Description
Ashtree Park
Just a short walk from the lively centre of Sutton in Ashfield, with the M1 motorway around four-and- a-half miles to the west and the nearby town of Mansfield to the east, Ashtree Park brings a variety of contemporary homes of the highest quality into a delightful, tree-lined locale. Combining convenience with peaceful, mature residential surroundings, this superb development is set to become one of the most sought-after addresses in the area.
New in town?
One of the great things about moving to a new town is getting to know the place for yourself. Discovering the best places for shopping, finding a new favourite restaurant, digging out the coolest bars. All the things that help you connect with your new home town and make the most of your life here. So, to get you started, here's our essential insiders' guide to Sutton in Ashfield.
Leisure facilities
Brierly Forest, on the northern edge of the town, is one of England's newest country parks. The 250-acre site, which is part of the Greenwood Community Forest, includes woodlands, wildflower meadows, a wildlife pond and a visitor centre. Walkers have unrestricted access to all areas of the Park, and there are marked routes suitable for cyclists, horse-riders and people with disabilities. Within the ancient area of Sherwood Forest, the town is also in easy reach of the magnificent Sherwood Forest Country Park, with its ancient oaks and rich, diverse ecology, and Rufford Country Park, where the gardens and woodlands are a popular setting for regular special events.
In addition to a good choice of traditional pubs, wine bars and restaurants, one of the town's more unusual attractions is the Sherwood Observatory, situated a little to the east of the town on one of the highest points in the county, and around a mile from Ashtree Park. Operated by the local Astronomical Society, the Observatory holds regular open evenings and events, offering a fascinating opportunity to use its superb telescopes and ancillary equipment.
The Mill Adventure Base, a few minutes' walk from Ashtree Park, has grown over the past 20 years into one of the most exciting youth amenities in the region. With facilities for caving, climbing, sailing and canoeing, the Base takes advantage of the beautiful King's Mill Reservoir to provide a programme of fully supervised activities. Sutton Leisure Centre, one of several gyms and fitness centres in the town, includes an ice-rink and there is a separate swimming-pool complex, with a fitness suite and sunbeds, in walking distance of the development. There is also an excellent golf course at Coxmoor Golf Club, less than a mile away. The heathland course, listed in the Top 100 courses by Golf Monthly, is complemented by fine bar and dining facilities.
Local shopping
There is a convenience store in Kirkby Folly Road, just yards from Ashtree Park, to cater for everyday needs. Sutton town centre offers a comprehensive choice of food and drink retailers, high-street names, supermarkets and specialist shops, many of them housed in the Idlewells Shopping Centre or Low Street. There is an open-air market held in the Market Place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, with over 50 discount stores stocking top brands of clothing, accessories, sportswear and household goods, is only around five miles from the development.
Schools and education
There is a choice of a nursery and primary schools within a mile of Ashtree Park, and the local comprehensive school is only around 20 minutes' walk from the development.
Nearest schools:
- Hillocks Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles)
- Croft Primary School (0.7 miles)
- Leamington Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles)
Nearest stations:
Sutton Parkway
(0.4 miles)
Kirkby in Ashfield
(1.3 miles)
Mansfield
(2.4 miles)
Health facilities
Sutton in Ashfield has a full range of medical services. The general practice and dental surgery noted below are convenient for the development, and there is a community hospital in neighbouring Kirkby in Ashfield, around a mile-and-a-half away.
Driving directions
Ashtree Park is approximately five miles from the M1, making it a convenient base for commuting to Sheffield and Nottingham and, via the A38, to Derby. The suburban rail station at Sutton Parkway, half-a-mile away, operates services to Mansfield, Worksop and Nottingham, from where the Intercity network can be accessed. East Midlands Airport is around 20 miles away.
Opening hours
Sales centres are open: Thursday to Monday (incl) 10.30am to 5.30pm. Late night opening every Thursday from 12.30pm to 7.30pm
Call directly
Tel: 0843 314 9556 BT 4p/min
Site plan
About Miller Homes
Our background
Miller Homes, part of the Miller Group, is the nation’s largest privately-owned housebuilder. Since 1934 we have completed over 60,000 homes, and established ourselves as one of the top three housebuilders in Scotland and the North East of England, and top ten in the UK as a whole.
In 2000 we re-invented ourselves with a new image, a portfolio of new house-types, new locations in which to build and a new customer care programme. The quality and value of our product range has since shown dramatic improvement with our average selling price increasing from £74,000 in 1999 to £164,000 in 2008.
Our customer focus
Through our established customer care programme we pledge to communicate effectively and always deliver what we promise, without fail. Month on month, we have seen a massive improvement in overall satisfaction and in our most recent survey, conducted in 2009, 97% of our customers state they would happily recommend Miller Homes to their best friend.
We understand the experience of the customer journey and acknowledge that buying a house can be an anxious time – as a result, we have introduced several initiatives to help our customers through the whole process.
Our commitment to quality
Our commitment to constant improvement has been well rewarded, to see Miller Homes list of awards click here
In addition, a total of 12 Miller Homes’ Site Managers won Quality Awards during 2008, of which six went on to be awarded a Seal of Excellence, and one – Bill Hughes – won a Regional Award and was runner-up in the Supreme Awards. In addition, two Site Managers won a Gold and a Silver award in the Chartered Institute of Builders’ Construction Manager of the Year awards. These awards act as further incentive for striving to achieve the best in everything we do. Miller Homes will continue to develop new product designs in response to Government planning legislation and to the changes in consumer lifestyle which will never stop presenting our industry with fresh and exciting challenges.
FirstBuy
FirstBuy is an affordable housing Equity Loan product from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), working in partnership with house builders all over England.
This unique FirstBuy scheme has been desigend for households who have found buying a property on the open market difficult due to the large deposits required for mortgages. First Time buyers could now benefit from getting additional government help to buy a brand new house through the FirstBuy scheme.
Under the scheme the government and house builders provide an equity loan as follows:
- Government and house builder provide equity loan of 20%
- You arrange a mortgage for 75%
- Meaning your deposit is 5%
