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UK Vs. Abroad: there’s no place like a 2nd home!

December 21, 2017

UK Holiday Home Ownership isn’t as expensive as you think…

Have you ever considered UK Holiday Home ownership but been put off by the initial cost of purchasing your very own home away from home? Well it may not actually work out as expensive as you might think over the long run.

Did you know that you could stand to pay as little as 50p per hour for the privilege of having your very own dream holiday home? This compares to a potential cost of £5.43 per hour when taking a two week cruise!

This is calculated based on a family of four spending weekends at their holiday home throughout a holiday parks open season, two weeks at Christmas and the children, plus one adult, spending six weeks during the summer on park. We’ve worked this out over a ten year period, as this is the typical manufacturer warranty issued to anyone who decides to buy a holiday home at one of our luxury locations (in this case, the 5 star Talacre Beach Resort).

Willing to invest a bit further and purchase a lodge rather than static caravan? This won’t push your hourly cost up too much more, with the cost per hour of owning a lodge at our stunning 5* Hawkchurch Resort & Spa, in Devon, only going up to a potential £1.12 per hour.

Take a look at our fact packed infographic to gain an understanding as to why we think it makes financial sense in the long run to buy your very own holiday home with Darwin Escapes…

 

Additional Information

  • Cost of a Holiday in Majorca based on a family of 4 spending 2 weeks at a 3 star resort between the 6th and 20th August 2018. This price was retrieved from TravelSupermarket on the 27th November 2017
  • Cost of a 2 week Cruise is based on a family of four sailing from Southampton to Miami on the Queen Elizabeth with Cunard setting sail on the 10th August 2018. This price was retrieved from Expedia on the 27th November 2017
  • Cost per hour of ownership at Talacre Beach Resort based on a family of four taking ownership of our lowest price static caravan at Talacre Beach Resort and spending every weekend of the parks open season at the resort along with two weeks at Christmas and three occupants spending six weeks in their holiday home over the summer period
  • Cost per hour of ownership a a holiday home at Hawkchurch Resort & Spa in Devon is based on a family of four taking ownership of our lowest price luxury lodge at our 5 star Devon resort and spending every weekend at the resort along with two weeks during the festive period and three family members spending six weeks at Hawkchurch during the summer.
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