Description
Set on the western edge of the charming village of Ollerton, one of the most convenient commuter bases in the area, The Meadows presents a selection of superb contemporary homes in a beautiful rural setting. Nestling in the heart of Sherwood Forest, rich in tradition and character, this is the perfect retreat from city life.
Leisure facilities
There are two major country parks virtually adjacent to Ollerton. Sherwood Forest Country Park, with its ancient oak trees, is an endlessly fascinating woodland habitat with a unique ecology and a rich diversity of wildlife. The Park, which has a restaurant and a visitor centre, is also the site of the Robin Hood Festival, an enormously popular free annual event. Rufford County Park, one of Nottinghamshire’s most popular visitor attractions, is just a little to the south of the village. Set around the picturesque ruin of a 12th century Cistercian monastery, Rufford Park incorporates gardens, meadows and woodlands, a restaurant, a craft centre and a wide range of regular events. Clumber Park, around five miles away, offers a pleasant choice of lakeside walks and cycle paths, and the longest avenue of lime trees in Europe, as well as a varied programme of children’s events.
The Meadows is just a few minutes’ walk from The Dukeries Leisure Centre which, in addition to a 20-metre swimming pool, offers a comprehensive selection of football and hockey pitches, tennis courts, training areas and a health suite with steam room and sauna. The Dukeries organises a wide range of ancillary services and activities, from aromatherapy massage to children’s parties. There are also swimming facilities and a gym at South Forest Leisure Centre, around two-and-a-half miles away. Rufford Park Golf and Country Club, less than two miles from The Meadows, has a beautiful par 70 parkland course and extensive facilities for catering an hospitality.
Local shopping
The busy shopping area at New Ollerton, just a few minutes’ walk from The Meadows, offers a full selection of traditional butchers and bakers, convenience stores, chemists, newsagents, supermarkets, banks and building societies, hairdressers, cafés, takeaways and an assortment of specialist shops. New Ollerton also has an indoor market held on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The lively little town of Mansfield, around eight-and-a-half miles away, has a wider selection of high-street retailers, many located in the covered Four Seasons Shopping Centre, and also hosts speciality markets throughout the year.
Schools and education
There is a good choice of schools within around a mile of the development.
Nearest schools:
- Forest View Junior School - Primary (0.6 miles)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles)
- Ollerton Community Primary School (0.7 miles)
Nearest station:
Shirebrook
(8.2 miles)
Health facilities
There is a full GP service in New Ollerton, around ten minutes’ walk from The Meadows, with seven doctors operating a range of regular clinics and consultations. There is also a dental surgery around half-a-mile away, in New Ollerton.
Opening hours
Sales centres are open: Friday to Monday (incl) from 10.30am to 5.30pm
Call directly
Tel: 0843 314 9551 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%
