‘Glam’ Job Boosts East Coast Tourism

Engineers had to get to grips with the world of ‘glamping’, or glamorous camping, when they were asked to complete the drainage and external works design at one of Bridlington’s best known camping centres.

South Cliff Holiday Park, a firm favourite with thousands of British holidaymakers who pour into the East coast resort every year, has been expanded as part of a £7.75m scheme.

The work has seen the creation of 31 additional tent pitches, 15 new ‘glamping’ units, 48 more touring pitches and 132 additional static pitches as well as 19 more lodges.

There are also two new welfare buildings and a new reception with offices.

Lead engineer and HBPW Partner, Emyr Parry, said: “Many British holidaymakers will be aware of this well-known holiday park which has, in some ways, timed this expansion perfectly.

“As we have seen in the national press, more and more Brits are now opting for a UK holiday rather than run the risk of poor exchange rates in the wake of Brexit. This expansion positions East Riding Yorkshire Council – who own South Cliff – to take full advantage of any additional tourism traffic. Majorca’s loss is potentially Bridlington’s gain!”

The contract for the work was awarded to Castleford based Interserve Construction who brought the project to fruition in less than a year.

South Cliff, which already had 800 permanent static caravan pitches before the new work began, and an array of other ‘camping’ facilities, was at near 100% capacity; some pitches could have been sold several times over during the season and the Council had been praised by independent consultants for its profitable operation of the facility.

“HBPW provided all the civil and structural design support to Interserve,” added Emyr Parry, “and apart from being delighted to have an association with such a prestigious east coast holiday brand, it is pleasing to note that the wider Bridlington economy is set to experience an additional 158,280 visits because of this expansion, and that will represent an estimated increase in visitor spend of around £4.2m in the local economy.”