It’s one of the most prestigious housing developments in the North East which offers the best in luxury living.
Mention the name Lambton Park and it means different things to so many different people across the North East.
For anyone with a knowledge of local history, they’ll know it’s the ancestral seat of the Earls of Durham and is where the legendary tale of the Lambton Worm first reared its head – the inspiration for everything from songs to Hollywood movies.
In the 70s Lambton Park became Lambton Lion Park, where visitors flocked in their thousands to drive their cars through the estate and have an almost face to face encounter with big cats and a whole host of other animals.
Fans of television costume drama may also remember Lambton Castle as the backdrop for the BBC series, The Paradise, where it was transformed into one of England’s very first department stores.
Whatever part of the Lambton story strikes a chord, it’s a tale that continues to grow and one which more and more people now have the opportunity to be part of.
In recent years Lambton Park has become equally well known as one of the North East’s most prestigious housing developments, thanks to the work of Miller Homes.
The company has created a whole host of desirable forever homes, while also being mindful of their surroundings.
The result is three, four and five bedroom properties, built to the highest specifications and with impeccable design credentials.
Most recently it unveiled a new showhome – the Pine – a four bedroom residence which helps to create a real feeling of what it would be like to live there.
The earlies stages of the development were created by the the architect behind HM The King’s Poundbury estate at Dorset, which aimed to create an integrated community.
Lambton is also being driven by the same principles. As with Poundbury, the intention is that Lambton Park – which has excellent regional and national transport links – will become a self-sufficient community.
With that in mind the next stage will see the creation of Bowes Gate, a community hub which will consist of a Pavilion café bistro and a range of independent stores such as a delicatessen, butcher, florist and baker.
It means that residents of Lambton Park will have many of their everyday needs met right on their doorstep, as well as being in the enviable position of having Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland close by.
A sense of history is never far away and this is particularly evident in the second phase, where design inspiration has been drawn from the Victorian Arts and Crafts Movement.
At that time artists and creators started to incorporate nature and rural life into their work – a sentiment which is now being echoed at Lambton.
For Aisling Ramshaw, sales director at Miller Homes North East, there’s a magical quality about Lambton Park which everyone who has already bought a property there seems to have discovered for themselves.
“These are really special homes which represent the very best in modern design and architecture but at the same time have taken into account the history of the area they are in,” she said.
“They are attracting a wide range of buyers, from people who are returning home to live in the North East to others who simply recognise the benefits of living in the region and with everything that Lambton has to offer right on the doorstep.
“Phase one has been incredibly successful and we are delighted that phase two is now also starting to sell really quickly.”
There’s no doubt that part of the many attractions of buying at Lambton is the added value that simply isn’t available anywhere else.
Because of its incredible surroundings – the 1000 acres of woodland plus the little matter of the historic castle which is part of its estate – home owners get special all year round access to more than 11 kilometres of woodland walks and get invitations to special events on the estate.
Phase one homeowners concur with the magic that Lambton Park seems to conjure up.
