PGL Travel

Name

PGL Travel

Legal name

PGL Travel Limited

Website

https://pgl.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adventure Holiday Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Tour Operators (56152), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Recreation Campgrounds (Amenities/Activities Focus) (THAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Kid-Friendly All-Inclusive Resorts (THAGAKAA), Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF), Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB), Adventure Base Camps (Trek/Climb/Expedition Camps) (THAGAOAG)

Keywords

• Adventure holiday packages
• School residential trips
• Outdoor education centres
• Family activity holidays
• Youth group residentials

Headquarters

HQ city

Ross On Wye

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Family Adventure Holiday Packages: All-inclusive package holidays for families combining accommodation, meals, activities, equipment, and instruction. Offered in durations from 2-night weekends to 7-day holidays at UK and France centres.
2. Family Activity Days: Day admission tickets for families to participate in supervised adventure activities at PGL centres, including lunch.
3. Paris and Disneyland Package: 5-night combined package including accommodation at Chateau de Grande Romaine, Disneyland entry, Paris excursions, and full board.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PGL Travel operates residential adventure centres in the UK and France, delivering all-inclusive activity holiday packages. Offerings include family adventure holidays, kids' camps for ages 8-16, school residential trips with curriculum-linked programmes (REACH), and group residentials for Scouts, Guides, faith and youth groups. Each package typically bundles accommodation, meals, supervised adventure activities (e.g. abseiling, canoeing, zip wire), equipment, and evening entertainment across durations from day visits to 7-night stays.

Product overview

PGL Travel is an outdoor adventure education provider offering a platform of holiday products across three main divisions: School Trips (primary/secondary school residentials with REACH curriculum programs), Group Residentials (Scouts, Guides, uniformed groups), and Family Adventures (all-inclusive activity holidays). The Family Adventures division—the primary consumer product—comprises multiple sub-products including Multi Activity Holidays (2-7 nights), Weekend Escapes, Short Breaks, Family Activity Days, and Paris/Disneyland Explorer packages, all offered across six UK centres (Barton Hall, Caythorpe Court, Dalguise, Ford Castle, Overstrand Hall, Marchants Hill) and two French centres (Château de Grande Romaine, Domaine de Segries). Supporting infrastructure includes the MyPGL booking platform and AdventureFlex booking protection add-on.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Trips

Quantifiable outcome

• Children under 5 go FREE on all UK Multi Activity holidays
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regatta Great OutdoorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026Partnership to make outdoor education more accessible for children by removing equipment barriers. Regatta Great Outdoors is supplying 6,000 waterproof jackets and trousers for a new scheme supporting disadvantaged children to participate in outdoor education activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center Parcs UK: UK operator of short-break family holiday villages set in forests with a wide programme of paid on-site activities, swimming, and dining — directly comparable to PGL's UK family centre model and pricing structure.
• Haven Holidays: UK family holiday park operator offering short-break caravan and lodge stays with on-site activities, entertainment passes, and kids' clubs — competes with PGL for the UK family short-break wallet.
• Butlin's: UK all-inclusive family resort brand with three coastal resorts offering accommodation, meals, kids' clubs, and structured activity programmes — closest direct competitor to PGL's all-inclusive family package positioning.
• Kingswood: UK provider of residential outdoor education, school adventure trips, and activity courses across multiple centres — the closest direct competitor to PGL's School Trips and Group Residentials divisions.
• Forest Holidays: UK operator of forest cabin retreats offering nature-based family stays with on-site activities — comparable nature-anchored UK short-break proposition to PGL's centre-based model.
• Mark Warner: UK specialist in family activity beach holidays with kids' clubs, sailing, and watersports — overlaps PGL's adventure/skill-based family holiday value proposition, particularly for water-based activities.
• Rockley Adventure: UK provider of residential adventure and water sports activity holidays for schools, groups, and families — comparable centre-based model with adventure activity programming.

Broad incumbents

• Club Med: Global all-inclusive resort brand with a strong family and activity-focused offering (Mini Clubs, sport schools) — comparable all-inclusive premium family positioning but at international scale.

Emerging players

• Caldecotte (Xscape) / Caldecott: UK operator of smaller-scale residential adventure and outdoor education centres serving school and group segments — partial overlap with PGL's centre-based school and group offerings at a smaller scale.

Regional players

• Eurocamp / Independent Holiday Parks: European family holiday operator focused on mobile-home and lodge parks across France and Europe — comparable family activity-holiday demand overlap, particularly relevant to PGL's French Adventures product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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