If you’re looking for a good holiday home park, you’ve probably got loads of questions that need answering. Here we provide answers to our most frequently asked questions:

We went to a holiday caravan exhibition and have decided on the caravan we want to buy, what’s the next step?

Firstly we would always recommend that you find your ideal holiday home park first based on location, facilities & annual site fee’s. Once you have found your ideal holiday home park you can view the range of caravans they have for sale; knowing whether or not to buy a forward-facing caravan or sideways facing caravan to take advantage of the best views. Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Home Park has a range of quality pre-loved holiday homes for sale on-site and prestigious newer models for those who have had a holiday home before and looking to upgrade at a fraction of the cost. Buying a holiday home on-site also gives you a saving of around £6,000 as there are not the transport and set costs involved with buying from a trader.

Once I’ve bought my Holiday home, what other charges do I have to pay?

The main cost is the annual pitch fee, which is paid to the Holiday Park for the use of their land. Rents vary accordingly to the length of license and the facilities on the park. Small “peace and quiet Holiday parks with seven month seasons may charge around £2,400 per annum. Those with a whole host of entertainment and sporting facilities, with longer licenses, and /or near to the sea can charge up to £7,000. Check out Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Park site fees page for the current season, which are paid per annum and inclusive of rates, VAT etc.

I hope to be able to sub-let my caravan to close family and friends. Do I need permission from the Holiday Park owner?

Not all Holiday home parks allow subletting. Some are for owner-occupier only. At Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Park we do not allow sub-letting on a commercial basis for the benefit of other caravan residents. We like to promote a village-like community. In our experience people who hire a holiday home on a weekly basis tend to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the park and disregard the wishes of paying neighbours. Safety and security is our main priority and we ask that you inform your family & friends to sign in & inform us at the office so we know who is on-site.

What sort of Facilities do Holiday Home Parks have?

Facilities range from park to park, these can include a swimming pool, tennis courts, golf course, gymnasium, restaurant, to name but a few. Some, like us, have children’s play areas and organised children’s entertainment through the holidays and social clubs for evening entertainment too. So spending time at a holiday home park can be like an “all-inclusive holiday” While Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Park does have a range of facilities, please see Park Facilities for more details, what amazes most caravanners is the beautiful Mid Wales countryside, it’s heritage and diverse wildlife, which Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Park sits in the middle of. While we do provide the facilities, our caravanners organise the entertainment, keeping the entertainment appropriate to those that wish to enjoy it without strict schedules outlining what entertainment is planned for weeks to come.

We are very active and enjoy our outdoor sports. Where can we store our bicycles, surfboards and wet suits?

Some manufacturers incorporate storage areas (like the Willaby Westmoreland static caravan with storage area at the back which is accessed from the outside) These are lockable so your equipment is safely stored and ready for your visits. Alternatively, many caravaners purchase stand-alone storage units or sheds to store cumbersome equipment securely out of the way.

We love the West Country/Coast and would like to have our holiday home there, but it is a four-hour drive from home. Should we look for a Holiday home park nearer?

If you are looking to visit your caravan most weekends then a journey up to three hours is ideal. If you are planning to use your time at the Holiday Park for peace and relaxation then an eight-hour drive there and back with kids/pets/relatives in the back will probably negate any benefits you derive from it! Far better to be closer, so you can drive down on a Friday and return home early Monday morning. While Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Park has plenty of activities on-site, we appreciate the attraction of the sea. The majority of our clients use our park as a base for their day excursions as they can travel down to the park Friday night and then set off Saturday morning to the beaches of Barmouth, Tal y Bont, Aberystwyth… which are all only 35 minutes away. In fact, our Welshpool caravan park is pretty much central to most attractions in Wales! Where you can choose to go to the coast when the weather is sunny, without being stuck there with the strong winds and rain when it’s not! All the while enjoying the savings on the premiums a coastal holiday home park would cost in relation to an inland park

We were dismayed to discover some parks are only open for 7 months of the year, although we were allowed to visit the caravan at other times, we cannot stay overnight. Are there any Holiday home Parks with longer opening seasons?

Each Caravan park is issued with a license from its local authority, stipulating the opening period. In the past, seven month seasons (usually from April- October) have been the most common. Increasingly, though, longer licenses have been issued with some parks even having up to a 12-month license. Remember though, unless you have a residential license you cannot live permanently on a holiday caravan park, even if it is a 12-month license; you must have a permanent address somewhere else. Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday park is open from the 15th February to the 15th November, contact us for more details.

I’m not sure if we can afford a brand new Holiday Home. What are the snags with buying a preloved one?

At Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Park we have a range of preloved caravans for sale, all in immaculate condition. Check out our Caravans for sales page to see our latest offers. You do save around £6,000 on the transport and set costs associated with buying a new Holiday Home.

A lot of the holiday homes we have seen have decking fitted. How do we acquire one of these?

Some second-hand caravans already have decking fitted which is included in the purchase price. For holiday homes without decking or for caravaners wishing to buy a new holiday home, Fir View Tan Y Ffridd Holiday Home Park work with a local supplier and can advise and arrange to have your decking fitted to your specification and taste.