We moved 50 minutes drive away from our daughter, and whilst the children were young, yes it was good that we saw them not on a regular basis but occasionally. We chose a park home because that was what WE WANTED and COULD AFFORD and I always wanted to live in a park home. It seemed the solution when we found a park which was just being built, and we had a choice of location on site - a corner site at the end of a cul-de-sac which means we have a rather larger garden than we would like, but lots of privacy. All the homes on site have garages, most of them on communal drives to the individual homes. The owners are all over 55, and proud of their gardens which means the 'estate' is well kept. We all pay a ground rent, rates and water rates (water is shared between all homes by the Park Owners). This is all personal, and something you will have to sort out for yourself, but as for size, people are amazed at how big our home is. If we had realised we could alter the layout when we bout the home, we would in hind-sight have changed one or two things, but for two of us with the occasional visit from friends, it is ideal. Our heating system works well for us, and is probably on a par with living in a brick building.