This International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the incredible women at Ruda Holiday Park and Warmwell Holiday Park, who will soon be celebrated on the global stage.

Team members at Ruda Holiday Park, Croyde, and Warmwell Holiday Park near Weymouth, will soon become the subjects of a New York exhibition following a visit from one of Britain's leading contemporary painters, Caroline Walker.

Caroline Walker, who captures women’s working lives, visited our parks last summer to document the behind-the-scenes efforts of our female team members. Often exploring the notion of ‘women’s work’, Caroline provides a unique window into the everyday lives of women, capturing specific spaces such as pharmacies, tailors, beauty salons, laboratories, bathhouses and modernist apartments. During her recent stays last summer, Caroline collaborated with the parks to go behind the scenes, observing and photographing female team members across Entertainment, Housekeeping, Catering and Beach Management, with the photos serving as the inspiration and source material for her upcoming series of paintings.

Caroline’s upcoming exhibition, titled The Holiday Park, is due to be showcased at GRIMM gallery in New York from March 28^th to May 2^nd. Her observations from both parks, set to feature in the finished pieces, include female team members working in the restaurant, kitchens and front of house, overseeing swimming sessions, and Ruda’s Beach Manager, Holly Robertson, leading beach cleans and activities for children and local primary school groups.

Artist Caroline Walker said: “Through my paintings I try to capture something of contemporary women’s experiences, often focusing on their working lives. I’m grateful to the teams at Parkdean Resorts for welcoming me and allowing me to experience such a wide range of exciting environments and dedicated staff.”

Rob Warner, Operations Director at Parkdean Resorts, said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Caroline to both Ruda and Warmwell Holiday Parks. We employ almost 350 full-time team members across both of these parks, who work hard to create amazing memories for the thousands of families who visit the park each year. It’s an honour to have our teams celebrated in Caroline’s paintings.”

Parkdean Resorts is the UK’s leading holiday park operator, and owns and operates 66 award-winning holiday parks across the UK. In the company’s 2024 People Engagement Survey, completed by almost 6,500 full-time employees, favourable engagement stood at 83% - up two points from 2023’s results, and a massive 15% higher than the industry average for the hospitality sector.