A holiday park, sometimes described through terms like static caravan or lodge, is designed for leisure use. Homes on a holiday park are typically not intended as a full-time, permanent residence, and many have restrictions on how many months of the year they can be occupied, along with seasonal opening periods for the park itself. They are built and licensed for holiday use, and that is precisely what they are good at: a place to get away to, not a place to live all year round.

Find out more at park home living.

It is not the right fit for everyone, and it is worth taking time to understand how it compares with the alternatives before deciding. Tingdene's own residential parks are a reasonable starting point for seeing what park home living looks like in practice, with details on individual parks and homes available directly through the Tingdene Residential Parks website for anyone wanting to look further into a specific location.

Life on a residential park like Ashfield tends to revolve around a fairly simple rhythm: a single-level home that removes the daily friction of stairs, a garden or outdoor space that is genuinely manageable rather than a chore, and neighbours close enough to build the kind of familiarity that develops naturally over time rather than being forced. For people who have moved from a larger family house, that combination, less upkeep, a smaller footprint, and people nearby, is often what makes the difference between a house that had become a burden and a home that actually fits how they want to live now.

For a lot of people considering a move later in life, the question of what happens to the family pet is not a minor detail, it is close to a deal-breaker. Anyone who has looked seriously at retirement flats or age-restricted developments will know that pet policies vary enormously, and a blanket "no pets" rule can rule out an otherwise suitable option before it is even properly considered.

For more detail, see over-50s community living.