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The British Holiday & Home Parks Association (BH & HPA) is the national trade body in the UK for the parks industry. This representation also includes touring caravans, park homes, holiday chalets, caravan holiday homes, chalets, tenting and all types of self-catering accommodation. |
The BH & HPA is the only organisation established exclusively to serve and represent the interests of the British parks industry. They have expertise knowledge in many areas including touring caravans. BH & HPA is a vital and leading organisation within the caravanning industry for both the trade and customer.
The BH & HPA membership owns some 80 per cent of the total licensed caravan and self-catering "on-site" pitches in the United Kingdom. BH & HPA estimates there to be some 3,500 holiday parks in the UK, geographically dispersed to the coastal and rural areas that are attractive to holiday makers.
The industry includes well-known brands such as Butlins, Haven and Bourne but the majority of the 3,500 businesses in the sector are SME´s, usually independently owned and managed as a family concern. The results of a recent survey by NOP serve to demonstrate the degree to which the park holiday is embedded in the fabric of British Society. They found that nearly one third of adults in Britain had taken a holiday on a park in the last three years. The holiday parks sector accounts for in excess of one quarter of the UK´s holiday tourism and an annual spend of some £2.35 billion. The BH & HPA membership owns or manages some 60 per cent of residential Home Park pitches in the UK.
