MEADOW View is a new exclusive development of Tingdene and Omar lodges laid out informally near a stream and overlooking open countrysideon Kent’s Isle of Sheppey.

The family-owned and managed park, run by Michael and Kim Irwin, is being developed in four phases and should be completed by 2011 with a total of 40 lodges on site. All the homes will have block paved car parking spaces for two cars, plus a good size garden. Some plots will also include a hot tub.

The first buyers at the park were Mr & Mrs Howlett, who landed a 40 x 16 Marlborough. “We chose Meadow View Park because we are local and know how nice the area is,” said Mr Howlett. “The location is perfect for us, close to the town but overlooking countryside.”

“The views from our lodge are wonderful and it’s so peaceful and quiet here I love it,” his wife added.

The couple, who also have a place abroad and are planning to divide their early retirement between their new lodge and Spain, love watching the abundance of wildlife. They have even adopted two ducks who come each day to be fed.

The Isle of Sheppey is predominantly rural, containing the largest area of wetland in the UK and a number of important nature reserves.

For sale

The Meadow View lodge, built for the park by Omar, is available from £86,500; or £91,995 with decking and hot tub. Other models include the Omar Miramar from £65,000. Prices include  the first year’s site fees.

Local info

Local amenities: Most shops within a mile in Minster, including general stores, off licence, post office, Co-op supermarket and takeaways. Banks in Sheerness 1.5-2 miles.
Health: Dentists and pharmacies in Minster within one mile; GPs surgeries at the Medical Centre in Minster, just over a mile, with optician nearby, as is the community hospital.
Transport: The nearest railway station is at Sheerness – you must change at Sittingbourne for Canterbury or London. Regular buses (Mon-Fri) from Minster on Sheerness-Sittingbourne route; occasional buses on Leysdown to Chatham or Maidstone route.
Eating and Drinking: Half a dozen pubs within a mile, the nearest just a few hundred yards from the park. Two restaurants less than half a mile, a wide selection 1-2 miles away.

What can I do around here?

• Get in the habit - Minster Abbey is said to be the second oldest church in England, having been founded in 664, though virtually nothing of the original building remains (it was destroyed by the Vikings).

• Fly the flag – Following a raid by the Dutch in 1667, Queen-borough, once a great wool port, became the only town in  England since 1066 where an foreign invader’s flag has flown on English soil.

CONTACT

Meadow View, The Broadway, Minster-in-Sea, Isle of Sheppey, Kent ME12 2DB. Tel: 01795 870300. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.meadowviewpark.co.uk


• Ground rent £1,750pa
• Open March 1 to October 31
• Prices from £65,000
• Retired/semi-retired
• Pets permitted (maximum two dogs)
• Finance and part exchange available.


This park review was published in the October 2008 issue of Park & Holiday Homes magazine. To order our latest issue please click here.


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