Parkdean Resorts Landguard Holiday Park in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight Review

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Landguard is one of four Parkdean Resorts on the lovely Isle of Wight

We've visited all of the Parkdean Resorts holiday parks on the Isle of Wight over the years. However, it had been some time since we had been to Landguard Holiday Park in Shanklin.

We went back to the park in Autumn 2025 to see what's changed and to see how it compares to the others. 

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Our first impressions of Landguard Holiday Park

Landguard Holiday Park is the sister park to Lower Hyde Holiday Park. Between them, the two resorts cover a large area in the seaside town of Shanklin. Neither of them are right by Shanklin's lovely sandy beach, but it's only a walk of about 20 minutes or a short drive. 

As we first approached Landguard, our first impression was that there is a shared parking area rather than parking spaces next to the caravans (with a few exceptions). Personally, I prefer being able to park next to the caravan as I always forget something and have to go back. At Landguard Holiday Park the majority of the caravans are in neat rows so there isn't space for cars in between. 

We soon got used to this though and decided that it's not a big deal.

We found our way round Landguard very easily

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Location of Landguard Holiday Park

Shanklin itself is a quaint little town with a thatched historic village as well as a sandy seafront with amusements. It's also got a good-sized theatre that puts on shows throughout the year. There are quite a few different places to eat and drink, including some decent restaurants on the seafront (The Steamer and the Waterfront are our favourites). We quite enjoyed Shanklin Chine, which is a sort of woodland walkway that leads down to the beach. It will cost you about £13 but you can return within the week. 

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Accommodation at Landguard Holiday Park

As mentioned, there is a large block of neat rows of caravans at Landguard Holiday Park near to the main car park. These are typical standard caravans, which are 10ft-14ft wide. ​

These are the standard caravans at Landguard, which are arranged in neat rows

You can't park next to your caravan in this part of the site

Some caravans in this part of the park are larger and have balconies

However, there is also a very nice part of the resort that we didn't see last time we visited called Woodlands. In here are some really lovely wide lodges. These have balconies and are underneath a canopy of lovely mature trees. They're also more spaced out and they allow you to park your cars next to the accommodation. 

The Woodlands was our favourite part of Landguard

The lodges in the Woodlands area are much more spacious

My advice then would be to go for one of these if you can get a good deal. At peak times we found that they are quite a lot more expensive, but outside of peak season you can get one for a pretty good price. 

You can also park next to your lodge in this part of the park

All of the lodges have a balcony

Landguard Holiday Park also has a large camping and touring area, which we explored during our visit. The pitches sit amongst rows of trees in a nice, peaceful sheltered corner of the site. It is a flat site and doesn't have spectacular views but it has a nice atmosphere to it and a leafy surrounding. 

The camping area is surrounded by trees

Camping and touring is one of the cheapest ways to visit the Isle of Wight

This is the touring and reception area at Landguard

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Facilities at Landguard Holiday Park

One reason why you might choose Landguard Holiday Park over the sister park of Lower Hyde is that it has its own indoor swimming pool. It isn't a huge pool but it has a slide and is good fun and will fill some time on a rainy day. 

Whenever we stay at a holiday park, we always end up using the pool three or four times just because it's so convenient (and sometimes because the weather isn't as good as the forecast!).

There's also somewhere to get something to eat or to watch some entertainment at Landguard Holiday Park, as well as a modestly-sized playground.

This is the restaurant and evening entertainment area at Landguard

You can use the Boathouse, whether you stay at Landguard or Lower Hyde

This is the main playground at Landguard

We also found this smaller playground whilst exploring

There's also this set of swings at Landguard

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A convenient location 

One of the things that I like about Parkdean Resorts on the Isle of Wight is that you can use facilities at any of their parks if you are staying in one of them. This means that you can walk through to Lower Hyde and use the facilities there. 

The two parks are very easy to walk between and you don't need to leave the site to do so. I would say it took us about 10 minutes to walk from the indoor swimming pool at Landguard Holiday Park to the outdoor swimming pool at Lower Hyde. 

Lower Hyde has a bit more of a busy buzz to it, as it has a good sports court and mini golf as well as a bigger choice of places to get something to eat. 

We found it easy to walk between Landguard and Lower Hyde

We stumbled upon this stream between the two parks

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Final thoughts on Landguard Holiday Park

This is controversial, but I personally would see Landguard and Lower Hyde as one large resort. You can hop between both sites very easily, which gives you an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool to choose from. 

I prefer the sprawling layout of Lower Hyde to the neat rows of caravans at Landguard Holiday Park. However, the Woodlands area in Landguard Holiday Park is one of the nicest areas across both sites. Personally, I would take a look at which is offering the best price for the type of accommodation you want. ​

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• Parkdean Resorts Lower Hyde Review