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Welcome
Editor Alex Melvin gets excited about your all-action October issue!
Buying a park home
Essential buying advice and companies to contact
Andrew’s anecdotes
Andrew Jenkinson dips into his archive once more and takes us back through the decades
Parks
Port Werburgh Park, Kent
Philip Pond visits a wonderful residential park on the Kent coast and finds out what the residents like about living there
West Shore Park, Cumbria
Andrew Jenkinson travels to the heart of Cumbria and marvels at a Berkeleyparks’ site set amid the wonder of The Lake District
Competition time!
Enter our competitions to find the UK’s best park warden and most helpful resident and you could win fantastic prizes!
Countrywide has the answers!
It’s been an exciting period for established park home operator Countrywide Parks. We learn more about this friendly company
Still going strong!
We meet park home residents Ivy and Alfred Gibbins, of Bedwell Park, Cambridgedshire, who are still as enthusiastic as ever about the lifestyle after 28 years
A lone star!
Bella Brodie travels to Dorset to visit an elite park with luxury homes at a fraction of the price of their bricks and mortar counterparts
Live your dreams!
We find out more about the UK’s biggest park operator Wyldecrest Parks
Major investment at Scottish site
State-of-the-art community hub comes to North Lanarkshire-based residential park
Surrey Hills Park, Surrey
Philip Pond investigates a lovely site in a beauty spot in the Surrey Hills, yet also close to the hotspots of London and the M25
Homes
The Red Rose Butterfly
Andrew Jenkinson’s heart’s aflutter over a striking new model from Red Rose
The Prestige Avanti
This brand new model from Prestige & Homeseeker really caught the eye at some recent events. We find out why
The Willerby Skye
We review one of the latest colourful additions to Willerby’s impressive range
Aspirational lodges
We profile a new manufacturer set to make a big splash in the park and lodge world
Pathfinder in focus
We find out what’s currently in the Devon company’s line up
The Omar Colorado
Bella Brodie finds out more about a classic park home from industry leaders Omar
In a nutshell: Tingdene Tresco
Tingdene’s latest new home turned heads at its first outings at recent trade shows. Bella Brodie steps inside to cast her verdict
Lifestyle
Keep warm, save cash!
There are lots of energy-saving devices and approaches you can take ahead of the winter in your park home. Our expert offers his top tips
Hedging it
Jenny Shelton laments the decline of the hedgehog in our park home gardens
Your home essentials
A range of top products especially for your park home, garage and garden
FREE 150 spring flowering bulbs
Get your free spring bulbs, worth £21.99!
News, views and advice
News
Three pages of news from all around the UK
Letters
Your thoughts on the issues of the day, plus a Sudoku puzzle and tip-filled cartoon strip!
Money matters
More great money saving tips and help
LEASE: site licences
How does the legislation relate to residential, holiday and mixed-use sites? The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) finds out…
Show previews
Beautiful Beaulieu!
Everything you need to know about the upcoming Beaulieu show
Go West!
The Westpoint show comes to Exeter once more this month. We find out more…
Holiday
Buying a holiday home
Everything you need to know
Holiday news
Updates from accross the UK community
Kielder Waterside, Northumbria
Bella Brodie visits this north-east beauty spot and assesses the Oakgrove lodges on show
Still swinging!
Andrew Jenkinson checks out a 1960s Bluebird
Happy campers!
More on the Club Holiday Homes scheme
A spring in your step!
Lynne Pedley explores the third and final phase of development at a Worcestershire lodge park