Business rates for holiday and caravan parks
Holiday centres saw one of the largest category-wide rises in the whole revaluation — but there are relatively few of them, so if you run one, this is worth getting properly valued.
Holiday centres saw one of the largest category-wide rises in the whole revaluation — but there are relatively few of them, so if you run one, this is worth getting properly valued.
What the 2026 revaluation did to holiday and caravan parks
| Category | Properties, England & Wales | Total RV change | Mean RV, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday centres | 80 | +73.7% | £1,400,000 |
| Caravan and camping sites | 3,000 | +20.0% | £42,600 |
VOA 2026 compiled-list statistics, GOV.UK, 2026. As of 2026. Total RV change, not the median property change.
How the reliefs interact
Holiday and caravan parks are excluded from the Wales Food & Drink Hospitality Rates Relief. In England they don’t qualify for the pub and live music venue relief either.
Transitional relief caps how fast a bill can rise even where the RV has gone up. For England properties above £100,000 RV, the rise is capped at 30% in 2026/27, then 25% plus inflation the following year (GOV.UK, 'Transitional relief').
Illustrative example — holiday centre, RV in the £1m+ range (not a real client)
At a mean RV of £1.4m, holiday centres sit well above the £100,000 transitional-relief threshold and above the £500,000 point where the standard large-property multiplier applies rather than the RHL rate — professional valuation advice is worth the cost at this scale.
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Use the calculator to see what your bill should look like with these reliefs applied, or send us your details below and, if you'd like, we can pass them to the RICS-regulated rating firm we work with.
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