Has anyone used centre parks? Are any of them better than others. We have just had our holiday cancelled last minute and looking at something in the UK
Not for the last ten years but had some good breaks at Longleat and Elveden. More to do around Longleat but that Parc is more spread out and on a hill, so bikes are useful.
Not being funny Reading, but, Elveden v Menorca...hmmmm. m kids love CP. but you'll prob end up spending more money at CP ! Shame you couldnt find anywhere.
One things about cente parcs is that it's really chilled out. The supermarket is decent, you can have bbqs, the food is decent... Hardly a wild party atmosphere but its safe and the kids will love it
Went to Elveden years ago and liked it. More recently went to Longleat I think, being far from the centre makes the hills a bit of a pain. Going to the new one in September. As stated above, nice and chilled out. Good cycling and water rapids make it all a lot of fun.
We go to Elveden every year, it's a great place. I'd be happy spending all day in the pool but there are plenty of activities. The Indian restaurant isn't too bad either.
Been to all but whinfell. Most recently woburn at easter.
1. Sherwood is a little tired around the edges but was a good balance between space and ease of travel between things to do and quite flat if I remember right.
2. Longleat is hilly but has in my view the best rapids in the pool of all of them.
3. Eleveden is my favourite but it was getting very cramped with more and more villas squeezed in with little extra activities.
4. Woburn. Very compact. Probably dont need bikes with some quite steep hills around. Pool area small and rapids a bit sedate. Some great water tube rides in pool area. Suspect the place will struggle when full.
In all cases the place is expensive if you eat out or dont bring food with you to cook. Need to book most things before you go now.
As an aside if you want to risk the channel crossing the european center parcs are far far better value. A little more basic than in the uk but everything seemed a lot more relaxed than in the uk.
Went to the new one earlier in year. Got an exec place with pool table and sauna was class weekend. Like someone said seems smaller than the others and prob won't need a bike.
Sherwoods my favourite, been a few times, it's also not very far from Nottingham, I think we've got a couple of games in that neck of the woods coming up.....
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Sherwood Forest
Elveden Forest
Longleat Forest
Whinfell Forest
Elvedon was my favourite but that was pre fire, not been since
Whinfell was worst
Shame you couldnt find anywhere.
1. Sherwood is a little tired around the edges but was a good balance between space and ease of travel between things to do and quite flat if I remember right.
2. Longleat is hilly but has in my view the best rapids in the pool of all of them.
3. Eleveden is my favourite but it was getting very cramped with more and more villas squeezed in with little extra activities.
4. Woburn. Very compact. Probably dont need bikes with some quite steep hills around. Pool area small and rapids a bit sedate. Some great water tube rides in pool area. Suspect the place will struggle when full.
In all cases the place is expensive if you eat out or dont bring food with you to cook. Need to book most things before you go now.
As an aside if you want to risk the channel crossing the european center parcs are far far better value. A little more basic than in the uk but everything seemed a lot more relaxed than in the uk.
Although we all know the real reason you wanna go
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