Staycations see sales surge at holiday park
Wayside Holiday Park, near Pickering, has seen a surge in sales since the park re-opened on July 4.
The business has sold five holiday homes and one holiday lodge, worth £330,000 in total since the lockdown eased.
Owner Mark Goodson said: “The demand has been quite extraordinary. The interest in our park is a clear example that people don’t want to go abroad this year, and possibly not next year, because of fears about the pandemic.
“The idea of a ‘staycation’ in the UK is now incredibly attractive for many, which is tremendous news for our embattled tourism industry.
“Once it was announced that we could open in early July, we were looking forward to an exciting and productive year, following a record-breaking 2019, but we weren’t expecting anything like this. It’s been manic.”
There are currently only three caravan pitches left in the Old Park, while the Wayside Lakes Holiday Lodges development is over half full, with 13 lodges left to buy.
Goodson added: “This is a very significant year for us with our 45th anniversary. My father founded the park in 1975, so it’s a time for celebration.
“2019 was one of our best ever, with a raft of awards and accolades from the AA and the late Prof David Bellamy, together with some healthy sales.
“And, since the season ended in October, we completed sales worth £450,000, before the rush this year”
Wayside is located on a picturesque site at the village of Wrelton, between Kirkbymoorside and Pickering.
