Alternative to New Forest Log Cabins: prefab timber frame and log homes
By Matheus Agueda · 18 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing New Forest Log Cabins, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: homes that are already built — 72 modular and container homes from £9,042 and used mobile homes from £6,667 — each with its delivered price, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Green Village has 5 stores in 4 countries. Further down: what New Forest Log Cabins states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
New Forest Log Cabins is, according to its website, a supplier of timber frame houses and chalets, mobile log homes and holiday lodges, with its registered office in Bournemouth. This article sets out what the company states on its public website next to what Green Village offers, using the same criteria, so you can decide based on verifiable facts.
What New Forest Log Cabins states on its website
According to its company page, New Forest Log Cabins lists Houses and Chalets in timber frame, Mobile Log Homes to BS3632 for full-time occupancy or holiday accommodation, and Holiday Lodges, mobile or permanent, with 2 to 8 bedrooms. The company page says it uses automated computerised milling technology to produce windows, doors, timber frame and solid log, and that it assists customers from site design through to implementation.
On the log panel system page, the company says its buildings come flat packed and consist of a base, floor, roof and insulated wall panels, and that the timber frame house comes flat packed and is constructed in simple stages. The mobile log home page says mobile homes are built in accordance with the regulations governing mobile and park homes to British Standard specifications.
Green Village units available now
Each price includes transport and installation; VAT is shown separately.
Where New Forest Log Cabins is based
The contact page names New Forest Log Cabins (Southern) Ltd, with its registered office at Alum House, Alum Chine, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8DT, and the same address for the admin office. The pages consulted do not state a company number, where the milling and production take place, an area served or a show home.
What Green Village offers
Green Village Mobile Homes, a Portuguese company active since 2023, is an importer and reseller: it sells homes that already exist — new and used mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France, and modular homes, container homes and capsules from suppliers in China. Each unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos and the delivered price for the destination you choose, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, Green Village's logistics division, is included in the price and is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
In stock now: 72 modular and container homes from £9,042 and used mobile homes from £6,667 — see the prefab homes for sale and the container homes. Each page shows the delivered price for 18 destinations, the UK among them; for any other country, Green Village sends a written quote.
New Forest Log Cabins and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not New Forest Log Cabins, with which it has no business relationship. The information about New Forest Log Cabins comes from its public website, accessed on 18 October 2026, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | New Forest Log Cabins | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Timber frame houses and chalets, mobile log homes, holiday lodges | Mobile homes, modular homes, container homes and capsules, already built |
| Construction system | Timber frame, solid log and log panel buildings | Ready-built units; each page lists the unit's characteristics |
| New / used | New | New and used |
| Production | Not stated on the pages consulted | Importer and reseller: mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France; modular and container homes from suppliers in China |
| Showroom or show home | Not stated on the pages consulted | Maia (main store), Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment), Jundiaí |
| Area served | Not stated on the pages consulted | Worldwide: delivered price for 18 destinations, the UK among them; quotes for any other country |
| Kit or turnkey | Flat packed panel buildings, constructed in stages | Finished unit, installation included |
| Online catalogue | Not stated on the pages consulted | A page per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price |
| Transport | Delivers | Organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price, insured at 100 % |
| Written quote | Not stated on the pages consulted | Written, for every unit and destination |
How to choose between New Forest Log Cabins and Green Village
- Mobile log homes to a British Standard. According to its website, its mobile log homes are built in accordance with the regulations governing mobile and park homes to British Standard specifications.
- Flat packed panel buildings. The site describes buildings made of a base, floor, roof and insulated wall panels, constructed in simple stages.
- A home that is already built, with the delivered price online. At Green Village every unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos, characteristics and the delivered price; see the prefab homes for sale and the container homes.
- One price that covers the delivery. Transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, and installation are included in the price, VAT shown separately where it applies, and the transport is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village has 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. Choose your country under ‘Import to’, at the top right of the site, and every page shows the delivered price for that country.
Every builder and seller in the UK, side by side: prefab, modular and timber frame home builders in the UK.
Other comparisons: Norwegian Log Buildings, Scandinavian Log Cabins and Timberlogbuild.
Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to New Forest Log Cabins? Green Village is one: it sells homes that are already built — modular homes, container homes and new and used mobile homes — each with its own page and delivered price in the catalogue, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured at 100 %. It has five stores in four countries: Maia, Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment) and Jundiaí.
Where is New Forest Log Cabins registered? The contact page gives New Forest Log Cabins (Southern) Ltd, with its registered office at Alum House, Alum Chine, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8DT.
What does New Forest Log Cabins build? According to its company page: timber frame houses and chalets, mobile log homes to BS3632, and holiday lodges with 2 to 8 bedrooms, mobile or permanent.
How are its panel buildings supplied? The log panel system page says they come flat packed and consist of a base, floor, roof and insulated wall panels.
Built to order or ready-built: what is the difference? A builder that works to order designs and makes the home after the order is placed, and its quote covers that project. A ready-built unit already exists: at Green Village its page shows the delivered price for the destination you choose before you pay, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies.
Where can I read reviews of New Forest Log Cabins? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about New Forest Log Cabins, 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://www.newforestlogcabins.co.uk/contact_new_forest_log_cabins_ltd.html
- https://www.newforestlogcabins.co.uk/new_forest_log_cabins_about_us_company_information.html
- https://www.newforestlogcabins.co.uk/Log_Panel%20Building%20System.html
- https://www.newforestlogcabins.co.uk/CARAVAN%20ACT%20BS3632/mobile_log_home.html