Center Parcs (England) Reviews

My family and I have visited centre parcs for many years now, we first started going when I was a teenager, and I now take my own children there. I have visited both the Sherwood forest site and also the Winfell Forest. Personally we prefer the Sherwood site but this is just due to its overall feel, nothing particular, both ...  Read the complete review

We as a family have been holidaying in centre parts for the past 20 years. The main place we go to is the Sherwood Forest park. We still go now although our boys are now 22 and 20 they bring friends along. Before you arrive at centre parcs its best to book activities/bike hire before hand to avoid disappointment. This is done very ...  Read the complete review

We visited Longleat center parcs for the first time. We have enjoyed holiday camps in France in previous years but this was far better. The water park was excellent, with over 4 hours every day spent there. The activities we booked were great, not the cheapest but we thoroughly enjoyed them, the kids rated the aerial adventure as ...  Read the complete review

Center Parcs is one of my favourite UK holiday destinations. My in-laws treated us to a holiday in the Whinfell Forest parc in Cumbria in 2006 when I was heavily pregnant with my son, and since then we have returned many times, experiencing the parcs at Sherwood Forest in Nottingham, and Elveden Forest in Suffolk over the past 5 years. ...  Read the complete review

I love the idea of a fairytale romance, my boyfriend never stops heaving about this and decided to book a cosy romantic weekend away from the drama of life. When he told me we were going to Centre Parcs I was quite shocked as I didn't expect him to come up with it, he normally suggests Alton Towers! We stayed in Oasis ...  Read the complete review

Center Parcs is part of the Bourne leisure company who own Haven too. Center Parcs holiday villages are wonderfully situated in 4 different forests around the UK. They also have branches in other European countries. The setting of the villages is great, you drive up the road and can't see anything through the trees until you ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I have just got back from a Monday - Friday break at Center Parcs (Sherwood Forest) We opted for the comfort lodge accommodation, however was pleasantly surprised to have some "extras" that we were not expecting including hairdryer / iron / ironing board etc... The over all cleanliness of the ...  Read the complete review

were very regular customers, we maybe go once evry 3months we sometimes get free aqua sana passes or and upgrade on our villa. me and my family love going swimming and chillin in the villa playing family games watching a film or just being a family. theres me Tay,34 husband Jerry,36 daughter Hannah,12 another daughter isobel,10 daughter ...  Read the complete review

I visited Whinfell Forest midweek in late September for my nieces 10th Birthday. I went with my sister and my friend, my niece and my daughter aged 13. We arrived at about 4pm and we didn't have to queue for long to get into the park. Our Villa seemed clean (a few mud stains on carpet though), and spacious enough for us all, however on ...  Read the complete review

I just 'treated my son and daughter along with one toddler to a mid week break at Whinfell . Neither are in a good financial place and one has been out of work 3 yrs with illness. So the rapids at the water park were going to be the key entertainment. However when they arrived they were told it was closed due to a burst pipe...which ...  Read the complete review

WE HAD BOOKED AT WHINFELL FOREST FOR 6TH,DEC,2010.WE WERE TRAVELLING DOWN ON THE MONDAY AND WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE SNOWSTORM GRIDLOCK IN CENTRAL SCOTLAND. AFTER 11 HOURS STUCK IN THE CAR WE HEADED EAST TO EDINBURGH (THE ONLY ROAD STILL OPEN) TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO STAY OVERNIGHT,(TRAVEL LODGE,COST £200). ON THE TUESDAY MORNING WE HEADED ...  Read the complete review

We stayed in Whinfell Forest centre - 12th - 16th November 2010 for the celebration of our grandson's 30th birthday. Family of eight adults, two babies and a dog. The accommodation was immaculately clean, well equipped and warm. Our great grandson (22 months) absolutely loved being able to walk around in the woodland at ...  Read the complete review

Wow - Review number 100!! Thought I should do something a bit different for this one, so finally getting around to writing up our big family trip to Center Parcs in mid November that I had been saving my Dooyoo Miles for. None of us had ever been to Center Parcs before, so this is from a complete newbies ...  Read the complete review

The accommodation is of a good standard and in a beautiful location. Just one thing let the holiday down the place is filthy. We went on a family holiday and had 2 villas between us. Both villas were dirty to the level where we could write our names in the dust on walls and shelves. This does not seem to be down to the cleaners as they are working flat out on change over days but simply there are not enough of them them.We also went to the "centre" this was also filthy the bar had dirty tables dust every where and was "sticky" to touch. The exception seemed to be the franchised outlets in the main building where clean tables could be found.In summary the place needs a good clean and for the money they charge there is no excuse for this level of filth.

Center Parcs is basically a holiday village in the beautiful English forest countryside with self-contained, self-catering villas in a range of sizes and types (including tree houses at Sherwood!). The villages offer a wonderful subtropical swimming paradise filled with slides, rapids and lovely warm water. I have always found ...  Read the complete review

We stayed at Centreparcs in an executive lodge at the cost of £1189. Elveden forest. When we arrived we were told our keys were not available and we would have to wait as they were short staffed, (this was at 3.30) we were asked to go and have coffee and they would phone us when they were available for collection, at 5.30 having had ...  Read the complete review

I stayed at Center Parcs, Thetford for 5 days between 11th October 2010 and 15th October 2010. We were all very happy with the accomodation we stayed in. As I and a friend both have disabilities, we were extremely impressed with the staff attitude towards this, and the emphasis placed on inclusion in most activities. Staff were pleased to assist us in any way they could to take part in activities available to guests. I would like to express grateful thanks to the staff involved in the activities we undertook, particularly those involved in the canoeing and pedaloes, as they were only too happy to help us in any way they could.We would like to express our grateful thanks to all the staff involved in making our stay a very pleasurable and memerable one, and hope to be able to visit you again in the future.

I have been to every center parcs since I was about 9 and in total have been 7 times. We went in April this year to Sherwood Forest as that is my favourite and also brought my boyfriend along. He had never been before so it was a nice experience for him. We went from Fri-Mon and evnjoed every single minute of it. It was absoltely ...  Read the complete review

Our family have been every year to Center parcs since 1998.Sometimes my husband and I have gone with out the children up to three times a year. If you enjoy nature it is paradise, the most relaxing holiday we ever take in the year. Sadly this year will be the last we will take at Sherwood forest or any other Center parc ...  Read the complete review

Me and my boyfriend have just arrived back from a 4 day break to whinfell forest and had the most amazing time there. yes the food and drinks are very expensive but we took our own food and drink so saved a lot of money which i would advise everybody to do if you would rather spend ur money on activities. i would also recommend quad ...  Read the complete review