Dorset

Recruitment Drive

Posted on March 7, 2017
A major regional recruitment drive has been launched by Shorefield Holidays, a leading tourism business with holiday parks in Hampshire and Dorset.

A major regional recruitment drive has been launched by Shorefield Holidays, a leading tourism business with holiday parks in Hampshire and Dorset.

Recruitment Drive

Shorefield Holidays has launched a major regional recruitment drive to enable further growth of the holiday business. Shorefield, which runs six holiday parks across Hampshire and Dorset, employs more than 250 full-time staff and contributes more than £27m every year to the local economy.

In recent years Shorefield has seen significant growth across its parks, both for holidays and holiday home ownership. Managing Director Simon Pollock explained that with the impact of the staycation trend, and the increased cost of holidaying abroad following Brexit, they are anticipating this growth will continue.

“We are proud of our staff training and development programmes, and especially of our team, many of whom come from the local area. We are an Investor in People and especially want to foster local talent,” said Simon.

Broadchurch Fever Hits Bridport

Posted on April 15, 2015
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Bookings at Highlands End Holiday Park are up by 57.8 per cent following the return of the TV drama Broadchurch. Pic: ITV

Broadchurch Fever Hits Bridport

Business is booming at Highlands End Holiday Park in West Dorset following the return of the popular ITV drama Broadchurch, which features scenes filmed at the park and the surrounding areas.

Highlands End Holiday Park in Bridport says bookings so far this year are up 57.8 percent for holiday home rentals and up 196 percent for touring pitches.

The programme, filmed around West Bay, returned for a second series on ITV in February, featuring a stellar cast including David Tennant and Olivia Coleman. Visitors flocked to the area last year to see the locations, and many more now seem keen to take a holiday in the heart of the action.

Highlands End Holiday Park general manager James Cox said: “At the end of October the cast and crew of Broadchurch were filming the second series on Eype Beach next to the park.

“While the holidaymakers at Highlands End were asked not to take pictures of any plot spoilers, they had a bird’s-eye view of the filming from the decking of their caravan holiday homes.”

He added: “We have recently expanded our luxury holiday lodge accommodation as the existing lodges, bungalows, holiday homes and apartments are all booking well on the back of Broadchurch fever.”

Pick Of Crop On Dorset Organic Farm

Posted on September 19, 2014
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East Fleet Farm Touring Park, where guests awake each morning to spectacular views of Chesil Beach, has joined a small elite of the UK’s most exclusive holiday parks.

Pick Of Crop On Dorset Organic Farm

East Fleet Farm Touring Park, near Weymouth in Dorset, is the newest member of the Best of British group which pitches itself at couples and families seeking a truly privileged holiday park experience.

Parks belonging to the consortium are mainly family-owned businesses which have met the group’s membership criteria of providing first-class quality standards and hospitality.

Based at the heart of a 200-acre organic farm and bordered by the picturesque East Fleet Lagoon, a host of awards and delighted customer comments pay tribute to its credentials.

Managed by Richard Stamper and his wife Ali, whose parents have owned the farm since 1986, the park has a special appeal to lovers of natural beauty and wildlife. It provides around 400 pitches for the owners of touring caravans, motorhomes and tents – and, as its guests appreciate, a welcome absence of noisy distractions.