Eurocamp
TypePrivate
IndustryLeisure
Founded1973
FounderAlan Goulding
HeadquartersHartford, Cheshire

Eurocamp is a British holiday company based in Cheshire that provides pre-sited outdoor holidays in Europe. The company works with third party partner campsites and holiday villages to offer beach, city and countryside holidays to approximately 180 parks in Europe,[1] including in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Croatia.

As part of their holiday packages, Eurocamp provide services such as kids' clubs.[2]

History

Founded in 1973 by Alan Goulding in Knutsford, Cheshire,[3] Eurocamp Travel Ltd sold pre-sited tent holidays to a single campsite in Brittany.

In 1981, Goulding sold the family-run business to retail group Combined English Stores,[4] which was bought by Next plc in 1987. Throughout the 1980s, Eurocamp added additional locations and introduced mobile home accommodation products.[5]

In 1987, Eurocamp launched Eurocamp Independent, where vacationers bring their own camping equipment and motor homes but use other Eurocamp amenities.[6]

Following a management buy-out in 1988, Eurocamp plc was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991.[7] In the mid-1990s, Eurocamp expanded through several acquisitions outside the camping holiday sector, including the 1995 merger with Superbreak. In 1998, Eurocamp plc acquired Keycamp Holidays and changed its name to Holidaybreak plc. By that time, competitors Sunsites and French Country Camping had also been acquired. Airtours' camping product Eurosites was purchased in 2002. By then, few competitors remained, Haven being the largest. In 2011, global travel company Cox & Kings bought Holidaybreak plc, with Eurocamp the main part of its camping division. In 2014, Eurocamp was purchased by Homair Vacances Group.[8]

Holiday parks and resorts

As of 2022, there were approximately 180 Eurocamp resorts located in Europe.

Austria

Croatia

France

  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Aluna Vacances, Le Pommier, Le Ranc Davaine, La Ravoire, Le Belledonne, Les Fontaines, Les Ranchisses
  • Brittany: Des Menhirs, Domaine des Ormes. L'Atlantique, La Baie, La Grande Métairie, Le Mané Guernehué, La Plage
  • Centre-Val de Loire: Domaine de la Brèche, Le Parc de Fierbois
  • Corsica: Marina d'Erba Rossa, Sole di Sari
  • Hauts-de-France: La Croix du Vieux Pont
  • Normandy: Château Lez Eaux, La Vallée
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Bel La Tranche-sur-Mer, Château de Fonrives, Château La Forêt, Cote D'Argent, Domaine d'Oléron, La Garangeoire, La Guyonnière, La Rive, Le Clarys Plage, Le Paradis, Le Pin Parasol, Le Ruisseau, Le Vieux Port, Le Village Western, Les Ecureuils, Oyam, Palmyre Loisirs, Pomport Beach, Saint Avit Loisirs, Sol a Gogo, Sylvamar
  • Occitanie: Airotel Pyrénées, Aloha Village, Camping de la Plage, Club Farret, Club Le Napoleon, Criques de Porteils, Domaine de Massereau, Domaine de la Yole, Domaine Sainte Cécile, Hippocampe, La Chapelle, La Marina de Canet - Le Bosquet, La Sirène, Le Beach Garden, Le Bois de Valmarie, Le Brasilia, Le Front de Mer, Le Méditerranée Plage, Le Soleil de la Méditerranée,
  • Picardie: Domaine de Drancourt, La Bien Assise Campsite
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d-Azur: Club Colombier, Domaine des Naiades, Esterel, Frejus, Holiday Marina Resort, La Baume, Les Lacs du Verdon, Les Prairies de la Mer

Germany

Luxembourg

Italy

  • Elba: Ville Degli Ulivi
  • Emilia-Romagna: Adriano, Spiaggia E Mare, Vigna sul Mar
  • Friuli Venezia Giulia: Marina Julia
  • Lazio: Baia Domizia, Fabulous Village
  • Lombardy: Eden Village, Weekend Village
  • Sardinia: Bella Sardinia
  • Tuscany: Le Pianacce, Montescudaio, Norcenni Girasole Club, Park Albatros, Valle Gaia
  • Veneto: Altomincio Village, Bella Italia, Butterfly Village, Ca'Savio, Cisano, Del Garda Village, Garden Paradiso, Marina di Venezia, Portofelice, Pra delle Torri, Residence Village, Sant'Angelo Village, Serenella, Union Lido

The Netherlands

Spain

  • Barcelona: El Garrofer, Vilanova Park
  • Cantabria: Playa Joyel
  • Girona: Caballo de Mar, Cala Gogo, Canyelles, Castell Montgri, La Masia, Tucan Village
  • Tarragona: Cambrils Park, La Torre del Sol, Playa Bara, Playa Montroig, Sanguli

Switzerland

International presence

Eurocamp has sales operations in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Poland.

References

  1. ↑ "Holiday Types". Eurocamp. Eurocamp. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "A complete guide to your family's holiday options this summer". Telegraph. Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cheshire-based Eurocamp celebrates 40 years in the holiday business". Cheshire Life. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "History". Holidaybreak. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Company History". Eurocamp. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Eurocamp Independent". Eurocamp Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Evans, Nigel; Stonehouse, George; Campbell, David (2003). Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism. Taylor & Francis. p. 348. ISBN 0415837243.
  8. ↑ Begum, Shelina. "Eurocamp sold in £90m deal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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