Is Centre Parcs worth it

We love it! Definitely better than Haven, the only thing I’d say though is that it depends on what money you have available to spend there whether you’d be able to have a good time.

At Haven you could probably do a couple of activities a day for 3 days and have change from £100, and the food at Haven is much more reasonably priced if you wanted to eat out.

At CP other than the swimming every other activity is an additional cost and it really isn’t cheap- £32 for 30 mins on a peddle boat at CP vs £12 for the same at Haven. If you can afford to do CP & the activities though it really is amazing and far far better.

£700 is a really good price for centerparcs in the summer holidays, it wont get cheaper than that without having to take them out of school.

If you’re in the nw try Ribby Hall in Lancashire. Perfect for a six year old. Like a smaller CP.

Yes it's worth it. There isn't anything in the UK that quite replicates it. Lots of places have some of the elements but not the lot.
We took our DC from being toddlers up to uni age. By the time they were old enough to swim the rapids became the benchmark of a good holiday. They would happily spend every hour of the day going up and down the rapids.
Last year we went back with DC and their partners. I expected them to be disappointed but they loved it.

If Pembrokeshire is close enough for you Bluestone is very similar to centre parcs and tends to be cheaper. It’s better for small ones (my 6 year old loves it) and there’s a great soft play and other play bits all included as well as the pool.

I often took ds to CP. I’m a LP. For me it was totally worth it as he lived the parks and pool. Also rising the land train at longleat. He lives digging in the sand on the beach and just walking around the ponds etc seeing the birds.

You can also get bikes.

We always stayed in a SC apt twin room.

My favourite is Elvedon.

Me and my kids like it. We've had a lot of change and upheaval through the years, so going to a place that's basically the same every time (although we go to different ones - check out the french ones - we go to a french one for a week and even after the ferry, it's cheaper than going to a UK one)

I like that we can go to a nice pool every day, that we have a chalet with kitchen so I can chill once the kids are in bed, I like that it's safe to walk and bike everywhere in the park.

You haven't caught the habit yet though, so you don't have the comfort.

I will say, we did a weekend in Amsterdam recently, and it was fun, but there still wasn't much change from a grand, so the cost really isn't as crazy as it sounds.

People either love or hate Center Parcs!

For us, it was brilliant - right up till ours were young teens & it was often the only holiday we had in a year.

HOWEVER, it is EXTORTIONATELY expensive, particularly during school holidays - you can get exactly the same accommodation either side of the holidays for half the price! Plus, apart from the swimming pool & obviously the forest itself/play parks, you pay extra for every single activity & it very quickly adds up.

We've also found over the years that the price of the food/drink has increased a huge amount & is the quality is sometimes questionable.

That said, if you can take the financial hit, go for it - we always had great fun!

I think it is definitely better than Haven, and I have done both. How old are your children?