Finance For Glamping Sites, Landowners & Holiday Parks

Finance your Camping or Glamping Site

With a wider variety of people trying camping and glamping, guest expectations have moved well beyond what hardcore campers were once content with. The most successful sites are those that make the most of their location, to offer not just a place to stay, but a complete and memorable experience. This may include landscaping, planting, and high-quality leisure facilities. It could also involve the adoption of en-pitch amenities, such as private hot tubs, toilet facilities, and stronger, more reliable Wi-Fi connectivity for instance. Tailored finance from Portman can support all of these investments and more, helping sites evolve to meet rising demand.

Top of the Pods

Demand for glamping continues to grow as more people seek comfort alongside a sense of escape, and it’s about far more than a warm, cosy place to sleep. Today’s glampers are looking for somewhere unique and memorable to stay (and ideally, something ‘instagrammable’). The great thing is, the numbers add up. Glamping pods typically repay their initial investment within just two to three years. You can finance or extend a glamping site with support from Portman. All you need to do is decide what you’ll offer: pods, treehouses, yurts, gers, teepees, huts, dugouts, UFOs, helicopters (really!) or double–decker buses. The weirder, the better it seems!

Glamping Finance for Start-Ups & SMEs

Are you a start-up or a new small business built on a passion for camping and the outdoors? We can help you align your facilities and site with your vision with glamping finance. Whether you need a start-up loan to purchase land or asset finance to purchase and build your camping facilities.

Not sure how to get started? Pop-ups are a good way for new campsites and glampsites to get started. A business loan through Portman can help you get your first ‘foot in the field’ or take the next step to your establishing your first permanent site.

You may have an established holiday park business, but growth and visitor numbers have reached a standstill. In that case, a finance injection into your glamping site may be the perfect solution to get the ball rolling and increase revenue. You can utilise asset finance to improve your site’s facility offering and upgrade the available accommodation types. 

Similarly, you can invest in exposure and marketing efforts with the help of a business loan that you can use to outsource paid and organic growth strategies or even hire your own sub-team. With a business loan, it is up to you how you spend the money on your business and where you think the investment will have the most impact.