Be prepared and ask the right questions
Looking around for your perfect site and caravan is an important process and with our help we can help make sure its seamless process to bring you many happy years of enjoyment that also makes financial sense. Our directors started with a touring caravan and gradually built there way up to a lodge. They can help you avoid mistakes and offer advise as to what in there experience has helped and what to avoid
1. My first tip, if its your first time, get a budget thats realistic to yourself and only look at caravans in that price range.
2. Once you have your budget decide where you want the caravan, Twin Ayre Country Park are within a couple of hours of major cities such as Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Liverpool and Manchester, this enables you to make better use of your caravan due to shorter travel times. We are also have plenty to keep you busy in the local area.
3. Choose a park that is open for the period you wish to use it, Twin Ayre Country Park is open for 11 months with no restrictions on how long you can use your holiday home. This means you can enjoy the summer holiday but also join us for Halloween events, Christmas parties, New Years eve parties. In fact we are open 1st March till 31st January.
4. See what is around the local area to ensure you make the most of your holiday home. At Twin Ayre Country Park we are ideally situated in Mid Wales 30 Minutes from Welshpool, and within a 30 minute drive we have Llanfair Steam Railway, Rainbow Hiking Trails, Deri Woods, Welshpool and Machynlleth Golf Courses, Dovey Valley Shooting, Snowdonia and Lake Vyrnwy to name a few of the places to visit.
8. Find the best the amenities you want on your holiday park. At Twin Ayre Country Park we have several amenities including a tennis court, outdoor swimming pool, mini golf, childrens play area, fully licensed clubhouse, river fishing and a dog walk to name but a few.
9. Check what is included when buying your holiday home and also how much it will cost to run. Ask for electricity rates and price of the gas, also if the site fee is included and how much they are yearly, all our chargeable utilities are pre pay to ensure you don’t get any large bills. At Twin Ayre Country Park we include the site fee and a starter pack, but we can discuss that with you.
10. Check the holiday park has its own onsite maintenance team to help you should you need it. We have our own small team at Twin Ayre Country Park who help with everything from putting on gas bottle to draining down for you in the winter months.
11. Find out the average price of insurance, we advise using Howdens Insurance, they are a great broker whom go to the market and in our experience find the best price.
12. Find out where the shops are, we have a local shop less than 5 minutes away but also accept deliveries, many of our customers have deliveries from supermarkets.
13. Speak to other owners on the park. The owners will be honest and have all been in your situation, why not have a walk around and speak to people. We have customers who have been with us over 40 years.
14. Check about age restrictions onsite, Twin Ayre Country Park does not have any age restrictions on site, all we ask is that caravans are maintained. This means that you can keep your holiday home and do not have to look at large costs to replace down the line.
15. Check how well looked after the holiday home is you are looking at. Here at Twin Ayre Country Park we damp check all our for sale caravans and ensure they are all in a great condition. In addition to this all our caravans come with a gas and electric check, remember your safety is paramount.