If there's anyone who knows how to build a good holiday resort, it’s The Partington Group. The Blackpool-based, family-run company has been in the holiday business for the last 79 years and has seven resorts to its name. Now, it’s got ambitions to open another one.
The company has submitted plans for a £75 million luxury leisure destination next to its existing Windy Harbour Holiday Park in Poulton-le-Fylde near Blackpool. This one will be known simply as Windy Harbour.
It has proposed a lodge park of 495 holiday homes, a 102-room hotel, a luxury spa, multiple swimming pools, a gym, a bar and a restaurant. For those that like to keep active on holiday, there are also plans for nature walks, a golf course and cycle and running tracks.
The proposals are still under consideration but planning permission for the 166-acre site has been granted and development has started. Although it is in the early stages, the Partington Group has already described the park as being ‘aspirational escapism’.
Here’s a look at what the facilities could look like:
Upcoming holiday parks
Windy Harbour isn’t the only brand new holiday park on the way. A controversial ‘mega resort’ is planned for Loch Lomond and there’s a £200 million complex in the works in the Peak District – and if you can’t wait around for those to open why not check into the swanky new luxury resort that has just opened in North Wales or take your pick from this ranking of the best holiday parks in the country.
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