Residential park profile: Berkeleyparks

The giant Berkeleyparks group has 51 residential parks spread across 19 counties of England, plus four parks in Wales. Some are within easy distance of coastline; others are inland. The group also has holiday parks, in Essex and Wales.

Many of the residential parks have at least one home for sale; some have more. We picked out five of the residential parks to highlight, to give you a flavour of the comprehensive Berkeleyparks portfolio.
 

Park Profiles

• Cauldron Barn Farm, Dorset
• Temple Grove, Essex
• Penton Park, Surrey
• Lion House Park, Sussex
• Ivy House Park, Somerset

CAULDRON BARN FARM, DORSET

Amid the Purbeck Hills, just 15 minutes from Swanage, Cauldron Barn Farm Park is a new development set in 14 acres for people aged 50-plus. This is a prime location, close to the Jurassic Coast for amazing walks, and with Poole and Bournemouth within easy distance.

Swanage is at the tip of the Isle of Purbeck; a peninsula that is a popular walking area. There are many delightful places along this coast to explore. One of them is the enchanting Shell Bay, at the tip of the Studland peninsula, northeast of Swanage. There’s a delightful feeling that you are miles from anywhere here; the beach is backed by extensive dunes. Cauldron Barn Farm Park, thus, is in a wonderful setting; a great place to call home.

Current homes for sale

Omar Sandringham: £260,000
As its name would suggest, the Sandringham has an air of opulence. Floor-to-ceiling bay windows, beautiful furnishings and a luxurious grey and white kitchen all add up to a charming home. This 40ft by 20ft home has an L-shaped open-plan lounge-dining area and walk-in wardrobes to both bedrooms.

Lissett Berkeley Special: £349,000
This 40ft by 22ft home is luxuriously furnished with a crushed velvet-upholstered lounge suite, and a superb kitchen with Bosch appliances.

Tingdene Barnwell: £295,000
One of the most popular park homes anywhere, the Barnwell has both a separate lounge and separate kitchen.

 
Cauldron Barn Farm Park and Temple Grove

TEMPLE GROVE, ESSEX

In the heart of the Essex countryside, this park is conveniently close to Chelmsford, so getting to London from here is easy. This well-established park has a foliar aspect. It’s within five miles of facilities including a doctors’ surgery, dentists and a library. Both swimming and golf are available locally.

Current homes for sale

Tingdene Hayden Classic: £159,995
This 29ft by 20ft home has box-bay windows and a smart white and grey exterior finish.

Pathfinder Bespoke: £249,950
This is a low-threshold home, meaning that there are no steps up to the doorway. Made by Devon manufacturer, Pathfinder, this 36ft by 20ft home has a kitchen/dining room and a separate lounge.

Omar Bespoke: £279,950
This is also a low-threshold home; 40ft by 20ft. The lounge occupies the whole width, with an electric log burner-style stove in one corner.

PENTON PARK, SURREY

Penton Park is close to Chertsey and Staines. It’s a large park with a thriving social club and a strong community spirit. There’s a health centre at Staines, where there’s also a mainline train station to London. Attractions of the area include Windsor and the meadows of Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. This parkland is a great place for many walks. The market town of Chertsey, with its abbey, founded in AD666, has several parks, plus bowls and cricket clubs.

Current homes for sale

Omar Regency: £279,995
The spacious lounge-dining room in this 35ft by 18ft home forms an L-shape, wrapping around the separate kitchen.

Country Homes Kingsbridge: £325,000
This grey and white finished home is stunning, with a beautifully spacious lounge/diner. It’s a 40ft by 20ft home.

Tingdene Kensington: £240,000
The Kensington is an imposing home with peaked rooflines above arched windows and a pillared door entrance. This is a 42ft by 12ft home with the kitchen and dining area at one end of the home and the lounge centrally positioned.

LION HOUSE PARK, SUSSEX

This park is on the edge of the South Downs, a mile from Hailsham, where there’s a supermarket, weekly market, leisure complex and medical centre – and a bus service comes to the centre of the park.

It’s eight miles from Eastbourne, a place for theatres, promenade walking and floral gardens. This park has a lively social life, centred around its residents’ club. Local amenities include golf and fishing.

Current homes for sale

Omar Regency Single: £142,500
This 44ft by 12ft home is a previously occupied company home, with a square lounge at one end and the white-finished kitchen and dining area in the centre.

Prestige Reprise: £205,000
This 40ft by 20ft home, with box-bay windows, has a galley-style kitchen with utility area, plus a study.

Wessex Dorset: £210,000
Also with box bay windows, the 45ft by 20ft Dorset is another home with a galley kitchen, this time flowing from the dining room.

 
Penton Park and Lion House Park

IVY HOUSE PARK, SOMERSET

Just over three miles from Taunton, this park has a licensed clubhouse. The M5 is a short drive from the park, so it’s easy to get to the Somerset coast and the entire southwest peninsula; a great place to make your home, then. This region of Somerset has many walking and cycling routes. Attractions of the area include Henlade Wood, a mixture of ancient woodland and recently planted trees.

Current homes for sale

Pathfinder Gatehouse: £152,500
A 34ft by 20ft home with an open-plan lounge-dining room that spans the width of the home and a spacious kitchen that leads off the dining area.

Pathfinder Bespoke: £99,950
This compact, 28ft by 12ft, well-priced home has a lounge with patio doors, one double bedroom, and a luxurious shower room.
 

More information:

Berkeleyparks website
01935 862079

For more articles like this and further information, take a look at Park and Holiday Home Inspiration magazine, available in both print and digital formats.
 

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