Surf Bay Leisure was founded in 1905 when Ernie Taylor purchased a field by the sea at Westward Ho!, nr Bideford for campers. Faced with increased demand for holiday accommodation in the area, the Taylor family expanded by opening another park at the other end of Westward Ho! in the early 1960’s and now own 4!

The park was also the site of the then fledgling Caravan Holiday Home distribution business (Surf Bay Leisure), however more space was essential to progress and in 1989 a 12-acre plot on the site of a disused airfield at Winkleigh in Devon was secured.

The re-location of the holiday home business enabled the company to refurbish and repair holiday homes in the large workshop facility and display one of the largest ranges of New caravan holiday homes in the country from leading manufacturers. Offices to house administration, accounts and Aftersales were also built along with two regional Sales Centres with showgrounds at Bridport, Dorset and Brean, Somerset.

The expansion continued and in November 1999 a Touring & Leisure division was opened at the Winkleigh Sales Centre. The addition of an Accessories Supermarket, a Tourer Service Centre and 5500 square foot indoor showroom, made it one of the best facilities in the South West.

As the premier Holiday Home distributor in the South West and national salvage agents for Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Surf Bay Leisure, members of the BH&HPA and NCC, know a thing or two about Holiday Homes. It was therefore a natural progression for us to move into manufacture. Having produced Lodges for our own holiday parks since 2002, Devon Pine Lodges was launched as an innovative, forward thinking company in 2004.

Under the careful guidance and personal attention to detail of Michael Taylor, managing director, we work hard to ensure that the design and construction of our Lodges will be to the highest standards and to your exact specifications. The principal 2 Bedroom model, ‘The Tamar Lodge’ was just the start! Our range now consists of standard & bespoke Holiday or Amenity Lodges… ‘Taylor made to suit you’.

All units are produced in our own workshop at our now 22-acre Sales Centre in Winkleigh, Devon and our design teams are on hand and keen to discuss any projects you may have in mind.