Darwin Forest Country Park

Darwin Forest
Company type	Private
Industry	Hospitality and leisure
Founded	November 28, 1985; 38 years ago
Headquarters	Darley Moor, Darley Dale, United Kingdom
Number of locations	2
Key people	Nicholas Grayson; Lyndsey Grayson; Beverley Grayson; Mark Randall;
Services	Short breaks; Family holidays; Leisure activities;
Revenue	£11.4 million (2022); £8.5 million (2021);
Operating income	£4.24 million (2022); £4.18 million (2021);
Net income	£3.349 million (2022); £3.379 million (2021);
Total assets	£10.8 million (2022); £8.9 million (2021);
Owner	Pinelodge Holidays Ltd
Number of employees	220 (2022); 217 (2021);
Parent	Landal Greenparks
	Darwin Forest Sandybrooks
Website	darwinforest.co.uk

Darwin Forest is a 47-acre (19 ha) holiday resort near Matlock in Derbyshire, England, operated by the Grayson family. The resort contains 137 luxury lodges produced by sister company Pinelog (part of the Pinelog Group). The park also includes a swimming pool and gym, a bar and restaurant, an onsite convenience store (Woodland Store) and Little Monkey's children's play centre. Nearby in Ashbourne is the smaller sister resort Sandybrook Lodges. Darwin Forest and Sandybrook operate as Pinelodge Holidays Ltd and alongside Pinelog Ltd form the Pinelog Group.

The resort is located off the B5057 on Darley Moor, near Darley Dale, in the Derbyshire Dales and is 5 mi (8 km) south-east from Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall.^[2] The country park has received the David Bellamy Gold Award^[3] and the Hoseasons 'Best lodge park in Britain' accolade.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "PINELODGE HOLIDAYS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^ "Location @ K9directory.co.uk". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
^ "Award @ Information-Britain.co.uk". Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
^ "Darwin Forest Country Park". Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

External links

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[companieshouse-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "PINELODGE HOLIDAYS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[2] "Location @ K9directory.co.uk". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[3] "Award @ Information-Britain.co.uk". Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[4] "Darwin Forest Country Park". Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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