Myself and about 29 of my friends descended on CenterParcs for my 40th birthday. Don't worry its…read morereally not that sort of place and a good proportion of the 30 people were kids.
Myself and 12 others stayed for a week in March, when the prices are not too bad. However it can be pretty pricey in the summer / main holiday periods.
We stayed in an 8 berth executive villa with hot tub and games room and 4 en-suite rooms. It was perfect for me and my friends. It also sported a great gas BBQ.
The place is set in woodland and has a lot of wildlife, rabbits, birds and squirrels will follow you around all day long.
The list of activities you can do is almost endless. I myself did the following activities ( I have rated each )
Archery 5* ( £16 for 45 minutes )
Golf Driving Range 4* ( £10 per hour, club hire and balls basically )
Badminton 4* ( £11 for two people including gear hire )
Pool 5* ( Free )
Nature walk 4* ( Free )
Bowling 2* ( 28 per lane per hour, very noisy and low quality lanes & balls )
Canoeing 3* ( £5 per person for 30 minutes or so, quite a small lake but still fun )
Cycling 3* ( £58 to hire a bike for a week, bring your own or share )
There are a lot of food places there, we tried most of them so I have rated each. Note as the restaurants are pretty much the only thing you can do the prices are a bit higher than outside.
Strada 4* - Nice Italian food and wine and good staff.
Cafe Rouge 2* - Food ok but overpriced.
Made 2* - poor service and average takeaway food
Rajinda Pradesh 3* - Not a bad Indian at all.
Hucks 2* - Noisy as hell american diner and not great food.
Takeaway service 4* - The takeaway service was really good actually they provide Indian, pizza and Chinese food.
Overall mainly because of the company this was my best birthday ever, a great place. However it can get crowded and there are a lot of kids so if you don't like kids I would avoid.
If you have kids they will LOVE THIS PLACE!