POSITIONED on the outskirts of the village of Caddington, Collinswood Park is situated at the end of a private road known as Folly Lane and adjoins open farmland, providing peaceful surroundings only minutes away from the local amenities.

A selection of attractive plots has been released which either overlook open fields or back on to a secluded wooded area. New services are being installed to these plots as part of the park’s plan to achieve a delightful park home development. It is already proving highly popular, and reservations are now being taken to secure plots on a first-come, first-served basis.

The village of Caddington is located to the west of Luton and caters for the majority of day-to-day needs with local shops, bus services, public houses and meeting places all available. In contrast, you have all the benefits of Luton, Milton Keynes, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead within close proximity of the park. The M1 junctions 10 and 11 are close at hand, and as such are convenient to visit London, the Home Counties and the Midlands.

As Hertfordshire’s oldest city, St Albans has been welcoming visitors for 2,000 years. First built as Verulamium by the Romans, the city was renamed St Albans after the first British Christian martyr. Today, the Roman heritage and magnificent Abbey Church are a major draw.

There is plenty to entertain the visitor, with excellent shopping, a range of evening entertainment, an annual events programme, and a multitude of pubs and restaurants.

Beyond the city, a wealth of villages offer good pubs, beautiful walks, historic churches and more modern attractions. Further afield you will find Hatfield House. In a spectacular countryside setting, the celebrated Jacobean house and Tudor old palace is steeped in Elizabethan and Victorian political history. Built in 1607, it has been the home of the Cecil family for 400 years.

The Royal Palace of Hatfield in the West Garden is where Elizabeth I spent her childhood and held her first Council in 1558. Visitors can enjoy the scented garden, knot garden, elegant parterres and borders. Picnic tables and a children’s play area can be found in the extensive park, where dogs are welcome. There is also a licensed restaurant and gift shop.

Shaw’s Corner at Ayot St Lawrence was the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950. The atmospheric rooms remain much as he left them, with many literary and personal belongings. The modest house provides a fascinating insight into the domestic life of a literary figure in the first half of the 20th century.


INFO

Collinswood Park, Folly Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 4AH Tel: 0845 543 2468 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tingdene-parks.net/park.asp?ParkID=8

• Ground rent is £134.92 per calendar month
• 50+, semi-retired and retired
• Dogs and cats permitted
• For sale – At the time of writing properties included a new 46x20 Tingdene Alpine Lodge at £185,000 with immediate oocupation. Plots were also available for new park homes ranging from 32x22 to 48x20 with prices starting from £144,765


This review was published in our annual Residential Parks Guide 2009 distributed with the September 2009 issue of Park & Holiday Homes magazine. To order our latest issue please click here.


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