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Advantages: Brilliant Accommodation, Amazingly Relaxing Break
Disadvantages: Meals not included so can be expensive.

...am a great fan of Center Parcs and I have been lucky enough to visit all four of the UK Villages several times, so I have a good knowledge of the facilties on offer at each and I can definatley tell you that they all have very different properties that may help you to decide which one to visit. ---CENTER PARCS IN GENERAL--- - Although every village has different features they do all share some of the same Center Parcs properties. At all four of ... Read review

Advantages: Lots to do so you never get bored, beautiul scenery and wildlife.
Disadvantages: Quite pricey once you get there.

...holiday arised and she suggested center parcs as she is a regular there every year. I wasn't too sure but thought i'd give it a go. The one we booked was Longleat village as this is the closest one to where we live. I am writing this while it is still fresh in my memory as we only got back 3 days ago. Still wish we were there now!!! Firstly i'll tell you lots of info about Longleat village. Longleat Forest Everything combines to make Longleat ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful, Superb Accommodation, Lots to Do
Disadvantages: Poor Service, Expensive

...a 5 day break at Center Parcs Oasis Whinfell Forest in the Lake District. Until recently, when Center Parcs took over, the resort was known simply as Oasis and was run by an entirely different company. It's a place I've been visiting for the last 3 years, so I was interested to see how it might have changed under its new owners. About Center Parcs Oasis Whinfell Forest: CPOWF is set in 400 acres of pine forest on the edge of the lake district. ... Read review

Advantages: Huge range of activities, good for families, excellent facilities for small children.
Disadvantages: Mediocre service especially in pool bar, mediocre level of cleanliness.

Center Parcs is regarded by most customers as one of the best family holiday places around, and certainly one of the more original (although it has been around in the UK for 20 years now, and was in Holland for many years before that)! The key element of the holiday village is that it is good for most ages and most types of people; the break can be as active or as peaceful as you like. There are three Center Parcs in the UK, at Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, ... Read review

Advantages: Everyone catered for
Disadvantages: Popular activities get full instantly

...site, they are left in Center Parcs large carpark during your stay. If you hold a Blue Badge, you are allowed to keep your car with you, and you have a parking space by your Villa, but as everything is within a 15 minute stroll, you wouldn't use your car anyway. What to do... They have loads of suggestions, some of which you pay extra for. There's archery, boating, fishing, tennis, squash etc. Or to relax, there's the spa - Aqua Sana - which ... Read review

Advantages: See opinion
Disadvantages: Not a particularly relaxing choice

Last summer I enjoyed a weekend break at CenterParcs in Elveden Forest. This was a birthday suprise for my friend and I, (we share the same birthday), and our husbands' booked it as a present (the kids stayed at home!) CenterParcs is somewhere I have often thought about but never booked because of the price, it is quite expensive (it cost the boys £500.00), and I'm one of those people who would rather go abroad for the same money. Having said ... Read review

Advantages: peaceful, relaxing, good facilities and family friendly
Disadvantages: expensive, lots of walking/cycling, things book up fast

...into a spa. Although Center Parcs do have babysitters available (£5.50 an hour) we prefer not to use them as our kids are so young, so we went separately. I know it may seem strange, but no one bats an eyelid if you are alone. I brought a book - sat on the deckchair reading in my bath robe....had a swim...back to reading.......foot bath.....back to reading etc. It was great. As I was pregnant, there were only a couple of things I could do there ... Read review

Advantages: Location, Facilities, Ideal family holiday
Disadvantages: Can get very expensive

...in the fire of 2002 Center Parcs Elvedon has risen from the ashes, but is it bigger and better? Firstly for those of you who are unaware of what Center Parcs is. Center Parcs are large family holiday villages set in forests. There are four sites in GB Elvedon Sherwood Forest Longleat and Oasis in the Lake District. There are also villages in France Holland and Belgium. Elvedon is the village that we return to again and again having visited ... Read review

Advantages: Facilities
Disadvantages: Prices!

I recently visited the Centre Parcs in Longleat...this is what it was like: The Area: Set in the heart of Longleat forest, you really can't complain about the scenery surrounding the chalets and leisure buildings. It's absolutly gorgeous. You feel so far away from bustling cities! I visited in mid-September when all the leaves were all still quite nice and green. Very pleasant indeed. The Accomodation: This was nice. You can get different ... Read review

Advantages: Definitely a family location.
Disadvantages: Costs can mount up.

Mmmmmm... Center Parcs - Why did it take me so long to discover this most excellent of adventures? A family of friends, and my own family decided recently to share a holiday. Having experienced this before in a less-than-successful light (Caravaning in France) I was quite reluctant. None the less, I was persuaded by the reasonable prices (Only off-peak is reasonable!) and the suggestion of separate a Villa for each family. We visited their UK ... Read review

Advantages: Tons of activities for all ages
Disadvantages: Popular activities get full instantly and costly

Center Parcs is made up of four woodland destinations. There is Longleat Forest, Elveden Forest, Sherwood Forest and Oasis Whinfell. When I say forest, I mean forest. It’s like having a holiday theme park in the middle of a giant secluded wood. The surroundings are just stunning. As I understand it Elveden has had a massive refurbishment after there was a fire there a few years ago and the Center Parcs company has only recently taken over Oasis ... Read review

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When my friend, Sam, suggested back in June about going to Centre Parcs,but I was a bit reluctant. I had heard it was a beautiful place, but expensive. So we decided that 3 couples would share a 4 bedroomed lodge, all of us having children. The cost of the lodge from Monday to Friday was £306, which worked out to just £102 per couple. We made a "kitty" and each put in £5 a week, so we wouldnt miss the money so much. We also made a shopping list of ... Read review