Two Way Radios for Holiday Parks and Caravan Sites
Holiday parks, caravan sites and campsites run on coordination — a bank-holiday changeover, a lost child by the pool, a burst pipe on the top field, a late arrival at the barrier. Radios are how site teams keep it all moving: one press of a button reaches everyone at once, with no dialling, no signal bars and no per-user call charges. This guide covers what to buy for a park, how range and licences actually work on a large open site, and how to order the fleet before your season starts.
Radios that work the way a park works
Parks don't buy kit the way consumers do — and we don't expect you to. We quote in writing and issue proforma invoices, so your facilities or park manager can follow the normal process: ask for a written quote, pay the proforma by BACS, and your radios arrive programmed, charged and ready to hand out. Order before the season and the fleet is on the shelf, charged, when the first guests arrive. We already supply UK sites this way.
Why park teams carry two-way radios
Across a large site, mobile phones are slow and one-to-one; a radio is instant and one-to-many. Parks use them for:
- Changeovers — reception, housekeeping and maintenance turning statics around against the clock.
- Guest safety — lost-child procedures, pool and beach incidents, first-aid coordination, evacuation of a venue.
- Site & grounds work — wardens and maintenance roaming acres of pitches.
- Security — gate, night patrol and out-of-hours cover.
- Entertainment — running the venue, discreet earpieces on the floor.
Larger parks with an entertainment venue or big public capacity may fall within the Standard Tier of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn's Law), which asks qualifying premises to have procedures for evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication. Two-way radios are the most widely used way to cover the communication requirement — but they are not a legal requirement in themselves, and you should check your own site's obligations. What's true either way: on a big site, radios are simply the fastest way to get the right person to the right place.
Licence-free, licensed or PoC?
The right choice comes down to how big and how open your site is.
Licence-free (PMR446)
No Ofcom licence, no paperwork, works out of the box, transmits at 0.5 W. Right for a small park, a single area, or one team. Range is limited across open ground, so it's the wrong tool for a sprawling site. Start with the Hytera AP515LF (£110 ex VAT) or the digital Hytera BD505LF (£133 ex VAT, six-pack £901).
Licensed digital
More power (up to 4–5 W) and far more range for large or open sites — the right answer for most holiday parks. Needs an Ofcom Simple UK Light licence (£75 for five years) — we handle the application as part of your order. On big open sites we'll usually recommend the VHF versions, because VHF (136–174 MHz) carries further across open fields, dunes and water than UHF. Look at the Hytera BD505 / BD615 (£143 / £158), the rugged Hytera PD405 (£201, six-pack £1,358) or the premium Hytera HP505 / HP565 / HP605 (£267 / £322 / £363) for the largest resorts.
PoC / LTE (works anywhere there's 4G)
For very large sites with coverage black spots, or operators running several parks, a Push-to-talk-over-Cellular radio uses the mobile networks instead of local radio waves — so it works nationwide with no range limit and nothing to install. The Hytera P50 / P50 Pro (£210 / £275) suit roaming grounds and security staff; the multi-mode Hytera PDC680 does licensed DMR on-site and LTE off it in one handset — the do-everything option for a flagship park or a group (priced per site).
Not sure which? Send us a rough description of your site — acres, layout, buildings, how many staff — and we'll tell you honestly, including when the cheaper licence-free option is the right one. Read the brand detail on Hytera radios for holiday parks or browse all two way radios.
Kitting each team
| Team | What matters | Typical pick |
|---|---|---|
| Reception / guest services | Clear audio, always on | BD505LF or licensed BD505 |
| Wardens / grounds | Range across open ground | Licensed VHF (PD405) or PoC (P50) |
| Maintenance | Ruggedness, IP rating | PD405 (IP55) or BP515 (IP67) |
| Entertainment | Discreet, in-venue | BD505LF + acoustic-tube earpiece |
| Security / night patrol | Reliable after dark, whole site | Licensed VHF or PoC |
| Pool / lifeguards | Instant, hands-free | BD505LF + earpiece |
What a park typically orders
| Kit | What's in it | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (small park / single team) | 6× Hytera BD505LF, 6-way charger, earpieces | from ~£700 |
| Mid-size park | 12–20 licensed Hytera digitals (VHF) + chargers + licence handled | from ~£2,000 |
| Large / multi-site park | 25–50 handsets or PoC, spares, batteries, licence | quote |
Every quote is itemised on letterhead so it drops straight into your purchasing file, ex VAT with the VAT line shown.
How to buy
- Tell us your site size, layout and headcount — same-day written quote, itemised.
- Pay our proforma invoice by BACS — no card needed. For licensed radios we’ll confirm programming details by phone or email.
- Radios arrive programmed, charged and labelled, licence sorted if needed — ready for the season.
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FAQs
How do we pay? We send a proforma invoice with your written quote — pay it by BACS and we ship. No card needed, and for licensed radios we confirm programming details by phone or email before dispatch. Established parks can apply for a credit account.
Do holiday park radios need a licence? Licence-free PMR446 radios don't. Licensed radios — which give the power and range a large open site needs — use an Ofcom Simple UK Light licence (£75 for five years), and we sort the application for you.
What's the best radio for a large open caravan site? Licensed VHF digital (such as the Hytera PD405 or HP-series) carries furthest across open ground and water. If your site has coverage black spots or you run several parks, PoC radios like the Hytera P50 or PDC680 work over 4G with no range limit.
Can you supply the whole site before the season? Yes — order early and we deliver the full fleet programmed, charged and labelled, ready for your first changeover. Most parks re-order batteries, earpieces and replacement handsets each spring before opening.
Can you match our existing Hytera radios? Usually, yes. New Hytera handsets can be programmed to talk to your current fleet, so you can expand or replace in stages — including replacing the discontinued BD305LF with the newer BP515LF.
We supply the same way across sectors: schools, care homes, hotels, golf courses, churches, colleges — or browse all two-way radios.