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What Happens at Parkdean in the Festive Period?

Posting date: 31/10/2024

Parties, presents, and oodles of fun—the festive period really is the most wonderful time of the year, as Andy Williams once said. But what, exactly, happens at Parkdean during this season—and is it hard to find a job around Christmas?

While the majority of our parks close around Christmas time, 5 out of 66 remain open for an incredible Winter Wonderland experience—which is a unique, cosy celebration that both our guests and team love.

This blog post will take you through life at Parkdean during the festive period—from the winter-themed events we run to the Christmas temp jobs we staff for.

Ready? Let’s take a peek.

Celebrations during the festive period at Parkdean

Parkdean Resorts open at Christmas

Of our 66 locations, there are 5 parks that remain open during the Christmas period. 

They are:

  • Cayton Bay
  • Trecco Bay
  • Cherry Tree
  • Ty Mawr
  • Warmwell


These 5 parks put on a mighty Winter Wonderland experience for our guests, which includes festive entertainment, themed events, and fun winter activities.

Winter Wonderland celebrations have become a firm favourite for thousands of our guests around the UK and really bring the holiday spirit alive for families who visit Parkdean during the festive period.

The parks’ guest experience advisors play a big part in making sure the whole show goes off without a hitch. After all, it’s their job to welcome guests, attend to their needs, and coordinate the rest of the team so that guests experience holiday happy every time.

Christmas jobs at Parkdean

If you’re curious about finding Christmas jobs, we have good news for you:

Thanks to the extra events we put on across those 5 parks during the festive period, we often have lots of opportunities for folks looking to land Christmas temp jobs. We usually offer Christmas jobs in:


Now, it can be the case that there are existing staff members who joined us during the summer and decided to stay on to work the Christmas jobs, too. But it’s always worth getting in touch to see what jobs are on offer during the festive period.

Working Christmas jobs at Parkdean offers a vibrant, fun, and exciting environment that’s different from today’s traditional hospitality jobs. Plus, working in a festive atmosphere and being part of special events like Winter Wonderland is really enjoyable!

Year-round head office jobs at Parkdean

Although there’s lots of extra excitement that happens during Parkdean’s festive period, it isn’t just Christmas jobs that our resorts have on offer:

Parkdean’s head office remains fully operational throughout the whole year, and we’re regularly taking on more people for roles such as HR, marketing, finance, and operations.

Employees in the head office jobs support both the festive parks and overarching business strategy year-round.

Exciting Christmas and head office jobs await

Are you feeling excited about finding Christmas jobs—or year-round head office jobs—at Parkdean? Take the next step and head over to our available vacancies or read other blogs to see the variety of careers Parkdean has available.


Meanwhile, you can also sign up for job alerts if there’s a specific role you’ve got your eye on. You’ll be first to know when we start recruiting for that position again.

Jodie Smith our consultant managing the role
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