Meet the Team

Michael worked alongside his Father in the Caravan business and has been involved in the Caravan industry for the last 40 years. He took over as Managing Director in 1999 when Surf Bay Leisure became a Limited Company.

Michael has been involved for over 25 years in the repair and refurbishment side of the business, working closely with Jardine Lloyd Thompson on the Industry Disaster Plan.

Darren joined Surf Bay Leisure in April 1999 as a Sales Advisor and progressed to the position of Sales Manager for new holiday homes. In January 2014, Darren was appointed as a Director and deals with all aspects of the business including on park sales, trade and retail.

Adam joined Surf Bay Leisure in August 1999 as a Sales Advisor and progressed to the position of Used Holiday Homes Sales Manager. In January 2014, Adam was appointed as a Director and deals with all aspects of the business including export & pre-owned holiday homes.

Sam joined Surf Bay Leisure in November 2014 as a Sales Advisor and is based at our busy showroom in Winkleigh, Devon. Sam deals with private land sales, both new and preowned, as well as assisting holiday park customers. He works closely with Adam, selling pre-owned caravans to trade customers. He is the voice behind the growing YouTube channel, featuring video walkthroughs of our preowned models.

Charleen deals will all aspects of sales admin, the go to person if in need of any information relating to our orders and delivered sales. She works diligently 'behind the scenes' making sure that all of our sales information is up to date. Not to mention keeping our sales team on their toes!!

Chris joined us in February 2023, as our Retail Showroom Consultant. however due to an internal promotion, he has recently changed positions and now looks after a large selection of holiday parks across Devon and Cornwall and manages the trade aspect across these parks.

Josh is the Grandson of the late John Taylor and son of our Managing Director Michael Taylor. Josh is in charge of on-park sales at Surf Bay Holiday Park and River Valley Country Park.

Steve handles the day to day running of the workshop ensuring that all work and testing is carried out on our static caravans prior to delivery.