The Tingdene Overstone is an extraordinary lodge and park home, with features and styling that make it incomparable to any other units in the market.
Among them are its porthole windows, its framed glass divides between the lounge and the dining-kitchen area – and its designated ‘reading area’.
This is open-plan living taken to the extreme of modernity, with wow-factor styling, the boldest colours in any park home and, everywhere, a feeling that you are in a super show home.
It’s a holiday or park home that embraces multiple aspects of design – modernism, industrialism and even introducing a maritime theme in the form of the porthole windows.
From the dark indigo kitchen, the starburst light over the dining table gives the impression of illuminating the entire room. The glass panel partitions do indeed separate the areas off and at the same time amplify the feeling of gargantuan spaciousness.
The interesting thing about the Overstone is that, while Tingdene most definitely conceived it as a residential park home, it has an over-arching leisure vibe and is now available as a holiday lodge. That’s partly down to the pseudo open plan layout of the lounge and dining kitchen and partly down to the vibrant, bold colours that inject a swish Mediterranean apartment feel. You’d always feel that you are on holiday if you live in a Tingdene Overstone!
So, to the details…
The kitchen’s matt indigo cabinetry has neat handles and knobs that imitate antique brass. The surface is white ‘marble’ with pale grey veins and the wall behind the hob continues the pale grey theme in a series of subtle geometric shapes in the tiles. The sink is set into the island unit; four bar stools make sure it’s a breakfast area with space for everyone. Both surface and storage space is plentiful. The necessities are nicely integrated – a washing machine, a 70/30 fridge/freezer, a gas hob and electric oven.
Next to the kitchen is the pale wood four-seater dining suite, with moulded industrial chic chairs. Both have frames that have the look of reclaimed metal, slightly hammered, as if having been done by hand.
The same frame styling is used for the two glass partitions on either side of the entrance to the Tingdene Overstone’s lounge; this room is surely separate from the dining kitchen yet integrates subtly.
The ‘reading room’ enjoys a slightly secluded aspect, owing to the glass partition that divides it from the dining area. The bright orange and dark brown styling – plus the porthole, of course – create styling that sets it apart from the lounge.
Scandinavian styling for the sofa and chair, and a long, low, wall-mounted cabinet under the TV position look lovely. And the two-tone walls are yet another of the Overstone’s outstanding features.
The two bedrooms both have windows as a feature; above the bedhead in both rooms and, in the master bedroom, on each side of the bedhead too.
This room has a beautifully white-tiled en-suite – with the Overstone’s signature feature, a porthole window.
Verdict: This is a park home and holiday lodge of trailblazer style, with lots of elements that combine to create a distinctive home. The porthole windows are amazing and so is the use of bold colours. Who would have thought bright orange chairs and indigo kitchen units would have worked? But they do, and they are among the features that make the Tingdene Overstone a home of immense character.
Plus points:
- The awesomely bold styling!
- The spaciousness
- The cosy reading area
- The porthole windows
Minus points: Not everyone wants an open-plan home
In a nutshell: A super stylish residential home that has a leisure vibe; you’d always feel that you are on holiday in a Tingdene Overstone!
Size: 40ft x 20ft
Bedrooms: Two
Sleeps: Four
Build standard: BS3632 residential standard
Other Overstone models available: 42ft x 20ft, 45ft x 20ft.
Ex-works price: £141,000 including VAT*
If you’re looking to buy this as a holiday lodge why not get a great holiday lodge insurance quote from us today.
Spotted in the classifieds: A 2021 Tingdene Overstone park home sited in Gloucestershire (GL2). Sited costs £226,500.
Cost to insure this sited park home would be £228**
For more information visit about the Tingdene holiday lodge and park home range visit www.tingdene.co.uk or call 01933 230130.
**Leisuredays park home insurance quote based on Tingdene Overstone park home insured for £231,500 (£256,500 for structure, £5,000 contents and £3,000 personal possessions cover). Owners are a 68-year-old retired, non-smoking couple with previous park home insurance and three years no claim discount. Park home fitted with an alarm system and smoke detectors. £5,000 contents included and £3,000 personal possessions cover. £75 excess applies. Insurance premium includes insurance premium tax at the current rate and is correct as of 18/08/2021.
*Extra charges will be made by park operators and/or distributors for transport and siting and annual maintenance. Please check the price carefully before you commit to buy as prices vary considerably dependant amongst other factors, on the geographical location of your chosen park.
