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What Are The Best Times For Residential Living?
More and more people over 50 are looking at new ways of living; mainly in the form of residential park homes. For those who want to explore the residential park homes Yorkshire has to offer, one of the best times to invest in one of these is for the spring/summer...
Gateforth Park at the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show 2020
We’re looking forward to showcasing Gateforth Park at the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show 2020. Gateforth Park is a brand new residential park for the over 50s in beautiful North Yorkshire. As excitement builds for the opening of the first phase in just a few...
Selby is one of the best places to live in England!
Something we’ve known all along has been officially confirmed this week: Selby is one of the best places to live in England! A survey by the Halifax has named Selby as the top spot in Yorkshire when it comes to quality of life. Ranking sixth on the list overall, Selby...
Everything you need to know about residential park homes
Residential park homes are perfect if you’re a homeowner abroad or travel extensively but need a base in the UK to keep in touch with family and friends. Here is everything you need to know about these relaxed, friendly communities: A new way of living These new...
Over 50s guide to buying a residential park home
Increasing numbers of single people and couples approaching their 60s are contemplating downsizing and moving to residential park homes. Typically, these over 50s purpose built retirement villages offer high spec, luxury park homes and residential lodges with small...
The perfect place for park living in Yorkshire
Gateforth Park: The ideal place for park living in Yorkshire When you're buying a new home, you're not just looking for a property – you're investing in life it will give you. That's why we think Gateforth Park is a great place for Yorkshire Living. When we found the...
Show Home Highlight: The Reprise
Next in our series of Show Home Highlight blogs we take a look at the Reprise from Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes. Arriving on site at Gateforth Park in Spring 2020, this 40' x 22' home will be full stucco, clotted cream with feature beams in black. Our...
Why buy a park home instead of renting?
The choice to buy or rent a home, even in retirement, is often decided by financial factors. With many people choosing to downsize as they embrace retirement, renting all of a sudden becomes a viable option again, even after so many years of owning their own home. We...
Show Home Highlight: The Avanti
Next in our series of Show Home Highlight blogs we take a look at the Avanti from Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes. Arriving on site at Gateforth Park in Spring 2020, this 40' x 20' home will be almond & sand clad under a charcoal roof. Our partners at...
Great progress on site at Gateforth Park
Over the last few months, work has been steaming ahead at Gateforth Park. Formerly a Mushroom Farm, the site is covered by circa 30 acres of concrete and houses a number of very large derelict buildings, so the challenge is certainly there to transform it into the...
What it means to own a retirement home
Many older people who decide to downsize are now swapping their family home for a retirement home. Residential park homes have grown in popularity for many good reasons. Below we explore what it means to own a retirement home and the many benefits it can bring. Secure...
Development is underway at Gateforth Park
The development of our new residential park near Selby is now underway, with the site now secured and the clean-up beginning. We're excited to be at this stage in our plans for Gateforth Park, and are inviting people to register their interest now in a home on the...
Gateforth Park development progressing well
The development of a new residential park on derelict land near Selby in North Yorkshire is progressing well, with people now being invited to register their interest in a home on the site. Gateforth Park Development Progressing Smoothly Gateforth Park, a...