Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
They all have a full kitchen these days.
Center Parcs
- Thread starter biggs682
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They all have a full kitchen these days.
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Full kitchen facilities just like home from home
The one problem I had at Whinfell was getting to/from it on a bike - going out to places like Great Dun Fell and the lakes, for instance. The one access is from the A66Viz tip.... Put small children in the boot so you don't have to pay for them. Doesn't work at Whinfell forest here in Cumbria as they check cars for stowaways lol.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Definitely avoid Longleat then, some of the hills there are granny ring specials, it yonks since I went but I recall the sports centre is down in a steep hollow. Eleveden was much flatter and more compact to get around
Yep - it definitely is. If you have made the error of hiring a bike and trailer to tow your kids around, you won't get out of the valley again unless you are made of stern stuff (and those zigzags are hard to negotiate with a trailer).
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
We are off to Nottingham one in a few weeks time hopefully it will be fine and we will be keeping our distance
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
I used to go when my daughter was younger. I always liked it as we live very close to Whinfell Forest in Cumbria. I always found it overpriced for drinks and food, but if you bring your own its not so bad, but we usually couldn't be bothered. I stopped going as when I was ruled by school holidays I could more or less have a week in Lanzarote all inclusive for the price of just paying for center parcs accomadation. Obviously things are different now as I don't really fancy abroad. I just really liked that there were no cars mostly.
Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Middle class Butlins
Eric Olthwaite
Guest
Butlins! You were lucky. We used to dream of Butlins...
bikingdad90
Guru
vickster
Squire
And like Butlins, they allow children in... a very good reason to stay away...don’t want my holiday impacted by those
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
We come away 21st
Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Stayed at Butlins once for a brass band competition. During an idle moment I worked out the price for a family of 4 to stay for a week in August. Definitely NOT a poor person‘s holiday option!
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I loved going to Butlins as a child.
The fairground rides were not as good at the ones outside the camp, but the fact they were free more than made up for that for a 10-year-old Pale Rider with very little spending money.
Some of my classmates teased me about going there, but that didn't stop me nagging my mother to take me again the following year.
The fairground rides were not as good at the ones outside the camp, but the fact they were free more than made up for that for a 10-year-old Pale Rider with very little spending money.
Some of my classmates teased me about going there, but that didn't stop me nagging my mother to take me again the following year.
