Description
Parklands enjoys an attractive lakeside setting and is ideally located within strolling distance (approx 500m) from the centre of Woburn Sands. This small and extremely attractive town boasts a fantastic wide variety of useful and interesting shops - mainly located in the town’s High street - and everyday services. We would heartily encourage you to wander up to the High Street when you visit.
The range of mostly independent stores includes a wonderful coffee shop and delicatessen, Post Office and newsagent, a pharmacy, an excellent beauty salon and hairdressers, exclusive boutique shops, a traditional butcher, two bakers, a florist and a general store, in addition to several banks. You really can do all your weekly shopping within one place! Helping you to support the environment and local community by reducing carbon emissions and remaining 'local and ethical'.
The town is also home to a number of very popular traditional inns and selection of restaurants all within walking distance. A choice of other food outlets and the town train station with services to London all within walking distance of the development.
About the area
The new housing development in Woburn Sands straddles the borders of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire - both offering expanses of open countryside and a number of beautiful nearby woodlands to enjoy walking and cycling.
This is a small and extremely attractive market town town with a fantastic wide variety of useful and interesting shops and every day services, mainly located in the town’s High Street.
The range of mostly independent stores includes a wonderful coffee shop and delicatessen, Post Office and newsagent, a pharmacy, an excellent beauty salon, hairdressers, exclusive boutique shops, a traditional butcher, two bakers, a florist, a general store in addition to several banks. You really can do all your weekly shopping within one place! Helping you to support the environment and local community by reducing carbon emissions, and remaining 'local and ethical'.
Woburn Sands is 6 miles away from the cosmopolitan city of Milton Keynes, so close enough for more urban benefits.
The town is also home to a number of very popular traditional inns and selection of restaurants all within walking distance. A choice of other food outlets and the town train station with services to London all within walking distance of the development.
Specification
Parklands is an established development of new build homes for sale in the idyllic village Woburn Sands near to the cosmopolitan city of Milton Keynes. The properties offer a selection of large, well designed three and four bedrooms new detached homes that are traditional in appearance.
Parklands has already made a happy home for families, young couples and individuals alike, attracted to the benefits of living within Woburn Sands. The new development has a very established feel to it offering community benefits, with a lovely lake with resident ducks set in the middle. Many of the new homes front the lake but all are within walking distance.
There is a showhome to look around, and a large sales centre where you can see all the available optional upgrades to make your home feel personalised from day one.
For those with a home to sell we have launched a brand new part exchange scheme called Part Exchange Plus.
Leisure facilities
For leisure time, there are plenty of opportunities within easy reach of Parklands - for example the beautiful Woburn and Aspley Heath Woodlands are walking distance - very popular with cycling, horse riders, families and pet owners.
Those who enjoy a round of golf will be spoilt for choice with three clubs all within a few miles of the development, including Woburn Golf Club which offers a choice of three courses all ranked by Golf World Magazine in the top 100 in the British Isles.
Premier live music venue The Stables can be found in the neighbouring village of Wavendon, less than two miles from the development,which stages regular concerts catering for every taste from pop to classical and jazz to rock.
Woburn Abbey the ancestral stately home of the Duke of Bedford, is less than four miles from the development and is also home to the award-winning Woburn Safari Park and Woburn Abbey Antiques Centre, the largest outside London.
Local shopping
Woburn sands boasts a wonderful range of mostly independent stores includes a coffee shop and delicatessen, Post Office and newsagent, a pharmacy, an excellent beauty salon, hairdressers, exclusive boutique shops, a traditional butcher and two bakers, a florist and a general store, in addition to several banks.
You really can do all you weeks shopping within one place supporting the environment and local community by reducing carbon emissions and remaining 'local and ethical'. And when you need to fill up your car you will also find a small petrol station at the top of the high street!
Woburn Sands Town amenities include two community halls, a medical centre, dentist, library, a sports and social club, a youth club, and a recreation ground with children’s play area, football and basketball facilities.
If you are feeling athletic and enjoy walking the pretty village of Woburn with further attractions, shops and restaurants is about 1 hours walk, 2 - 3 miles from Parklands.
For larger high street shopping Milton Keynes shopping centre is a 6 mile drive from Woburn Sands, also commutable by public services.
Some local business within walking distance from Parklands:
Frosts Garden Centre
Aubergine Fine Foods (review)
Restaurant and local inn
Hair and Beauty
Schools and education
You will find a brief list of local schools and their websites listed below. A number are with safe walking distance from Parklands and attended by children in and outside of Woburn Sands. The secondary schools can be travelled to from the local train station, just a few minutes walk from Parklands.
Fernwood School 12 months to 9 years
Fulbrook Middle School
Aspley Guise Lower School
Swallowfields Lower School
Bedford independent schools
Vandkey Upper School
Nearest schools:
- Fulbrook Middle School - Primary (0.4 miles)
- Swallowfield Lower School - Primary (0.6 miles)
- Fernwood School - Primary (0.9 miles)
Transport links
Commuters will appreciate that the M1 and A5 are within easy reach of Parklands, putting London some 60 miles away by road. Junction 13 of the Motorway can be reached by local A and B roads from Woburn Sands within 5 to 10 minutes on a good run. Again the A5 will offer the same speedy connection from Woburn Sands.
The town rail station - located just a few minutes
walk from the development - offers regular services to London and the north, while for those travelling further afield Luton Airport is some 20 miles away, travelling from the M1 J13.
A bus stop is also within walking distance, approximately 200m from the entrance to Parklands.
Nearest stations:
Woburn Sands
(0.1 miles)
Aspley Guise
(0.9 miles)
Bow Brickhill
(2.0 miles)
Driving directions
SAT NAV postcode: MK17 8GR
Directions from the M1 J13 SCENIC ROUTE travelling through Aspley Guise and Woburn Sands so you can see the area before reaching Parklands:
Leave the M1 at Junction 13 and at the roundabout at the end of the slip road take the first exit, left to Aspley Guise/A4012 Woburn and A507 Ampthill. Continue for almost two-and-a-half miles - through Aspley Guise. You will reach a double mini roundabout and you need to head right down Woburn Sands high street (therefore at the first mini roundabout take the third exit and then at the mini roundabout immediately afterwards take the second exit (you will pass a petrol station on your right and The Swan on your left). Continue for half a mile down the hill where the development can be found on the left.
Directions from the M1 J13 travelling on main roads toward Milton Keynes (easier route to find Parklands).
Leave the M1 at J13 and go straight towards Milton Keynes on the A421. Stay on this road and at the first roundabout take first exit left towards Woburn Sands. Stay on this road. You will pass the Stable live music venue signs on your right, the popular Wavendon Arms restaurant on your right also, then further into Woburn Sands you will see Frosts Garden Centre. Cross the railways line and you will find Parklands 200m further along on the right hand side.
If you continue along the road pass Parklands you will reach Woburn Sands High Street.
Opening hours
| Monday | 13:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Book an appointment to visit this development online at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
Call directly
Tel: 0843 315 5342 BT 4p/min
Site plan
About Taylor Wimpey
Taylor Wimpey Plc
Taylor Wimpey develops land into places that people want to call home by creating new and sustainable communities and enhancing local and existing neighbourhoods. We work hard to provide our customers with a stress-free, high quality service whilst focusing on design and build quality. We create places where people aspire to live, work and play.
Our 23 regional businesses in the UK give our operations significant scale and truly national geographic coverage. Each business builds a range of products, from one bedroom apartments and starter homes to large detached family homes.
