Thanet Well's buyers guide

your buyers guide to owning at Thanet Well

Discover the Cumbrian countryside with a holiday home at Thanet Well

Buying a holiday home here at Thanet Well is much easier than you might think, we have a small selection of holiday lodges to choose from, along with offering flexible financing options and a super simple, five step purchase process. Read through our detailed guide below.

starting your journey

Becoming a holiday home owner in the Lake District is only five simple steps away. You could be enjoying endless holidays in your home from home before you know it! Read our step by step process below or click to watch our video.

  1. Choose your location. You’ve already done this bit! And what a stunningly peaceful location you’ve chosen.
  2. Are you ready to book your tour? Visit us in person, take a walk around our retreat and talk to a member of our team on your park tour. 
  3. Then it’s time to choose your holiday home from our selection for sale. You may have spotted your lodge online, or you may wait until your park tour to see it in person. Once you have walked the retreat on your park tour, you’ll sit with our team and they will answer any of your questions, and talk to you about our finance options if you wanted to. 
  4. Next you’ll find a plot for you. If your lodge isn’t already located on a plot, you may be able to choose one. And here is where you’ll talk about the annual and running costs of your holiday home and the plot.
  5. It’s time to move in! It really is that easy. Those five simple steps and you could be moving in and enjoying endless holidays in the Lake District within a matter of weeks.

costs, finances and your holiday home

Here at Darwin Escapes, we offer flexible finance options. with deposits as low as 10%*. This means you can spread the cost of your dream holiday home in the Lake District into affordable monthly repayments. 

We really want to make the purchasing process as simple and easy for you as possible. Read our finance guide for more information, and don’t forget to try out our finance calculator where you can use the sliders to put your deposit amount in and see exactly how much your dream holiday home could cost you every month.

*Deposits are subject to status. On selected models only. Please note, we do not offer finance on holiday homes worth £150,000 and over.

finance guide

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FAQs

Site fees are annual payments that all holiday home owners must pay. The cover the cost of a number of factors, most commonly the maintenance and upkeep of the resort and the rental of the plot your holiday home is on. 

For the most up to date information about our site fees here at Thanet Well, please see our site fees guide by clicking the button below.

site fees guide

No, we do not offer subletting or the renting out of your holiday home at Thanet Well.

We have a small selection of lodges for sale, click the button below to see our latest available stock to purchase.

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Yes, we offer flexible finance on holiday homes. Please note, finance is subject to status and is not available on holiday homes worth £150,000 and over. 

Please read our finance guide to find out more information

finance guide

Yes, here at Thanet Well we have a 12 month open season. This means you can enjoy summer time hikes and cosy Christmas evenings in your holiday home.

No, there is no limit to how often you can stay and visit your holiday home. Please note, we are a non-residential holiday home company and you cannot live in your holiday home at Thanet Well.

If you choose it to be, yes! Your holiday home is your second home and can be as pet friendly as your primary residence.