Issue 58
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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GLAMPSITES<br />
“WE DECIDED TO<br />
PERSEVERE WITH<br />
THE PLANNERS AND<br />
INSISTED ON HAVING<br />
SOLID CONCRETE<br />
BASES TO MAKE THE<br />
CABINS PERMANENT<br />
STRUCTURES”<br />
How did you finance the project?<br />
In the very early days we had<br />
some minor grant funding (around<br />
£5k), but unfortunately at the<br />
time there wasn’t much available.<br />
My parents had another holiday<br />
cottage business and I ran another<br />
successful spa business too – so<br />
we used profits from these to start<br />
up Coastal Cabins.<br />
What glamping accommodation<br />
do you offer and why did you<br />
choose it?<br />
We have 10 wooden glamping<br />
cabins designed by my dad and<br />
manufactured by a joinery in<br />
the UK. We decided to persevere<br />
with the planners and insisted<br />
on having solid concrete bases<br />
to make the cabins permanent<br />
structures. They are fully insulated,<br />
ensuite and have kitchens inside<br />
too – all the mod cons! We run the<br />
business seasonally, however they<br />
could be occupied all year around.<br />
What occupancy levels and price<br />
per night do you achieve?<br />
For the past few years our<br />
occupancy levels have been very<br />
high. The summer that lockdown<br />
was lifted we had every single<br />
cabin fully booked all season. Our<br />
prices vary from £372 for a three<br />
night break in the low season,<br />
to £1,130 for a week in the peak<br />
summer holidays.<br />
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