To think a fully equipped kitchen for 6 people must include...

[PenguinsAreAce]

...amongst other essentials the following items:
Wooden spoon or plastic/silicon equivalent
Whisk
Spatula
Scales
Large bowl big enough to make salad/ cake mix / whatever for six people
More than one tea towel (for 7 days)

Bonus points if you can guess what has inspired this.

Meh. I need to look harder at holiday cottage inventories next year.

We have access to a washing machine. Just deciding which child to sell to cover the cost of using it.

SacrletForYa do you have a large number of DCs inc younger ones? It is always work, 'on holiday' or not. Not like having two late primary aged kids (say).

God no why should you take stuff with you??

I would give them the feedback when you leave. Or before? They might have something to dig out.

YABU to expect a washing machine though, I expect they have a hugely overpriced laundrette they want you to use instead!

hipster we manage to make stir frys perfectly well at home in a normal sized wok. Just cook noodles/rice separately. The frying pan here does 3 pieces of bacon at a time. Making a cooked breakfast took a while

Our holiday cottage has a stick blender, electric whisk, coffee bean grinder and a smoothie maker. All of which we use when we use the place ourselves, hence why we bought them. And a pallet knife. Sharp knives don't stay sharp for long - dunno why.
I clearly now need an egg slicer.

Bertie there was a laundrette. They have now shut it, without being clear about the fact. £8.50 per service wash which has to be booked in advance. No idea of turnaround time. Covers 10 items according to info desk (or maybe a few more if they are small).

As a couple, in a hotel that might be fine. For a family on holiday with swimming kits, mud and potential for vomiting etc (if unlucky, has happened before on hols) not so much help.

We were at a holiday apartment recently that had salt, pepper, cooking oil, cling film, tin foil, sugar, instant coffee and teabags, amongst other very useful items.

No kitchen scissors or scales though.

I have no want of an egg slicer. Nor the 6 egg cups that they do provide!

There is a cafetière.

We do have kitchen scissors too

I wouldn't use any of those on holiday, except the tea towels but experience has taught me to bring a large supply of my own.

No, I won't lie, I don't. I'm too lazy.

Bertie yes will definitely offer feedback.

Sorry everyone, I am just feeling a bit grumpy today about the amount we have paid for this 'fully equipped modern kitchen'. Also I burned my finger on the damp tea towel trying to get something out of the oven

Scales? No. You don't need scales.

Yes, I noticed last time at Centerparcs there was no longer a launderette marked on the map. Luckily we didn't need to use it.

Lelly I agree. 2 weeks would break me and the bank.

We were in the most amazing self catering in Grantown on Spey in the Highlands. Fabulous kitchen with scales! You'll find it on Wilderness Cottages Website. Few miles from Aviemore so loads and loads of sport and mountain biking everywhere. If you need a pool phenomenal hotels in Aviemore with great facilities for kids.

It's is pretty much a fully equipped kitchen though, most people don't bake daily so you shouldn't expect baking items. I guess they have to draw the line somewhere, I've been to better equipped self catering cottages but I've always managed to rustle up a meal at CP so it's not an issue. Maybe you need to lower your expectations, it's CP not the bake off tent.

I've self catered a LOT.
I have never needed a whisk nor scales.
I've never been on holiday and thought 'oh, I need to make cakes'.
In UK we've always used independent holiday cottages - usually where a farm has converted a barn or something. Washing machines included and always well equipped kitchens. Almost all have had swimming pools too. Can't understand why anyone would pay centreparcs prices. You could afford to eat out every night on the saving you'd make.

Anywhere else slightly more central GB?

@PenguinsAreAce mum always took a pack of disposable baking trays to centre parcs, a trick I now do for all uk self catering holidays.

Can be reused for the weekend e.g. To do bacon and sausages for a big breakfast and then just chucked at the end.

I don't want to eat out!! Have you tried eating out with 4x DCs? It is not relaxing. They bicker, they refuse to sit nicely, someone doesn't like the menu choices, someone else is 'bored', someone kicks someone, someone needs the toilet just a my food arrives. And I am not keen on the same cuisine a the little darlings, and it costs a bloody fortune.

Chose self catering... to self-cater.

You are right though. Center Parcs prices are madness. It is just all in one place, convenient and requires much more than I realised little planning ahead.

Penguin

It seems CentreParcs are going for a bashing. They've sold it to us on the basis they are cool, rural and have swimming pools, biking trails, hot tubs, restaurants and all sorts. At Longleat even huge water slides though the current customers aren't happy with building noises for the water park..

And for tired parents who would like something for a range of kids (and poss a grandma, see previous threads) and on site catering, it seems to work well. Though it's seriously expensive and because it is rural you tend to be far from places to go for food unless you bring it with you or buy on site.

Sympathise with your lack of basic cooking utensils. Holiday is when I always especially enjoy cooking. A huge bowl for cooking/mixing/salads/pasta/mussels essential. Smaller bowls for storing things in adequate fridge. Sharp knives tea towels and oven gloves ditto. I take my oyster knife and certainly a bottle opener. In this country I'd like a dryer if near the sea but wouldn't use it if the weather was warm and I could just put towels out. Dishwasher - not so much though can see it if lots of kids. Certainly enough cutlery for 8 if it sleeps 8.

hipster genius!

I didn't think people on holiday cooked. Whisk? Is the Jaccuzzi broken.

One of the challenges in figuring out holidays is working out the accommodation. Hotel rooms do not work well for families of six. I think self-catering in barn-type place with on site pool could be good. I just don't particularly enjoy doing the research to work out where to go, and having everything on site is a plus, as in self catering every day would begin with chimes of kids asking 'what are we doing today?' and me having no bloody clue!

It is nice being on a mostly traffic-free site. Love the trees too.

At least there is wifi .