It’s one of the questions we’re asked most: can you live in a holiday home all year round? The short answer is that you can usually use a holiday lodge all year round on a 12-month park, but you can’t live in it as your main home.
That difference matters, so this page explains it in plain English.
Can you live in a holiday home all year round? The short answer
On a 12-month holiday park, the park is open all year, so you can visit your lodge in any month you like. At Epworth Fields, a small, gated, family-run park in North Lincolnshire, we have a 12-month season.
But a holiday lodge is a holiday home. It’s a place for holidays and breaks, and it can’t be your main home.
Holiday use vs living there
A holiday lodge is for holidays, weekends and breaks. It can’t be your main home. If you want somewhere to live full-time, you’d be looking at a residential park home on a residential park, which is a different kind of purchase. Our guide to lodge vs static caravan explains how holiday lodges, static caravans and residential park homes differ.
For most of our buyers, that isn’t a downside. You keep your home, your friends and your routine, and you have a peaceful place to escape to whenever you feel like it.
How long can you live in a holiday home?
It depends a lot on the park’s season. Some parks close for part of the winter, and you can’t use your holiday home while they’re closed. On a 12-month park, the park is open all year.
At Epworth Fields, with our 12-month season, you can come whenever you want, in any month. The one thing you can’t do is make it your main home.
When you compare parks, ask each one:
- Is the park open all year, or does it close in winter?
- What does the site fee cover, and will it go up? Ours is £3,000 plus VAT a year, frozen for 5 years.
- Is there letting on the park? Ours is owners-only.
What a holiday lodge is good for
If you go in with the right expectations, a holiday lodge is a brilliant thing to own:
- Breaks whenever you like. No booking, no packing the car with bedding. Just turn up.
- A quiet escape. Epworth Fields is owners-only. There’s no letting or subletting, so the park stays peaceful.
- Fixed costs. The site fee is £3,000 plus VAT a year, frozen for 5 years for every buyer.
- No council tax. There’s no council tax on a holiday lodge.
- Bring the dog. Dogs are welcome.
Read more about what day-to-day ownership looks like in our holiday home ownership guide.
Thinking about buying?
Lodges at Epworth Fields start from £49,995, and the price includes siting, connection, decking and furnishings. You can’t buy a holiday lodge with a mortgage. We accept part-exchange on lodges, chalets, static caravans, touring caravans and motorhomes.
Before you buy anywhere, read our step-by-step guide to buying a holiday lodge. It covers costs, site fees and the questions to ask.
FAQ
Can you live in a holiday lodge all year round?
You can use it all year round on a 12-month park, but it can’t be your main home.
Is Epworth Fields open all year?
Yes. We have a 12-month season, so you can use your lodge in any month.
Do I pay council tax on a holiday lodge?
No. There’s no council tax on a holiday lodge, because it isn’t your main home.
Can I let my lodge out when I’m not using it?
No. Lodges at Epworth Fields are for owners’ own use only. See our park FAQs.
Talk to us
If you’re not sure whether a holiday lodge is right for you, give us a ring. Call 07919 961115, email info@epworthfields.co.uk or request a brochure. Viewings are by appointment at Newlands Lane, Epworth, North Lincolnshire DN9 1JA.
