Center Parcs Oasis Whinfell

First time at center parcs,stayed at whinfell forest,myself,husband,3 kids,aged 12,9,and 7 also grandparents,just a fantastic all rounder,very clean every where, inside and out.
Great accomodation,clean,very well equipt,nice decor,just fab.
Brilliant freindly staff where ever you were,happy to help with anything,always smiley and took the time to ask how your holiday was going.
The pool was great so much to do you could spend all day in there,plenty of changing rooms,and seats in and around for anyone who didnt want to swim,snack bar etc.
Could go on and on,just a fantastic family break,but need a rest now as there was so much to do,will certainly be back and would recommend to anyone.

Highly reccomended if you have a young family, especially if your children like mine have different needs we have a 10 year old and a two year old and both of them did not want leave.
Activities can be a little pricey and be careful to give yourself enough time to get from one activity to the next, that said the staff and quality of the activities is excellant!
The swimming pool (sub tropical swimming paradise) really is as good as anywhere we have been, the only downside is having to drag the kids out to do something else.
The whole site feels very safe and secure, all cars are parked up at the main carpark leaving the roads and trails safe for quite young children to ride along. We were able to leave our bikes in the bike parks secure in the knowledge that they would be there when we got back.
I would recommend this to anyone with a young family, it's well worth the money.

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I was apprehensive at how crammed this might be on half term summer break, but you know if this is busy, then I'll come again on half term. The only queues were at the slides at the subtropical paradise. Even then there were at most 20 people in front and it only took 10 mins to get on it. Otherwise no queueing for anything else, even at restaurants at lunch time.
We brought our dinners with us which meant kids could potter in their jammies while we ate and sipped wine. Tad expensive for just accomodation without food but the facilities were fab for my 6 year old. Our 3 year old just accessed all the free stuff, pool, climbing frames, crazy golf.
My friend warned me about "chavs" however I dont know what part he had stayed for when we put our bottles in the bin it was full of champagne bottles and not a cava in sight! The executive part was lovely. Would love to come again.

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This has to be the best family holiday we have had. It has everything for everyone, it caters for all ages. We went with our 4 year old and our 8 week old. It is clean and tidy and the staff are very helpful. I would recommend this to anyone and we will be going back but for longer next time as there is so much to do.

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As our first time to visit any Center Parcs I can honestly say I wasn't expecting it to be as much fun as it was.
Very clean and comfortable accomodation with everything you could need to get by.
As a single Mum with a 14 year old son I found it great value for money, great serice with so much to do.
The staff are efficient and friendly and eager to help. Working in Customer Service myself I can say that without a doubt, Center Parcs (Whinfell) gets a massive thumbs up, I have already recommended it and will continue to do so. (Currently I am in the process of arranging a second trip).

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Just returned from a great weekend at Center Parcs. We stayed in a new style woodland lodge which was 5 star!!! All activities when we arrived were reasonably priced. We did golf, tennis, bowling and the spa which were all fab.
Plenty of choice for eating out and great food.
Kids loved the huge swimming pool which is free.
Will be back soon

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This is out third trip to Center Parcs and have gone every year since our son was born. If i didnt have kids i would steer clear as most things are child focused. He is now two and a half and it gets better and better as he gets older. There are loads of activities for him to do and most of the indoor places have soft play areas to keep him entertained. The only downside is its quite expensive for food, and when you're not doing planned activities everything else is very food oriented. A trip to Starbucks for a coffee was costing around £9 a time for the three of us, which worked out a lot over the course of the week.
We have stopped in a Comfort Lodge twice and i think they are really getting to the point of needing a makeover as they are starting to look really shabby and dated.
That said we had a great time and will definitely be going back next year.
Would defo recommend.

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I had a weekend break in May 2011. Stayed in executive studio apartment, very clean, cosy and comfortable. Kitchen well stocked with crockery, utencils etc. whole park very clean and well maintained. subtropical pool fabulous, clean, warm and lots of fun - many different aspects from waves, waterfalls, rapids etc. lots of lifegaurds on patrol - counted at least 8. Aqua Sana very luxurious and relaxed. shops well stocked, staff friendly and approachable. the woodland awakening walk was fab - taking you out of centre parcs land and deep into the forest. centre parcs is fabulaous for people of all ages. you can make it as cheap or as expensive as you want, for example, could eat out every night spending alot or take all your own food with you. would definatly go again :)

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This was my 3rd visit to Center Parcs and my 2nd to Whinfell i first went to Whinfell as a child and now 9 years later i have returned as a parent and so from both aspects you would look at a venue (to cover you and your children) it is great.
The staff were all great apart from one one occasion where the staff at one of the Starbucks had an argument in front of us. Other than that the staff were great, the people on the customer service desk were helpful and knew the events/activity on offer like the back of there hand and even when faced with a system issue that was out of there control they kept there cool and still delivered a great level of service. The Largest and most important part for us though was the Babysitting service although it was an extra cost of £25 for 3 hours we were greeted at our lodge with a Ofsted registered and fully qualified babysitter with over 5 years experience at Center Parcs, even when confronted with a 2 and a half year old and a 12 week old that was teething she did the job to a great level and that was a great relief that let us go out for a meal at one of the great restaurants.
The activities were great for both my kids and myself (Paint balling is GREAT) We will be using Center Parcs again and i would recommend them to anyone.

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This such a brilliant, relaxing, peaceful place to unwind and have a great short break!
The facilities are brilliant and the staff are very helpful, I would go back year after year after year!
Paintballing is a recommendation to anyone who wants an adrenaline packed activity!
I cannot fault anything in the compound, it really has everything and you always feel safe!