ABOUT US.......

St.Lawrence Holiday Home Park is owned and operated by the Duce Family

Alan and Gary Duce manage the overall operation, ably assisted by Karen, Dee and Tony King.

The Park prides itself on offering its guests a peaceful and tranquil setting that enables them to make the most of their precious holiday time. So much so that some pitch holders have been with the Park for some 40 years.

Alan & Gary also look forward to welcoming new members.

...........History ..................

The Park was founded in 1948 when Allan & Hilda Osment bought Beacon Hill Farm, St Lawrence. They decided in 1950 that the caravan aspect of the farm was more viable than the farming side. So they applied for and got the first planning permission for a caravan site.

During the 50's the Park developed as it grew it demanded more work and in the mid to late 50's Alan & Thelma Duce (nee Osment)  joined the business. By the early 1960's they old club house was getting too small to cope with the expanding Park and permission was granted for a new public house cum club house. This was opened in 1966 by 3 Tottenham Hotspurs players, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers & Alan Gilzen.  Bernie & Marge Poincey were the First Landlord & Lady and they ran it for nearly 20 years.

 

The hey day of English Caravanning was in the 60'& 70's. Then with the event of cheap European travel to Spain etc, the domestic market was badly hit. To this end the Park has under gone major redevelopment in installing mains drainage to the caravans, a Launderette, a launching ramp for the beach, expanding the St Lawrence Inn by adding a Children's room, play area and patio in the early 90's

The Park has been a member of the National Federation of Site Operators which is now the British Holiday & Home Parks Association, The National Caravan Council, The East Anglian Tourist Board now the East of England Tourist Board, The Essex Tourism Association and the Maldon Tourism Forum.

The Parks founder's  Grandson, Gary has been Chairman of the East Anglian Branch of the BH&HPA and Vice Chairman and treasurer of the Essex Tourism Association, chairman of the Maldon Tourism Forum and secretary of the Maldon & Dengie LVA