Parkdean Resorts Southview Holiday Park in Skegness Review

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Southview Holiday Park

Southview Holiday Park is also known as Southview Leisure Park - but what did we think?

It's fair to say that Southview has one of the grander entrances that you will find amongst the many Parkdean Resorts that we have visited around the UK.

This wasn't our first visit, but I was still impressed with the cascading water feature on both sides of the entrance that lead up to the hotel and caravans. 

We thought that this feature adds a nice bit of class to the entrance to Southview!

The reception at Southview is much bigger than most holiday parks we've visited

Yes folks, I did mean to say hotel because this is a very unusual holiday park compared to other Parkdean Resorts.

As well as the caravans, you can also stay in a hotel, which was presumably on the site first before the rest of the land was developed.

When we visited, there were geese frolicking in the sunshine and it all looked rather appealing. 

Looking for a holiday park with a hotel attached?

The geese were regulars at Southview when we visited

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The main accommodation at Southview

Beyond the hotel is the main holiday park, with its caravans and entertainment facilities. As you will have gathered, a blog called Holiday Park Guru is primarily interested in how the holiday park side of the business works and how it compares to others in the Skegness area, so we will focus on that. 

However, it is worth mentioning that if you had a scenario where your family wanted to stay in a caravan but a relative wanted to stay in a hotel, this would be the ideal setup.  

The main holiday park with its caravans and touring area is very large. It's not quite up there with some big Haven and Action-Packed Parkdean Resorts that we've visited, but it's fair to say that it goes on and on for a very long time, just like my Uncle Brian on Boxing Day.  

If you are staying at the back of Southview then you will have quite a walk to get to the entertainment facilities. My children are not bad walkers but I would still consider bringing bicycles. 

This is a typical row of caravans at Southview Holiday Park

There's also a large touring and camping area at Southview

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Facilities and things to do at Southview

The facilities at Southview are pretty decent and have been modernised recently. We particularly liked the look of the main bar and stage, which has lots of modern outdoor seating.

We liked this outdoor eating area with a playground nearby

The Boathouse is the main place to eat out, but there are other options

This ice cream hut is a popular choice at Southview!

Fish and chips is another option (you'll find this one nearer the entrance)

The indoor swimming pool is close to the main entertainment area, whilst the Showbar and most of the places to eat are more towards the entrance. 

We found plenty to do at Southview

The swimming pool isn't huge but it's nice for a splash

This is the 'official' photo of the swimming pool (the rest are my photos)

There are some other nice things to do including outdoor table tennis and draughts, as well as a couple of playgrounds.

Anyone for minigolf?

Arrrrr! The minigolf is pirate themed

This is one of the playgrounds we found at Southview

Evening entertainment comes from this Showbar

There's a good sized shop, although I'd suggest doing your main shop at a big supermarket

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Vibe and atmosphere at Southview Holiday Park

One thing we liked about Southview is that it is quite green and leafy. Several of the rows of caravans have trees along them, which breaks up the fairly straightforward layout. ​

Southview is one of the greener Parkdean Resorts that we've visited

I always say that a few trees gives a holiday park a much nice atmosphere

Yet more trees to admire at Southview

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Caravan layout at Southview

There is some green space but I would say that the caravans are fairly close together. Some of the clusters of caravans are nicely separated by hedges, which gives it a warmer feeling and create little villages. 

I preferred the parts of the park where caravans were in nice curves rather than straight lines

We didn't find a huge amount of green space, but there is grass between the caravans

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Location of Southview Holiday Park

The main downside with Parkdean Resorts Southview, in my opinion, is that the location is not very near to the beach.

The good news is that there is a shared pathway that you can cycle along to get into Skegness. However, it's a pretty considerable journey next to a busy road, and you will probably find that you decide to drive to get to the golden sands of Skegness or the rollercoaster rides of Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells. 

Fantasy Island is a short drive from Parkdean Resorts Southview Holiday Park

As mentioned thirty seconds ago, Southview is also quite close to a busy road. This isn't much of a big deal because the park has such a long driveway that we didn't notice the noise when we were on the site. 

Overall then, I would give Southview a thumbs up as long as hassle-free evening walks to the beach are not your number one priority on holiday.

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