and landscaping works; caravans will be restricted to holiday use only, with one parking space and EV charging points per plot.

A caravan was stolen from New Ground car park on Portland at around 3:20am Sunday. A white Ford Transit panel van towed it towards Weymouth.

British company Wellhouse Leisure has completed its first Kia iCamper electric camper based on the PV5. The first batch of 30 units is sold out, priced at £59,995 (US$80,225).

Haven Leisure Limited has applied to East Devon District Council to extend the permitted season at Devon Cliffs Holiday Centre in Sandy Bay, Exmouth, by 28 days, allowing occupation from February 1 to January 14 inclusive. Exmouth Town Council's planning committee voted to object on September 14, citing traffic congestion, noise, pressure on services and the risk of permanent residential occupation. The district council's economic development officer supported the application, saying it would extend the tourist season and support jobs; the application is awaiting a decision by East Devon District Council.

The Pemberton Elite is the only model in the Pemberton range built to EN 1647 holiday caravan standard; all others are built to residential standard. Buyers can upgrade an Elite to residential specification BS 3632, which includes enhanced insulation and soundproofing. The caravan is available in nine sizes, from 28ft x 12ft to 42ft x 14ft, with three models having three bedrooms. Prices start from £58,995. The review model is a 38ft x 12ft two-bedroom unit sleeping six, including a sofa bed.