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Office and reception at Sandgreen Caravan Park

About Us

Sandgreen Caravan Park is a relatively small and very intimate park with the people being the core of our park – and that includes our Team too. 

We are a small Team bringing our combined expertise together to keep Sandgreen the very special place it is to so many people. 

We are here to help you wherever and whenever needed, happy to answer any questions you may have, and always here for a friendly chat.

Meet our "Sandgreen Family"

Elspeth Sutton, General Manager

Elspeth has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2002.

Elspeth is the General Manager at Sandgreen Caravan Park, and oversees pretty much everything that happens at Sandgreen, from the big decisions about the park's future to the little things that hopefully make a difference to our owners and holidaymakers.  

Elspeth is very passionate about keeping Sandgreen true to what we are: an independent, family-owned park where people can come and enjoy their own little piece of the Solway Coast.

 

Jan Hawthorn, Park Manager

Jan has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2017.

Jan has since graduated from Bournemouth University, achieving a distinction in her Tourism and Holiday Park Management degree, and knows the park, our owners, and the day-to-day running of Sandgreen inside out.  

Jan is one of those people who seems to know what is happening everywhere at once and is very often the person making sure that everything is running smoothly behind the scenes. 

She is also one of the people you will get to know particularly well if you become an owner, and you can be assured that she is always there to help when needed.

 

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Pete

Pete Thompson, Maintenance Manager

Pete has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2018.

Bringing more than 30 years of experience in building and maintaining holiday parks to the Sandgreen team, Pete looks after our maintenance operation and is responsible for making sure the park, its facilities and our infrastructure are kept in good order.  But Pete has another rather special talent...he has the best eye for siting holiday homes! 

 

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Jules

Jules Hester, Reception & Admin

Jules has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2021.

If you have ever spoken to us on the telephone or popped into Reception, there is a very good chance you have met Jules. 

Whatever the question, problem or request, she will do her very best to help - usually with a smile and a reassuring "leave it with me". Reception is the first point of contact for our customers, so having someone as warm and helpful as Jules is incredibly important to us.

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Jim

Jim Parker, Joiner & Maintenance

Jim has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2013.

Jim is our time-served joiner and can pretty much make anything out of timber!  If you have admired one of the beautiful decks around the park, there is a good chance Jim has had something to do with it.  He takes enormous pride in his work and builds some of the best decks you will find, making sure they not only look good but work beautifully with the holiday home and its surroundings.

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Andy

Andy Dwyer, Groundsman & Seasonal Warden

Andy has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2025.

Seasonal Wardens with his wife, Sally, Andy ensures the park is looking its best throughout the busier part of the season.  

Sally and Andy are a huge part of the friendly atmosphere at Sandgreen and are always happy to lend a hand, offer some help or point someone in the right direction.

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Sally

Sally Dwyer, Housekeeper & Warden

Sally has been part of the "Sandgreen Family" since 2025.

Joining husband, Andy, as a Seasonal Warden, Sally is our Housekeeper and ensures our Holiday Hire Units, along with everything else on the park, is spick and span!  Sally takes enormous pride in keeping Sandgreen looking its best and has an eye for detail that means there is nothing that doesn't get the "Sally Spring Clean"!

Simon Halstead, Groundsman & Maintenance 

Simon is the newest member of our team having joined us in the summer of 2026. 

Simon has fitted into Sandgreen brilliantly and is responsible for helping to keep the grounds looking their best and takes great pride in making sure the park is looking smart, tidy and welcoming.

Park Facilities

  • Stunning Private Beach!
  • Outdoor Gym
  • Boat Launching
  • Reception Open 7-days per week
  • Fully Trained Maintenance Team
  • Electric Car Chargers
  • Beach Shower
  • Quiet Space Available for Hire
  • Onsite Emergency Wardens
  • Recycling & Refuse Point
  • Customer Laundry
  • Children's Play Park
  • Sales Showground
  • Emergency Defib
  • Tuck Shop & Coffee Machine in Reception
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caravans looking to bay

Give the Gift of Sandgreen

Whether you are gifting a well-deserved break in our Luxury Hire Fleet or helping a friend or family member already on park, it is a simple way to give them something they will truly appreciate.

Vouchers start from £25 and can be used towards holiday bookings, invoices, gas bottles, pitch fees, holiday home running costs — or anything else at Sandgreen.

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Supporting Sea Shepherd UK

As part of our partnership with Play it Green, we have chosen to support Sea Shepherd UK, a registered marine conservation charity whose primary mission is to end the destruction of habitats and illegal killing of wildlife around the UK's coastline and across the world’s oceans. 
 

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As part of our partnership with Play it Green, we have chosen to support Sea Shepherd UK and will donate 10% of our annual Play it Green subscription fee to Sea Shepherd UK.

Sea Shepherd UK is a registered marine conservation charity whose primary mission is to end the destruction of habitats and illegal killing of wildlife around the UK's coastline and across the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect marine ecosystems and species. From Sea Shepherd UK’s foundation in 2005 the charity has supported Sea Shepherd’s fleet of conservation vessels on campaigns around the world. Since 2014 they started major campaigns around the UK and to other countries both independently and in cooperation with other Sea Shepherd entities. Sea Shepherd UK has also worked with or assisted UK based charities such as the Cornwall Wildlife Trust (Cornwall Marine and Coastal Code Group), the SSPCA, RSPB Scotland, Fathoms Free, The Seahorse Trust and supporting where they can British Divers Marine Life Rescue.  By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd UK works to ensure their survival for future generations.

You can find out more about Sea Shepherd UK by visiting their website

Sandgreen Caravan Park Drives Sustainability with Play it Green

We have partnered with Play it Green to make our workforce Climate Positive, lower our carbon footprint, and give back to a good cause.

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We have partnered with Play it Green to make our workforce Climate Positive, lower our carbon footprint, and give back to a good cause.  Play it Green is an organisation who employ a 3 Step Solution to Climate Change: REDUCE carbon footprints; REPAIR the planet and rebalance carbon footprints by planting trees; and REGIVE 10% of all revenues to a good cause.

Here at Sandgreen, we do everything we can to have as little environmental impact as possible.  It is important to us that, as a business, we help in any way we can to make the future brighter and take positive steps for the planet. We are always trying to do more and constantly looking for new ideas – signing up to the Climate Positive Workforce scheme with Play it Green was a no-brainer and an excellent, manageable way to rebalance our employee’s carbon footprints, educate our staff on sustainability and help in repairing the planet.

Through our partnership with Play it Green, we are provided with weekly tips and tools to lower our carbon footprint and accelerate our journey to net-zero, while also making an immediate environmental and social impact through the trees we plant.

Enough trees are planted every month to more than rebalance the carbon footprint of our staff’s personal lives and all their work-related travel. This helps lift vulnerable people out of poverty, as they are employed not only to plant but to care for the trees as they grow in developing areas of the world.  Everyone who signs up to Play it Green receive their own webpage called a "Forest Garden".  This shows how many trees we have planted and our resulting carbon offset.  You can track how many trees Sandgreen have planted by following the link below to the Sandgreen Caravan Park Forest Garden.

 

Sandgreen Caravan Park Forest Garden

Through Play it Green’s unique three-step solution to climate change, a tenth of all revenues also go to a good cause. We have chosen to support Sea Shepherd UK; a non-profit marine wildlife conservation organisation working to protect marine life and ecosystems around the world’s coasts.

Play it green Forest Garden infographic of Sandgreen Caravan Park's achievements

Our Green Credentials

Here at Sandgreen we do everything we can to have as little environmental impact as possible. We are always trying to do more and constantly looking for new ideas.
 

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Here at Sandgreen we do everything we can to have as little environmental impact as possible. We are always trying to do more and constantly looking for new ideas - any suggestions would be welcomed.

Here are some simple steps we employ throughout our every day to help us Go Green!

  • The heating is turned off in all our hire fleets units until the morning of arrival.
  • The office lights are always turned off when not in use and the office thermostat is turned down.
  • We are all about reusing - anything that can be reused, is!
  • We print anything we can double sided.
  • We use scrap paper whenever we can.
  • We have recycling bins on the park for glass, general waste and dry mixed recycling.
  • We use energy saving light bulbs in the hire fleet units and office.
  • We use OceanHero as our main search engine. For every five searches we make, OceanHero recovers an ocean bound plastic bottle.

Helping our Bumblebees help us!

As another small step in our efforts to become more environmentally friendly, this year we are introducing more areas on Sandgreen for wild flowers to grow like poppies, clamatis and clover. We are doing this to try to encourage more bumblebees to pollinate.

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Another small step in our efforts to become more environmentally friendly

This year we will be introducing more areas on Sandgreen for wild flowers to grow like poppies, clamatis and clover.  We are doing this to try to encourage more bumblebees to pollinate.

Bees are some of the hardest working creatures on the plant and becuase of their labours we owe many thanks to this amazing, under appreciated insect.

Our lives and the world as a whole would be totally different if bees did not exist.  Bees are responsible for pollinating about 1/6th of the flowering plant species worldwide and approx 400 different agricultural plants.  Without pollination some plants cannot reproduce.  Without help, our everyday food supply would look much different, at least 1/3rd of our staples we have come to rely on would no longer be available.

Our team at Sandgreen think they deserve a bit of a break!

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Growing more wild flowers at Sandgreen
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Growing more wild flowers at Sandgreen
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Growing more wild flowers at Sandgreen
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Growing more wild flowers at Sandgreen

Our Green Journey - First Steps

We are learning about ways in which Sandgreen can help reduce its carbon footprint and taking small steps to run a greener organisation.

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2020 will see us making a concerted effort to become more environmentally friendly.  We are learning about ways in which Sandgreen can help reduce its carbon footprint and taking small steps to run a greener organisation.   One of the first things we have done is to ensure that all our staff use the Ocean Hero web browser.  We were told about this by Harvey Sutton, Elspeth Sutton's 10 year old son who had carried out research for a school project and discovered the site.  It is really simple to set up and use .

In a nutshell, every time you carry out a search on the web browser it adds up and for every 5 searches, Ocean Hero will recover one ocean bound plastic bottle.

It is amazing to see how many actual searches you complete in a day - try it, you will be surprised.

You too can easily swap - to find out how the scheme works, follow this link
https://about.oceanhere.today/how-it-works

As we said, small steps but hopefully, all these small steps will add up to make a difference.