Alternative to General Estates: a mobile home installed at your own destination
By Matheus Agueda · 17 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing General Estates, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: 589 used mobile homes online from £6,667, transport organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and 100 % insured, and 5 stores in 4 countries. Further down: what General Estates states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
General Estates, whose company name on its home page is The General Estates Company Ltd, is a park operator at Hythe, near Southampton, in Hampshire, which lists park homes for sale across its sites. This article sets out what the company declares on its public website and puts it beside what Green Village offers, so that you can choose by objective, verifiable information.
What General Estates states on its site
According to its home page, the company has been in business for over 100 years and in that time has operated a range of different businesses, mobile home parks among them. Its Avondale Park page offers park homes for sale, inviting visitors to find homes on the market across its sites; that park is in Colden Common and the page lists 95 properties.
Its contact page lists holiday parks (Fishers Caravan Park and Sunnyside Caravan Park) and residential parks (Avondale Park and Barley Mow Park). The pages consulted do not say whether the homes for sale are new or used.
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Each price includes transport and installation; VAT is shown separately.
Where General Estates is
The contact page gives the registered address as Hotspur House, The Quay, Hythe, Southampton, Hampshire SO45 6AU, and the same page also lists Hotspur House, Prospect Place, Hythe, Southampton, Hampshire SO45 6AU. The pages consulted do not describe a showroom or a delivery area.
What Green Village offers
Green Village sells new and used mobile homes from several European brands, with units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. Each unit has its own listing in the online catalogue, with photos and characteristics, and the delivered price is shown on each listing. Installation is always included. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, Green Village's logistics division, and included in the delivered price. The transport is insured for 100% of the unit's value, from collection to installation. Every unit and destination gets a written quote.
Green Village delivers worldwide: the price is published for 18 destinations, and any other country is quoted on request. You can browse the units in the online catalogue.
General Estates and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not General Estates, with which it has no business relationship. The information about General Estates comes from its public website, accessed on 2026-10-17, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | General Estates | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Park homes for sale on its residential parks | New and used mobile homes |
| New / used | Not stated on the pages consulted | New and used |
| Origin or brands | Not stated on the pages consulted | Several European brands; units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France |
| Showroom | Not stated on the pages consulted | Main store in Maia (Portugal); stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil) |
| Delivery area | Its own residential and holiday parks | Worldwide: published price for 18 destinations, any other country quoted |
| Online catalogue | Not stated on the pages consulted | A listing per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price |
| Installation | Not stated on the pages consulted | Always included |
| Transport insurance | Not stated on the pages consulted | 100% of the unit's value, from collection to installation |
| Written quote | Not stated on the pages consulted | For every unit and destination |
How to choose between General Estates and Green Village
- A park home on a residential park run by the park operator. General Estates lists park homes for sale across its sites, including Avondale Park.
- Holiday parks too. Its contact page also lists two holiday parks, Fishers Caravan Park and Sunnyside Caravan Park.
- A ready unit, with the delivered price online. At Green Village every unit has its own listing in the online catalogue, with the delivered price; installation is always included, and transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, is included in the price and insured for 100% of the unit's value.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village is a Portuguese company, active since 2023, with five stores in four countries: the main store in Maia, Portugal, and stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil). For a written quote on a unit and a destination, use the contact page. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot. More UK dealers and the sellers in Portugal and Spain are in our guide to where to buy a mobile home in Portugal or Spain.
Other seller comparisons: Countrywide Park Homes, Ekos Group, Stately Park Homes and Manor Park Homes.
Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to General Estates? Green Village is one: it sells new and used mobile homes from European brands, each with its own listing and delivered price in the online catalogue. Installation is always included, and transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured for 100% of the unit's value. It has five stores in four countries: Maia, Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment) and Jundiaí.
Where is General Estates? Its registered address is at Hythe, Southampton, in Hampshire, according to its contact page.
Which parks does General Estates list? Its contact page lists holiday parks Fishers Caravan Park and Sunnyside Caravan Park, and residential parks Avondale Park and Barley Mow Park.
How long has General Estates been in business? Its home page says the company has been in business for over 100 years.
Where does Green Village deliver? Worldwide, with transport included in the delivered price: the price is published for 18 destinations, and any other country is quoted on request.
Where can I read reviews of General Estates? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about General Estates, see the public review platforms. Here we compare only public facts from the company's website. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot.
Sources
- https://general-estates.co.uk/
- https://general-estates.co.uk/contact-us/
- https://general-estates.co.uk/avondale-park/