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Welcome
There’s so much happening this month! Editor Alex Melvin outlines what you can expect inside your March issue
Buying a park home
All you need to know about buying a home
Andrew’s anecdotes
Caravanning expert Andrew Jenkinson looks back to the 1950s at a dramatic fire at Apollo Caravans’ premises
Parks
Orchard Park, Gloucestershire
Looking for a quiet but convenient Cotswolds location with great new Tingdene show homes? Look no further than the second phase of development at Orchard Park
Orton Grange Park, Cumbria
Cumbria is one of England’s most picturesque counties. Andrew Jenkinson visits a park with a plum location amid beautiful countryside yet close to Carlisle
Dales View Park, Yorkshire Dales
Andrew Jenkinson finds out why this Countrywide site ticks so many boxes for those looking for a peaceful retirement haven
The Light touch…
Rapid expansion has made the David Light Parks group one of the UK’s biggest and best park operators. We find out more
Park of the year 2017
Enter our quest to find the UK’s premier park site and you could win a great cash prize!
Park people: Hyde Park, Cambs.
We meet a Cambridgeshire park resident who turned to Park Home Chassis Services (PHCS) to help him prepare his home for sale
Homes
The Wessex Cranborne
Bella Brodie gets excited about a lavish looking new model from park and lodge pioneers Wessex Unique Park Homes & Lodges
The all-new Seascape
Bella Brodie finds out more about this lovely new creation
The Pathfinder Stockholm
Luxury park home and lodge manufacturer Pathfinder has gone all Nordic on us! Bella Brodie learns more…
The Sovereign Meadow-Wood
Bella Brodie gets a sneak peek at the latest new release from Sovereign Homes
Lifestyle
Star gazing on the UK’s parks!
We know how much you love the park lifestyle but a raft of well-known celebrities also enjoy mobile home life. Here’s our top eight…
Free 35 snowdrops worth £21!
Spring is on the way! Get prepared with our fantastic free offer of 35 snowdrops worth more than £20!
Your home essentials
A range of top products for your park home
Home improvements
New offices a surefire hit!
We find out why a Gloucester-based park and holiday home insurance broker is reaping the benefits of moving to new offices… and why its customers are benefitting, too
News, views and advice
News
Four pages of park news from all around the United Kingdom
Letters
Your views, plus our great Sudoku puzzle and home maintenance cartoon strip!
Money matters
Steve Rowe brings you some great cash saving tips and advice
Legal help
Buying a pre-owned park home
Park home legal consultant Neil Miller reveals his top ten tips to buying a second hand park home in his comprehensive new guide
LEASE: utility charges
The Leasehold Advisory Service’s solicitor Ibraheem Dulmeer and top barrister Rawdon Crozier demystify the issue of utility charging for park home residents
Holiday
Buying a holiday home
Everything you need to know about the buying process explained
Holiday news
Two pages of information and issues from around the UK
Ladera Retreat and Spa, Cheshire
Andrew Jenkinson visits a gorgeous Congleton-based holiday site offering state-of-the-art lodge accommodation
Made in Manchester!
Find out more about the best from the recent Manchester Show
Ribby Hall Village, Lancashire
Why you should consider this premier holiday park in a great Lancashire location!
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT… THE NEC SHOW
We preview the 2017 Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show from Birmingham’s NEC and find out what homes you can expect to see, as well as the park representatives and specialist suppliers and services