Center parcs sherwood forest (Center Parcs)

Member Name: xblondyhelenx

Product:	Center Parcs
Date:	16/12/08 (959 review reads)
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Advantages: Great for the whole family including young children, can be a cheap holiday, nice clean acomidation

Disadvantages: Activities can be expensive

CENTER PARCS GREAT FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN.

I have visited Center Parcs over 15 times when i was a child and always loved it. So with two young children off my own 2 1/2 years old and 18 months old it seemed like a good holiday destination. I had visited all four of the center parcs as a child but picked sherwood forest because it was always my favorite. So me my partner and 2 kids set off to center parcs for a midweek break in november.

Things to bring

Toilet roll, washing up liquid, hand washing powder, towels, swimwear, comfortable walking shoes, warm coat and if you can portable dvd player ( you can rent dvds from the parc market).



The travelling

I Travelled from near manchester to sherwood forest the journey was just shy of 2 hours. The drive is a pretty easy run down the motorway, when you come off the motorway the is a bit of a drive but generally very easy to find either with a sat nav or directions off the internet.

Arrival

We arrived just after 3.00pm and there was a bit of a que to get in. Check in was easy we prebooked online so we drove up to that cabin, got handed our keys etc then drove to the villa, ( didn't even need to leave the car ). Having unloaded the luggage the car was dropped off a holiday began!!!

Accomadation.

We had booked a 3 bedroom comfort villa as we were suppossed have extra guests coming that couldn't make it. Generally though there is not that much different in price between the 2 bed and three bed. The holiday cost around £300. As you walk in there are two rooms a store room which holds a cot, highchair hoover etc. and a small toilet. There is a big open space containing a dinning area, sitting area with tv (15 channels including music, kids news etc) cd player, large corner couch and log fire, and kitchen with fridge small freezer, cooker, microwave, kettle, toaster and all pans, plates,
utensils etc. Three bedrooms 1x double bedroom, 1x twin bedroom and 1x bunkbeds. Bathroom also has a shower complimentary toilet roll but NO TOWELS ( these can be ordered as an extra). The accomadation was clean and up to date with a nice white bedding and very comfy beds!!.

Outside our villa was a large pond, so in the morning me and the kids would wake up and feed the swans and ducks on the patio and have a walk down to the pound the kids loved it.


Activities

On the first day we got there we went for a quick bite in the leisure bowl and the kids played in the small play area which was set up in there.

On the second we went for a walk by the lake and to several adventure playgrounds nearby the kids thought these were amazing as they are nothing like your local park. There are rope bridges sand play areas and tyre swings with a difference. After this is was time for the kids to go to bumblebees the time out club. The staff here were very friendly and make a diary of what they had done with there time there. We went to the Subtropical swimming paradise, this was great there are flume slides, rapids, wave machine jacuzzis, grand cascade ride and loads more. There is also a bar in there that serves food too. We were able to check with information every 20 mins to see if the kids were ok.

On the third day we took the kids swimming there are small life belts avalible to borrow and they spent most of the time in the toddler area or kids pirate area which had smaller flume slides and a sand pit and looked very adventurous with all the trees and bridges.

On the fourth day we took the kids too a show with a clown its wasnt brill but it was free and they seemend to enjoy it. Then we had a walk out the the nature center and country club where the kids played in the indoor play area.


Shopping

Center parcs has its own supermarket but it can be expensive we took food with us as we didnt eat out while we were there. Theres a toy store were my two managed to get spoilt. A sweet shop, gift shop, swimwear shop and clothes shop. In the jardin des sports there is also a bigger clothes shop.




On the whole we had a brill holiday and have booked to go whifell forest in march. You also feel like you have had a holiday as with young children you can come back more tired than when you went. Also you dont have to spend a fortune you can pay for activities or look for the free things and bring your own food. I would definatly recommend Center parcs sherwood forest!!!!

Summary: great holiday and loads of things to do, beautiful forest.