Key Points
- Cove Communities Venture 2 Medmerry OpCo Limited, the company behind Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex, has entered administration.
- Medmerry Holiday Park closed in 2024 following flooding and is not expected to reopen.
- The 100-acre Medmerry site had 308 self-catering chalets, an outdoor swimming pool and a central pub and restaurant.
- The company is connected to Cove Communities Holiday Park UK Holdco Limited, whose wider group has faced a series of administrations.
- The affected Cove portfolio includes the eight Argyll Holidays parks in Scotland, as well as Gwel an Mor Resort in Cornwall and Solway Holiday Park in the Lake District.
- The Scottish portfolio includes Drimsynie Holiday Village, Hunters Quay Holiday Village, Loch Awe Holiday Park, Loch Eck Caravan Park, Loch Eck Country Lodges, Loch Lomond Holiday Park, St Catherines Caravan Park and Stratheck Holiday Park.
- Springwood Holiday Park in Kelso also entered administration but is separate from the Argyll Holidays chain.
- Administrators are seeking buyers for affected sites in Scotland, Cornwall and northern England.
- Seal Bay Resort in West Sussex is not affected by the administration and continues to operate.
- The developments underline the importance of administration, asset sales, operational continuity and risk management in the UK Hospitality and Tourism sector.
A UK holiday park company connected with the Cove Communities group has entered administration, adding another development to a wider restructuring of holiday-park businesses across Britain. Cove Communities Venture 2 Medmerry OpCo Limited, the company behind Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex, is now in administration, while administrators are seeking buyers for a number of other sites connected to the wider group. Medmerry itself had already been closed since 2024 after flooding and will not reopen, according to reports published on 22 September 2026.
What company has entered administration?
The company at the centre of the latest development is Cove Communities Venture 2 Medmerry OpCo Limited, which operated Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex.
The Saffron Walden Reporter reported that the UK holiday park company had entered administration. Because the accessible version of that report does not provide a visible byline, the report is attributed here to the publication rather than to an unverified individual journalist.
The development was also reported by Cyann Fielding, Travel Reporter at The Sun, who reported on 22 September 2026 that Cove Communities Venture 2 Medmerry OpCo Limited had entered administration. Fielding identified the company as the operator behind Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex.
The administration is significant because the company forms part of the wider Cove Communities holiday-park structure, which has experienced financial restructuring involving several businesses and resorts.
What happened to Medmerry Holiday Park?
Medmerry Holiday Park, near Chichester in West Sussex, had already been closed for around two years before the latest administration.
As reported by Cyann Fielding of The Sun, Medmerry was a 100-acre holiday village located close to the Medmerry Nature Reserve and Bracklesham Bay Beach. The park was forced to close in 2024 following flooding and will not reopen.
The site previously contained 308 self-catering chalets, a large outdoor swimming pool and a central pub and restaurant. Its location and facilities had made it a holiday destination for visitors seeking accommodation close to the Sussex coast.
Fielding also reported a positive comment from a former visitor, who praised the park’s staff, restaurant and value following a four-day stay. The comment illustrates the site’s previous role as an operating holiday destination before its closure.
The administration therefore concerns a business whose principal holiday operation had already ceased, rather than an announcement that an actively trading Medmerry resort has suddenly closed.
How is Cove Communities connected to the administration?
The latest company administration is connected to Cove Communities Holiday Park UK Holdco Limited, the wider parent company structure associated with a number of holiday-park businesses.
According to Cyann Fielding of The Sun, the company behind Medmerry is connected to Cove Communities Holiday Park UK Holdco Limited. Fielding reported that several subsidiaries associated with the wider group had also entered administration.
The wider corporate situation has affected parks in different ways. Administration of an individual operating company does not automatically mean that every holiday park associated with a wider group has closed. Some of the affected resorts have continued operating while administrators have explored options for their future.
This distinction is particularly important for holiday-home owners, employees, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders because the operational status of each individual site can differ.
Which Scottish holiday parks are affected?
A substantial part of the wider situation concerns Argyll Holidays, which operated eight holiday parks in western Scotland.
According to Paige Beresford, News Reporter at The Scottish Sun, the Cove-related company was established to operate Argyll Holidays, a chain of Scottish holiday parks. Beresford reported that Argyll Holidays had been established by Douglas Campbell in 1967 and had operated as a family business before being sold.
The eight Scottish parks identified in the report are:
- Drimsynie Holiday Village in Lochgoilhead
- Hunters Quay Holiday Village in Dunoon
- Loch Awe Holiday Park
- Loch Eck Caravan Park
- Loch Eck Country Lodges
- Loch Lomond Holiday Park
- St Catherines Caravan Park
- Stratheck Holiday Park in Argyll
Beresford reported that the eight parks together represented around 1,800 pitches across Argyll.
The situation has therefore extended beyond one individual resort, involving a sizeable Scottish holiday-park portfolio with holiday-home owners, employees and other stakeholders connected to the sites.
What happened to Springwood Holiday Park?
Another Scottish site involved in the wider administration situation is Springwood Holiday Park in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders.
The Scottish Sun reported that Springwood also entered administration, although it is not part of the Argyll Holidays chain.
The report said the earlier administration developments put approximately 250 jobs at risk and caused concern among hundreds of holiday-home owners about their investments.
The situation at Springwood demonstrates how the administration process has extended beyond the original Argyll portfolio and into other businesses connected with the wider Cove structure.
Who were the administrators appointed to the Scottish parks?
According to Paige Beresford of The Scottish Sun, owners at the eight Argyll sites were informed by letter on 17 November that joint administrators Adam Paxton, Rob Croxen and Ben Cairns had been appointed.
The appointment forms part of the administration process through which the affected businesses and assets can be assessed, managed and potentially sold.
Administration does not necessarily mean that a trading business immediately ceases operations. Depending on the circumstances, administrators can continue operating a business while assessing whether a sale or restructuring can preserve value and protect jobs.
That distinction is particularly relevant in the holiday-park sector, where individual sites can continue welcoming visitors even while their operating companies are subject to an insolvency process.
What other holiday parks have entered administration?
The developments have also affected holiday parks outside Scotland.
As reported by Cyann Fielding of The Sun, Gwel an Mor Resort in Cornwall and Solway Holiday Park in the Lake District have also entered administration. However, Fielding reported that these parks have remained open and operational.
The Scottish Sun similarly reported that Gwel an Mor Resort and Solway Holiday Park had entered administration while most of the affected sites continued operating.
This means the corporate administration process should not be interpreted as a blanket closure of all Cove-associated holiday parks.
The status of each business depends on its individual circumstances, the administrator’s strategy and the possibility of finding purchasers or alternative operators.
Why are administrators seeking buyers?
The administration process has opened the possibility of selling affected businesses and assets to new owners.
According to Cyann Fielding of The Sun, administrators are attempting to sell the group’s sites in Scotland, Cornwall and northern England.
A sale could provide a route for individual parks to continue operating under new ownership. It could also allow buyers to acquire established holiday-park assets with existing infrastructure, pitches, accommodation and customer demand.
For administrators, a sale can be one route to achieving value for creditors while potentially maintaining the underlying businesses as going concerns.
The process can involve assessing expressions of interest, reviewing the financial and operational position of individual sites and determining whether potential purchasers can support their continued operation.
Is Seal Bay Resort affected by the administration?
Not every Cove Communities site is affected.
The Sun reported that Seal Bay Resort in West Sussex, described as the group’s largest flagship holiday park, is not affected by the administration.
This is an important distinction because the administration of one company within a corporate group does not necessarily place every subsidiary or resort into the same insolvency process.
For customers and other stakeholders, identifying the precise operating company behind a particular holiday park is therefore important when assessing whether an administration announcement affects a booking, employment relationship, holiday-home ownership arrangement or other commercial interest.
How did Cove Communities expand its UK holiday-park portfolio?
The wider story also reflects Cove Communities’ expansion through acquisitions.
According to Paige Beresford of The Scottish Sun, Argyll Holidays represented Cove Communities’ fifth UK acquisition as the group expanded its portfolio.
Beresford reported that Cove Communities’ first UK acquisition was the 300-acre site in Selsey known as Bunn Leisure Family Resort. The group subsequently acquired Medmerry Park near Chichester, alongside earlier acquisitions including Gwel an Mor in Cornwall and Kings Park in Essex.
The acquisition history provides context for the current administration process, showing how the group’s UK presence developed across several regions and holiday-park assets.
What does the administration mean for the UK holiday-park sector?
The latest administration illustrates the complexity of managing a multi-site leisure business when individual properties have different operating conditions.
For the holiday-park sector, issues such as property management, customer service, staffing, maintenance, facilities, financial controls, asset management and business continuity can all become relevant when ownership or corporate structures change.
The situation also highlights the importance of effective operational planning when businesses manage multiple resorts across different geographical locations.
Within Hospitality and Tourism, these developments are relevant to professionals involved in resort management, hospitality operations, facilities management, customer service and commercial planning.
The administration of Cove-related businesses does not establish that the wider UK holiday-park sector is facing the same outcome. Instead, it represents a specific corporate restructuring involving particular companies and sites.
What happens next for the affected holiday parks?
The immediate focus is expected to remain on the administration process and the search for potential buyers.
For Medmerry Holiday Park, the position is already clearer: the resort closed in 2024 after flooding and, according to the reporting published on 22 September 2026, will not reopen.
For the other affected sites, the position is different. The Scottish Sun reported that administrators are working towards sales involving sites in Scotland, while The Sun reported that sites in Scotland, Cornwall and northern England are being offered for sale.
The eventual outcome for individual resorts will depend on the administration process, potential purchasers and the ability of businesses to continue operating.
For organisations working in Hospitality and Tourism, the case also demonstrates the importance of understanding the relationship between corporate ownership, operational management, customer service and financial administration when managing large leisure portfolios.
As the administrators continue to assess the affected businesses and seek buyers, the future ownership and long-term operation of several Cove-associated holiday parks will remain an important development for employees, holiday-home owners, customers and the wider UK leisure industry.