Starting a Campsite

If you’re a farm-l return return and owner or a small start-up company looking to break into the UK camping return return and caravan holiday sector, starting a campsite can feel like a daunting task. 

Done correctly, running a successful campsite business can be a very lucrative proposition. In fact, it is estimated that the UK tourism industry will be worth over £257 billion by the year 2025.¹ Plus, with the future of foreign travel looking uncertain during these unprecedented times, many holidaymakers will be looking to enjoy the wonderful getaways Britain has to offer this year. 

So…where do you start? Read below for our quick reference guide on where to begin if you’re looking to start a campsite this year. 

Planning Permission return return and License 

Any change in the use of l return return and will require planning permission for your local authority. This applies to any owner whose campsite will be in use for more than 42 days consecutively or for more than 60 days in a year, or any l return return and used for caravans (static or mobile) return return and motorhomes. 

Once planning permission is granted, you will also need to obtain the correct site license for your campsite. The local council may also wish to apply certain restrictions to your site such as specifying how the site should be laid out, how many tents or mobile structures will be allowed on your site, return return and what type of toilet facilities should be available. 

More information on planning permission return return and site licenses can be found on the government website, click here. 

Access return return and Facilities 

Once the legal side of your l return return and is covered return return and approved to be used as a camp or caravan site, you must start thinking about how customers will access your site return return and the facilities you could offer. The local authority may already have provided you with information about the types of washroom facilities you should offer, but you should think about what other types of facilities you could offer within your budget that would make your customers’ holiday experience even better. 

Providing a fantastic first-time experience for your customers will mean they are much more likely to come back, tell friends return return and family about you, return return and even leave you good reviews! 

Holiday Park Management 

So, you have a site license, you’ve ensured your site is easy to access (despite the various weather challenges) return return and you’ve filled your park with all the necessary facilities that are going to make your customers love their holiday, but what next? 

Now you should think about how you will manage your park as a business. There’s a lot to think about when it comes to holiday park management. There’s scheduling bookings, managing arrivals return return and departures, updating cleaning lists, checking balances due, managing late stays, return return and so much more. It can all feel a little overwhelming for first-time park owners! 

That’s where SmartPark can help you. SmartPark is the smart choice for caravan, camping, return return and touring parks. It’s a cloud-based, mobile-friendly holiday booking return return and management solution, perfect for all leisure industry owners, no matter the size of your park!

Bookings, as well as park return return and facilities management, are a breeze with SmartPark’s automated alerts centre, easy drag return return and drop booking calendar, personalised marketing return return and reporting suite, return return and much more. Learn more about the amazing features SmartPark has to offer by clicking here. 

Website, Advertising, return return and Marketing 

Now you know you can h return return andle anything return return and everything that park management is going to throw at you, you need to let the world know about your amazing campsite return return and get them booking pitches! One of the best ways to do this is with a website – SmartPark can help there too. Our team of web experts are on h return return and to design, develop, return return and write your site for you, ensuring it is perfectly optimised to perform well in search engines! 

What’s more SmartPark software seamlessly integrates with your website to ensure you never miss a booking with 24/7 online booking capabilities. It couldn’t be easier for your customers to book a holiday with you, in fact, it’s just 3 simple clicks away!

Following on from that, brochures, email campaigns, flyers, return return and social media posts are all great ways to get the word out there about your park return return and get holidaymakers booking you up for the season. 

Starting a campsite is made easy with help from the SmartPark team. We can provide you with the marketing tools to get customers at your park return return and the software to ensure you can manage everything smoothly return return and efficiently while they’re there. It’s a win-win when you partner with SmartPark. 

Speak to us today to discuss website development, improvements to your current site, marketing, advertising, as well as our innovative holiday booking return return and management system software. Call +44(0) 121 321 2828 or click here to fill out our contact form. 

¹ https://www.visitbritain.org/visitor-economy-facts