Step into the enchanted forest in January and February
Ready to shake off the winter blues? If you join us between Friday 9 January and Sunday 22 February 2026 you'll get to experience a spectacular Winter Forest Lights breaks at Center Parcs.
Get ready to discover brand-new innovation and immersive experiences, all lighting up the forest in the dark winter months.
Discover Winter Forest Lights
Watch our video and explore our spectacular Winter Forest Lights break
- Unlimited entry to The Wishlight Village and the Enchanted Light Garden
- Animated Storytime - Get cosy on the couch and watch our exclusive animated stories following the tale of The Lost Wishlights on your lodge TV, every evening from 6pm
- Two dazzling light themed experiences; Forest Festival of Light, Wildlight Encounter and Light up the Forest
- Free, unlimited entry into The Subtropical Swimming Paradise heated to 29.5C, perfect for aquatic adventures with the whole family, whatever the weather!
Discover our exciting experiences
Explore the new experiences on offer for your Winter Forest Lights break
Forest Festival of Light
Join us as we celebrate light in the forest! Discover spectacular illuminations, enchanting performers and exciting experiences including games, crafts, face painting and more.
Light up the Forest
Cycle at the speed of light or spin the wheel to make the lights glow around you in these new interactive experiences. Who can light up the forest fastest? Ready, set, glow!
Here are a selection of some of our most popular winter activities! There's something perfect for all ages to enjoy.
A Wishlight Adventure
An enchanting indoor adventure in a wintery world of make believe, where little ones can enjoy a range of creative crafts and playful games. Ages 3 to 6 years.
Available at all locations.
Family Winter Quest
Discover an immersive indoor family activity. Solve clues, puzzles and riddles as you learn about the wildlife that call our winter forest home, in your quest to reach the secret forest cabin.
Available at all locations.
Pixie Dress Up Experience
Transform into a pixie or fairy with wings, face paint, costumes, hair braiding and accessories in this brand-new magical dress-up experience. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Available at all locations.
Winter Storytime in the Tipi
Join us for this Winter Storytime session in the Tipi, where your little ones can listen and enjoy watching our storytellers bring our Winter Forest Lights characters to life in this storytime session. Minimum age 2 years.
Available at all locations.
Please note we charge a £1 charitable donation for Winter Storytime in the Tipi.
Frosty Forest Discovery Trail
Weave your way through the winter woodland, following the map to find the clues and solve the puzzles. Learn all about the fascinating forest in this outdoor family experience. Suitable for the whole family.
Available at all locations.
Winter Lantern Walk
Make your very own wishlight lantern and use it to light your way whilst you look for wishes in the forest! Can you find them all and return them to Luminessa before they disappear? Ages 3 to 9 years.
Available at all locations.
Enchanted Willow Weaving
Learn how to weave delicate willow fronds into a beautifully illuminated willow ornament decked out with fairy lights to brighten up your home during the winter months. Minimum age 8 years.
Available at all locations.
Messy Owls
Get stuck in with lots of squidging, sticking and splashing fun in this owl-themed activity. Our Activity Den is packed with creative play stations where you can get messy together. Ages 18 months to 5 years.
Available at all locations.
Enchanted Light Garden
This winter we’re lighting up the forest with a free Enchanted Light Garden. Wrap up warm and sip hot chocolate from Forest Fayre as you wander through thousands of twinkling lights and bright bursts of colour. Dance along to the enchanting musical soundscape and feel the magic in the forest together this winter.
Suitable for all ages and wheelchair/ buggy accessible. Open 5pm – 9pm every evening.
Family Winter Quest
The Family Winter Quest is an immersive, exploratory experience for the whole family. Solve clues, puzzles and riddles as you guide your way through the Lodge of Light to discover the secret forest cabin at the end, learning all about wildlife that call the winter forest home.
This activity is in the Lodge of Light, within The Wishlight Village and is additional to the cost of your break.
Winter Shop at Winter Forest Lights
Located in The Wishlight Village is the Winter Shop – a one-stop-shop for all your Winter Forest Lights souvenirs! You can buy our magical storybooks (The Winter Forest Lights and The Lost Wishlights), cuddly Beacon and Twiglet plush toys and other mementos including dressing up pixie wings, wishing nets, lanterns and photo frames.
The Lost Wishlights storybook
Deep in the forest, light-catcher Luminessa and Beacon the owl collect magical wishlights and hang them along the woodland paths, bringing hopeful light to the dark winter months. But one day, the wishlights mysteriously disappear. Where could they have gone? Two little badgers named Twiglet and Starr wouldn't happen to know anything about it... would they?
Tune in to watch the animated version of our Winter Forest Lights storybook on your lodge TV every evening between 6pm - 8:30pm.
See how all of our villages are brought to life with innovative, immersive experiences and dazzling lights displays this winter.
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Discover Winter Forest Lights
On top of our hugely popular Winter Wonderland experience, we have launched Winter Forest Lights. Prepare to be enchanted and find out how to join us for wintery magic in the forest.
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The Winter Forest Lights story
Watch our brand-new animated story of The Winter Forest Lights and find out how you can discover wishes and light on a January and February break.
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How we transform our villages for Winter Forest Lights
It’s not just the pixies working hard to capture all the wishes – there’s been plenty of magic going on behind the scenes too as we prepare for our Winter Forest Lights experience.
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A breath-taking winter woodland experience
Get ready to discover our brand-new winter experience, Winter Forest Lights. New to 2022 the forest will be transformed into a magical world of wishes and light.
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Discover winter at Center Parcs
Find out the differences between our winter breaks and see what you and your loved ones can experience on each one.
*Book Ahead for 2026 Terms and Conditions
- You can add this offer to your booking by entering BOOK26 at the bottom of the payment page.
- You can use this offer code to book a new break up to 23:59 14th October 2025
- The offer code can only be used if you book your stay for arrivals after 2nd Jan 2026
- You must add this offer when you book your break – you can’t add it on later.
- Offer is available on all accommodation types for UK villages only. Except Spa Suites bookings, Spa Break bookings and Longford Forest, Ireland bookings.
- The Offer consists of:
- £40 saving per unit of accommodation up to a maximum of 3 units of accommodation, if booked under the same booking reference. The saving will beapplied to the full balance of the break but not the deposit amount payable.
- No amendment fee, if you make any changes more than 7 days before your arrival date. Only one free amendment per booking is allowed. Anysubsequent amendments or amendments made within 7 days of arrival, will be subject to the amendment charges listed in the booking terms andconditions.
- Offer cannot be transferred to an existing booking or used in conjunction with any other offer. Not re-saleable or exchangeable. There is no cash alternative.
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- Center Parcs reserves the right to amend or remove this promotion at any time prior to a confirmed booking.
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