Lytham retirement park marks 50 golden years

Residents at
Residents at Lamleach Park Estates enjoy peaceful surroundings and an easy-going community atmosphere

Fifty years of providing dream retirement lifestyles are being celebrated this month (July) at a family-owned residential park near Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.

Lamaleach Park Estates in the village of Freckleto which the public are invited.

VIP guests on the Saturday will include Fylde constituency MP Mark Menzies, Fylde’s mayoress councillor Christine Akeroyd, and other local officials.

Opening the proceedings will be Paul Lancaster whose grandfather Jack to mature couples.

The park’s tranquil rural setting just outside the stylish coastal resort of Lytham soon began attracting buyers in search of an attractive and practical retirement location.

Park homes have their own gardens
Park homes have their own gardens

The expansion of Lamaleach continued under the stewardship of Jack’s son Michael who has now handed day-to his son Paul and his wife Jane, a district nurse.

Today, the park provides around 120 park homes for people aged 50-plus, and has benefitted over the years from a raft of landscaping and other enhancement to the environment.

Covering 30 acres of peaceful Lancashire countryside, the park provides generously-sized plots with private gardens, and laid-out paths along its stream and woodlands.

The Lancaster family has also planted thousands of native trees and shrubs, and has in the past been praised by TV botanist David Bellamy for its many initiatives to protect the natural world.

Lamaleach Park has a Gold Award from North West in Bloom and for the second time is a finalist in the Great Britain in Bloom Award which is judged against the best in the country.

Interest from prospective park home buyers, says Paul, remains strong both from local retired and semi-retired people in the Lytham area, and from conurbations such as Manchester.

New two and three bedroom homes on the park start from £85,000 rising to almost twice that figure – but still stand in very favourable comparison with nearby similar-size houses.

Paul said that park homes appeal especially to sell their bricks-and-mortar house and buy a park property with a nest-egg left over for retirement.

Beach at nearby Lytham St Annes
Beach at nearby Lytham St Annes

“Lamaleach offers a semi-sheltered environment where residents live among people of a similar age and background – and which is, above all, affordable,” he said.

“Residents also enjoy a positive community atmosphere, and a sense of neighbourliness which many say is sadly missing from towns and cities.

“Especially popular is our thriving residents club which draws people to meals out and other social events.

“Above all, perhaps, the park allows people to maintain their independence for longer – and provides relatives with confidence that we make their welfare a major priority.

“I think that one of the most frequent comments we hear from residents is that they only wish they had made the move to Lamaleach years ago!” added Paul.

The park has started work on developing another 13 park homes which, like all of its properties, come fully equipped and furnished with central heating and double glazing.

Anyone interested in learning more is invited to the park’s garden party and open weekend during which a number of show-homes will be open for inspection.

There is more information about Lamaleach and the weekend at www.lamaleachparkestates.co.uk