If you're not from the UK then i doubt you would of heard of Centre Parcs. It's a holiday place.. kind of like Butlins, but so much posher/nicer. There are loads of different sites all over the UK, but the one me and my family visit every year is in Nottingham. It's in the middle of a forest and the setting is beautiful. We've been going every year since i was 7 and it's just magical. Christmas is the most amazing time of year there, they decorate it all in fairy lights and the lake is just beautiful. You stay in a lodge, there are different prices for different ones, for example you can go for a basic one, or get one with a sauna outside, one with a hot tub or go extreme and get a tree house.
There are so many different things to do and it's like a little village. There are shops, restaurants, a bowling ally and an amazing swimming pool with water slides and rapids. Centre Parcs is very family oriented, there are loads of different activities for children, adults and families. From horse riding to scuba diving to archery. There are so many different things to do, you'll never be bored. Near the lake there is a pancake house, it's our tradition to go there for breakfast before we go home. It offers everything from your wildest dreams. Next to it there's a beach where you can also do water activities on the lake. Another one of my families traditions is to play crazy golf, we can get so competitive.
If you don't like activities and prefer to relax there's an amazing spa on site too. You can even get your hair/nails done, have massages and other different treatments. The only downside to the spa is the fact that you have to be 16, even though my mum started to sneak me in when i was 14. In the spa there are different rooms with different aromas, which clean out your skin and make you feel so clean and fresh. You can sit in each room for as long as you want, there are loads of different showers outside of the rooms which offer different settings. On the bottom floor of the spa there is a pool which you can use at any time, there is also a restaurant which serves lovely lunches and even alcohol if you fancy it. It caters perfectly for a group of people such as girls on a hen do, they do something special and hang banners to make it more personal. On the top floor you can sit on the balconies and read a book if you like, or fall asleep on the water beds (this i always do). Once you're in the spa you wrap yourself up in a soft dressing gown and take a towel with you, because most of the rooms are steam rooms.
Unfortunately due to money circumstances i haven't been able to go this year, but i'll make it happen next year because i miss it so much. I hope you enjoyed this very chatty post, and if you ever want to go somewhere in the UK, i'd say go to Centre Parcs, it's magical, there is honestly no other word i can use to describe the place.
Love,
Danielle
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