Leisuredays review the Hollicombe

Pathfinder is best known for its large lodges. The new Hollicombe lodge, though, is a departure from that trend. This is what is termed a ‘single’ lodge.

At 14ft wide, it might be smaller than the majority of homes in the Pathfinder portfolio, but the Hollicombe lacks nothing in terms of the level of luxury that buyers can expect from Pathfinder Homes.

It’s surely designed as a leisure abode but, being built to BS 3632 residential standard, it’s equally suitable for use as a permanent park home.

This home has a strong beach theme – named after a beach on the coastline that is known as the English Riviera. Hollicombe Beach sits between Paignton and Torquay, yet it’s not well-known and is really rather special. Rock pools, red sand, backed by spectacular cliffs – and a sheltered location to which you walk through Hollicombe Gardens to get there; the scene is set for family holiday paradise, which is surely why Pathfinder chose the name.

The Pathfinder Hollicombe’s exterior finish owes to its beach name; it’s a sandy-coloured CanExcel. Inside, the predominant tone is grey, teamed with white. The whole look is ultra-modern, with some outstanding features.

Among them is a tall, wall radiator. The usual style for this type of radiator is, of course, vertical panels. Pathfinder, though, chose a stunningly different design for the radiator in the Hollicombe’s lounge – eight white pipes that intertwine in the centre of the radiator.