I'm going to Centreparcs at the weekend. Can you think of anything I might forget to pack?

[MrsMuddle]

I've got washing-up liquid and breakfast things, swimming towels and wellies, kagouls and books, a camera and bikes.I've never been before - what did you wish you'd taken when you went there?

nice loo paper

deff a torch!..we had a planned power cut whilst there and yove never known dark like it!

I went once and there was no iron, I had to bike my stuff to a laundry room kind of thing to use one there. I am a bit of an ironing freak Take locks for your bikes.

Excellent! I'll add them both to my pile. I wouldn't have thought of either of those.

phone charger?

Definately a torch! Teatowels and dishcloths are a must for me. Scissors can come in handy too.

Oh and carton/bottle drinks for the kids after swimming as it can be quite expensive after the pool. I have just spent last weekend in grange over sands (cumbria) and it rained the entire weekend so if you are going to whinfell pack a couple of umbrellas and hats etc.

A couple of big mugs for a decent cup of tea. Sports cups for the kids. A DVD player. Duraflame logs - v. expensive in shop. Plastic bags to cover your bike seats.

Have a lovely time.

Stuff like tinfoil, cooking oil and salt and pepper. Depends how much self catering you plan to do.

I am off to a cottage on Sat so I should start planning too.

Thank you. I ALWAYS forget a phone charger! Yes, we are going to Whinfell, so I'm anticipating wet weather. Bags to cover the bike seats is a great idea. Evilannie, I haven't ironed for years , so I won't need an iron. But I wouldn't have thought to take bike locks. Oh, you're all so organised. I am the world's worst packer - both in terms of remembering what to take (I either go overboard and take everything or go minimal and don't even take essentials) and also actually physically packing. DH usually does it.

scissors and large cereal bowls - the ones supplied are tiny.

We took three kids to Center Parcs and dh put one child into the car with no shoes on, so funnily enough when we arrived she didn't have any shoes... so don't forget shoes, as it's a bit pricey replacing trainers at the CP shop

Sugar - My DW compulsively obsessively collects sachets of sugar "they'll come in for center parcs". I'm thinking of hiring a trailer..

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We went to center parcs in March, & when we got there, there was no iron, soap, towels or toilet paper!!
We complained & eventually they provided them for us, but apparantly only the de-lux places have these luxuries provided!
Also, if you like to sleep with more than one pillow, pack extra!

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oh and def big plastic cups esp for a pint at the end of day cos they just have tumblers!

supplies to make your own breakfast & quick meals.

we've been to Whinfell loads of times and just wanted to add that the on-site shop is great - sells everything you need (that you forgot!) and is fairly reasonably priced - have an ace time

second that boomie!

a sharp knife if you're doing any self-catering -theres nothing worse than trying to slice an onion with a knife that would struggle to cut through butter !

matches to light your logs with
slippers

I took my cozzie to cp but forgot it when i went to the spa..so was ummm starkers most of the time there. I pretended I was european and transcended all teh funny looks

and a nanny.

..or failing that, a loud posh voice to discuss your nanny in the spa