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Would you go to Centerparcs this weekend?

102 replies

Thistlepicker · 10/03/2020 07:17

Ordinary family, no underlying health conditions. Booked ages ago, kids v excited. Father determined to go, mother wobbling a bit.

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Gadgnkk · 10/03/2020 10:22

This is why the government needs to put out basic advice (or even regulations) for us all to follow.

Gathering hundreds/thousands at center parcs isn't a great idea. The government should be telling people this. People will go on as normal until the government say otherwise if they don't do this soon, it will be too late and we will be in the position of deciding who should get a ventilator and who shouldn't.

This is going to be the biggest catastrophe since WW2.

AdoptedBumpkin · 10/03/2020 10:28

I'm really not sure what I would do!

Skyejuly · 10/03/2020 10:33

I would go if I was going to lose money.

I would take painkillers, thermometer and cleaning spray plus soap but that's standard.

I would not go swimming but I suspect my children would whine about this so we probably would end up in the pools.

3kidsandafewcats · 10/03/2020 10:59

Yes I would, we are going at Easter It's cost over £1000 so unless I’m ill and can’t get out of bed we will be going.

Hugglespuffed · 10/03/2020 11:17

I would go.

It does make me laugh when people say they will go swimming but ot touch handrails. You're in a pool with germs, kids pee in the pool and if someone has Coronavirus and go swimming you're just as likely to catch it as if you touch the hand rails.
I'm still swimming and don't plan on stopping soon.

BertiesLanding · 10/03/2020 11:25

@goodadvice123 - I totally agree.

I think it's worth bearing in mind, for those following government guidelines, that the government is not acting to stop people from catching Covid-19 as much as it is acting to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed by an inevitable epidemic.

In other words, govt guidelines currently won't stop you from getting as much as it minimises a spike in cases.

So if you don't want to catch it, apply distancing measures now.

cologne4711 · 10/03/2020 11:27

There was another thread on Centreparcs. They're one big germfest, second only to cruises. I wouldn't go there at the best of times. Holidays are supposed to be fun, not worrying about getting a nasty cold at the best of times and covid at the worst of time.

twins2019 · 10/03/2020 11:41

Nope...it's germ soup at the best of times. Kids are super spreaders as it is.

stuntbanana · 10/03/2020 11:44

No

RachelEllenRE · 10/03/2020 11:56

We have also booked and will be going/swimming/using soft play (unless the government change the advice and we can get our money back). I'm taking my own cleaning products, hand gel and extra soap.

Oly4 · 10/03/2020 11:57

Yes we are not in lockdown yet

Oly4 · 10/03/2020 11:58

Deputy chief medical officer said yesterday that large gatherings are no more risky then sitting next to somebody in church. It’s about your proximity to an infected case, not how many people there are

RachelEllenRE · 10/03/2020 12:07

(Also, we have been many times and not got sick - unlike some previous posters)

goodadvice123 · 10/03/2020 13:02

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have made it very clear that this virus is an infection driven by humans spending time indoors (yes indoors) in close proximity to each other. A sub tropical swimming pool, soft play, restaurant plaze, sports centre, a spa....germ factories at the best of times!?

Additionally advice suggests that those travelling to large public 'indoor' gatherings from wider areas and then returning to their own communities increase the likelihood of spreading infection several fold. Is that sensible?

I understand the disappointment, these threads read very much like a catalogue of people trying to reassure each other, to justify reasons to not cancel breaks. And, yes, you are well within your rights to do so until such a time that the authorities make a decision that you can't.

My point being that if we are all cautious now we may not need to get to that stage. And, in any case, surely the focus should be on protecting family and community just now. This thing is real, events in Italy are real. A casual reflection shaped by what you'd like to hear makes little sense.

I do think this may be taken out of our hands anyway. Looking at the timelines, it seems the focus on the next stage of managing this thing is set to coincide with the Easter break in two weeks time. There is little doubt that these community driven places, populated by families from far and wide will be a priority to monitor. We'll see.

caringiscreepy · 10/03/2020 13:09

Nope

tmh88 · 10/03/2020 13:11

I’m wondering the same! We are going next weekend though Sad

Butterwhy · 10/03/2020 13:24

Planes are still landing in the UK from Italy, I honestly think travelling to a place within the country with no reported cases is not an issue compared to the much larger problems. There are also jobs like the military in which thousands travel home at weekends and then recongregate the next week, Easter will be the same with uni students. Be sensible, but I would go until the advice changes not to.

SirVixofVixHall · 10/03/2020 13:37

No.
Social distancing and no non essential travel our only hope of slowing viral spread. People going on holiday a big reason why we have so many new cases, and holidays within the UK are likely to contribute spread of the virus.
We need to think of whole community risk, not just individual risk now.

SirVixofVixHall · 10/03/2020 13:41

The problem is not so much catching it, it is spreading it.
So someone from London or another large city, would be at less risk going on holiday somewhere more rural, but rural communities are more vulnerable , due to generally minimal health care, and an older population. So spreading it to them would cost lives.

Gertie75 · 10/03/2020 13:53

We're booked to go to Splash Landings at Alton Towers for a couple of nights next weekend, unless they close it then we'll go.

Isla727 · 10/03/2020 14:20

I love center parcs but I wouldn't go as it's a large gathering of people, all sharing activities and handling things. If you go take hand gel and be meticulous about handwashing every time you get back to the villa.

Roselilly36 · 10/03/2020 14:34

I wouldn’t personally but having said that I have an autoimmune condition, if I didn’t I my concern would be the possibility of being quarantined.

palacegirl77 · 10/03/2020 14:45

Been researching this myself as we are due to go at Easter. Good news is that there appears to be findings to show that the virus cannot live in the water - the water itself will dilute it, along with the Chlorine and Disinfectants. Advice would be to get out of the pool and shower at home, not hang around in the swimming area. Other than that outdoor activities and give the lodge a good clean over - put my mind at rest for sure.

MintyMabel · 10/03/2020 18:59

If you didn’t go, would you be self-isolating? If not, there’s your answer.

There is a big difference between being in close proximity with a lot of people for an entire week and self isolating. It isn’t simply one or the other.

People taking no precautions whatsoever on the basis they think it’s all over hypes is what will make this spread unnecessarily.

Onetickettomars · 10/03/2020 19:05

I wouldn’t want to go. But if I did, I’d be doing a full clean on arrival