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Our mission is to create strong, lasting partnerships, built on a foundation of efficient and effective delivery, to encourage happier and healthier communities.

At Parkwood Leisure, we don’t just offer services; we offer a partnership that focuses on quality, innovation, transparency and environmental consciousness. Our success is not just measured in profits but in the positive impact we create together with our partners, clients and the communities in which we work.

Working with our partners, we manage 64 leisure facilities on behalf of 29 local authorities throughout England and Wales.

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Glendale Golf

In partnership with Lex Leisure CIC, Parkwood Leisure maintains one of the UK’s leading golf operators, Glendale Golf. They have a variety of courses across the UK, with eight current venues and consistent expansion. We offer a fresh approach to golf course management, providing players with the kind of facilities you would only normally expect to see at a private club.

All of our local communities understand our key values of providing an accessible, affordable and quality environment for all visitors.

Our golf course management solutions can be completely tailored and can encompass anything from investment in facilities, to operating communications or even recruiting your groundsmen. We are flexible to your needs as a business.

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Parkwood Theatres

Parkwood Leisure secured its first dedicated theatre venue in April 2011 at the Playhouse in Weston-super-Mare. We have since expanded our operations to a total of five theatre facilities in England, turning over an annual 6.5m. Our brand has since evolved into Parkwood Theatres, with our main goal being to develop our portfolio of mid-scale venues, supporting councils to maximise the value and impact of arts & culture provision in their respective localities.

We offer a bespoke service to each individual client, please contact us to find out how we can help with the management of your theatre facility.

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Heritage Visitor Attractions

At Parkwood Leisure we recognise the significance of visitor attractions and understand the importance of efficient management to protect these assets for future generations.

We work alongside local authorities to maintain the beautiful historic sites Rufford Abbey and Buxton Pavilion Gardens, providing bespoke operations tailored to client aspirations and the needs of the local communities and visitors. Alongside these heritage venues, we manage Plantasia Tropical Zoo in Swansea, providing a unique educational visitor attraction in the heart of the City.

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Outdoor Adventure

Life outdoors is simply more fun! It is our mission to not only encourage more people to take part in outdoor activities, but also to ensure we are enhancing people’s lives. We maintain a variety of outdoor adventure centres and activities, including Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer, our award winning activity centre, and Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre, on behalf of Sport Wales.

With our expertise and innovative thinking we can offer you the road to success with your adventure facilities.

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My Healthy Way

‘My Healthy Way’ is our community focused resource for a happier, healthier life. Explore expert tips, practical tools, engaging blogs and comprehensive nutrition courses. All designed to guide and support your wellness journey.

As part of our mission, we’re dedicated to addressing health inequalities and helping to improve the quality of life of the local communities we serve.

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Working with our partners, Parkwood Leisure manages 64 facilities on behalf of 29 local authorities throughout England and Wales.

Parkwood Leisure offers bespoke management and professional support services for a range of leisure and cultural facilities and health and wellbeing services.

Our unique approach is backed by 30 years of experience, which has seen the organisation grow to managing 64 facilities across England and Wales, working with our sub-contractors Lex Leisure CIC, Legacy Leisure and Creating Active Futures. Parkwood also supports eight golf courses under the Glendale Golf brand (in partnership with Lex Leisure CIC), five theatres under the Parkwood Theatres brand, outdoor activity centres (including the Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre, in partnership with Legacy Leisure) and visitor attractions, including indoor rainforest zoo Plantasia, and heritage sites Pavilion Gardens in Buxton and Rufford Abbey Country Park in Nottinghamshire.

In addition, Parkwood provides professional services support to local authority trading companies and CVSE organisations, across a range of services including marketing, finance, HR, business systems and IT, harnessing professional expertise and industry understanding to enable local organisations to focus on community delivery.

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What makes us different?

As a family-owned business built on strong family values, we take pride in offering high-quality services that redefine industry standards and deliver an exceptional customer experience. We prioritise integrity, trust and a personal touch, aiming to be big enough to make a tangible difference, yet small enough to care about every client, creating a sense of belonging and reliability.

Safe and welcoming environments are the foundation, but our interaction goes much further than facility operation, making a difference to the health and wellbeing of all of our communities.

We can only achieve this through our team’s collective dedication and passion. Our team members are partners in our collective success. At Parkwood Leisure, we foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous learning.

Market leaders in design, build, operation and maintenance (DBOM) of new-build leisure facilities.

We have spearheaded the complete consortia management in 14 new build projects and therefore truly understand the dynamics needed to deliver projects on time and on budget. We work with our sister company, Parkwood Project Management, who are leading providers of a wide range of consultancy services to clients in the built environment. Their team of project managers are all PRINCE2 practitioners, applying associated protocols wherever possible. The team evaluate the characteristics of each project and in doing so tailor each one to demanding output requirements.

We have developed an approach to new build facilities and major refurbishments that is founded on effective relationships, a full understanding of client requirements, exploiting new opportunities, managing risk and improving project outcomes. Environmental sustainability is at the core of our processes and we have delivered a number of award-winning facilities, many of which have achieved BREAM status.

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Partnerships & collaboration

Parkwood Leisure prides itself on its open working practices and wide range of partner organisations. We take a strategic and long-term approach to partnerships, recognising the value that they bring to our customers. By working together with other organisations to achieve mutual goals, we believe we become a much stronger leisure company and are able to achieve more within the communities in which we operate. Read about some of our key partners by clicking below or to find out more information on partnering with Parkwood Leisure.

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