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Explore baby and toddler-friendly holidays

Center Parcs UK locations for holidays with your baby and toddler

 

Activities for babies and toddlers

  • A family swimming together in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise.

What's included with your baby and toddler-friendly holiday

  • Fully equipped family-friendly lodges
  • Free entry to the Subtropical Swimming Paradise
  • Outdoor adventure playgrounds
  • Indoor soft play areas
  • Up to 400 acres of woodland to explore
  • Pushchair-friendly pathways
  • A sandy beach
  • Complimentary Ella’s Kitchen baby food in selected restaurants
  • Free Leisure Bowl Mini Disco (Available at Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Whinfell Forest and Woburn Forest)

More about what's included

  • A lodge dining area showing a high chair
  • A lodge living area showing a baby gate

Toddler and baby-friendly lodges

Center Parcs lodges are thoughtfully designed, with separate bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. Each one includes:

  • A cot (you’ll need to bring your own linen)
  • Toddler step in the bathroom
  • Bed rails available upon request
  • Highchair
  • Ample storage space for your pushchair
  • Spacious layout with separate lounge area
  • Stairgates in two-storey lodges
  • Chalkboard for creative minds
  • Woodland views for wildlife spotting

Please be aware that some lodges have steps to the entrance, so check this when booking.

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  • A young girl wearing arm bands sat down in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise
  • Subtropical swimming paradise
  • Family in the subtropical swimming paradise

Family swimming

With free entry to the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, heated to 29.5°C all year round, it’s the perfect place to introduce your baby to the water and build your little ones confidence. You’ll find:

  • Splash pools and children’s water play areas
  • Free use of swim jackets (these are swimming aids and not lifejackets)
  • Spacious family changing rooms, with baby changing, large lockers and a buggy park
  • Refuel at Canopy Café with poolside snacks, meals and drinks
  • Play pens and highchairs in the pool area

Top tip: hire a Family Cabana for a cosy, peaceful retreat – perfect for naptime or a break between splashing fun!

View Subtropical Swimming Paradise

  • The soft play area inside the pancake house.
  • A table with a selection of dishes from the Restaurant Runner menu

Toddler and baby-friendly dining options

Each village has a range of cafes and restaurants designed with babies in mind:

  • Space for highchairs and prams
  • Free Ella’s Kitchen baby food
  • Activity sheets and crayons
  • Children’s menus
  • Play areas (selected restaurants)
  • Facilities to warm milk or baby food
  • Allergen information is available

Top tips:

  • Book restaurants in advance, especially for popular early evening slots
  • If little ones need an early bedtime after a busy day, don’t worry - order delicious food delivered to your door with Restaurant Runner

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  • Two women relaxing in a wooden Nordic sauna.
  • Outdoor pool at Aqua Sana Elveden.
  • A woman in a pool relaxing under a water jet.

Visit Aqua Sana Forest Spa

Indulge in some adult relaxation time at Aqua Sana Forest Spa. Each Center Parcs village has its own spa with unique spa experiences to discover, all in the heart of the forest. You can visit as part of your break – and did you know you can visit Aqua Sana Forest Spa on a Spa Day or Spa Break even when you’re not staying at Center Parcs? With up to 25 nature-inspired spa experiences to explore and a wide range of treatments, take some time out for you in a spa like no other.

Babies and toddlers from 3 to 23 months can be booked into the Center Parcs Crèche & Activity Den for up to 3 hours.

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A father showing his baby an unpainted pottery train

Top tips for the perfect break with your baby

  • Book early arrival to access your lodge from 2pm
  • Hire a pushchair, cycle or trailer from the Cycle Centre
  • Treat yourself to some relaxing "adult-time" by booking your little ones into the creche (up to 23 months)
  • Pre-order groceries before you arrive
  • Buy baby essentials from ParcMarket including baby milk and food, nappies and swim nappies
  • Swimwear and accessories can be purchased at Aquatique

Read top tips from our guests

 

Frequently asked questions

Any age! A Center Parcs break is a great way to create special memories with your little one.

Our lodges are all baby-friendly, with everything you need for a relaxing break with your little one. Whether you’re staying in a Woodland Lodge, a Treehouse or anything in between, you’ll find a cot (you’ll need to bring your own linen), highchair, toddler bathroom step, super-sized storage cupboard for your pushchair, and forest views so little ones can spot wildlife. Please be aware that some lodges have steps to the entrance, so check this when booking. 

There’s plenty of fun for toddlers at Center Parcs! Visit the Subtropical Swimming Paradise and explore exciting water play areas, spot wildlife in the forest and explore lots of fun activities that the whole family can enjoy together.

There are also lots of indoor and outdoor activities, from creative activities like Fun Pots for Tots, water activities like Mini Jet Skis and sporty activities like Football Fun Factory for Tots.

Around each of our villages, there are a number of indoor and outdoor play areas for your little ones to explore. As well as outdoor adventure playgrounds, there are indoor play areas where you don't need to pay or book - just turn up and let your little one explore to their heart's content.

All of our restaurants are child friendly, with plenty of space for highchairs and pushchairs, children’s menus with healthy and tasty dishes, activity packs to keep them entertained and play areas in some of our restaurants where they can run around and play.

You can also hire a wide range of cycles, including Balance Bikes, Tag-a-longs, Children’s Bikes, Trailers and Pushchairs from the Cycle Centre. There’s something for the whole family!

Our policy states that behaviour should not be excessive, noisy or disruptive, especially at night. If you have any concerns about noise levels during your stay, please let us know by contacting Guest Services.

All our restaurants are child and baby friendly. You’ll find plenty of space for multiple highchairs and prams, free Ella’s Kitchen baby food (subject to availability), feeding stations for warming up milk as well as indoor or outdoor play areas at some of our restaurants. We also have baby changing areas at various locations at each of our villages. Please check your village map to find your nearest baby facilities. 

We’ve collated some top tips for a baby-friendly break from our guests, which includes information on what to bring! Don’t forget, you can also pick up your essentials from our on-site supermarket, ParcMarket.

Our First Aid Centre colleagues provide immediate first aid and emergency treatment only. They can also signpost you to local medical services, but these are most often accessed through NHS 111. The First Aid Centre is open daily 9am to 9pm (Emergency response only after 5pm at some villages). Please call the First Aid Centre for an appointment.

If your baby requires immediate hospital assistance, dial 9 for an outside line from an internal telephone then dial 999 or 112. Alternatively, contact Guest Services to make the call on your behalf.

If you do not have a phone in your lodge (phones are in apartments only at Longford Forest) and mobile signal is limited, please use the emergency telephone boxes located around the village and highlighted on the map.

Please let us know if you dial 999 direct so we can ensure that the emergency services get to you as soon as possible. If you contact an Emergency service yourself, please make us aware via the emergency number.

If you need to leave early due to an emergency, please let our colleagues at Guest Services know via the emergency number and they will do their best to support you with anything you need help with. If it’s outside of the emergency number hours, don’t worry, your call will go through to our Security team who will be on hand to help.

You’ll find plenty of things to do that are great for keeping babies entertained. Head to the Subtropical Swimming Paradise and discover baby pools, sensory water play areas, splash pools and mini slides.

There are also lots of activities that your baby will love. From exploring their senses in Sensory Play Babies, to water activities like Baby Dolphins and sporty activities like Baby Balance Bike Buddy, there’s so much fun for little ones!

See our full list of activities

Around each of our villages, there are a number of indoor and outdoor play areas for your little ones to explore. As well as outdoor adventure playgrounds, there are indoor play areas where you don't need to pay or book - just turn up and let your little one explore to their heart's content.

All of our restaurants are child friendly, with plenty of space for highchairs and pushchairs, children’s menus with healthy and tasty dishes, activity packs to keep them entertained and play areas in some of our restaurants where they can run around and play.

You can also hire a wide range of cycles, including Balance Bikes, Tag-a-longs, Children’s Bikes, Trailers and Pushchairs from the Cycle Centre. There’s something for the whole family!

Our Crèche Session will keep your little ones entertained for 3 hours. Whilst they’re off having fun, why not enjoy some well-deserved relaxation at Aqua Sana Forest Spa, our spa in the heart of the forest. Or spend some quality time together nestled in nature in the comfort of your lodge, embrace your inner adventurer in one of our thrilling activities or enjoy a tranquil cycle ride through the forest.

You can book the Crèche through the activities page, 12 weeks before your arrival. Just log into your Center Parcs account and add the Crèche session of your choice to your booking.

There are lots of places across our villages perfect for little ones to make new friends. Head to the beach and make sandcastles together, run wild in our children’s play areas, get creative in Mucky Pups or splash about in our children’s water play areas in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise!

You may cancel your break at any time. However, the amount refunded to you will depend on whether you have Flex Your Stay Protection. Flex Your Stay allows you to cancel your break for any reason and receive a full refund up to 28 days before your arrival date. From 27 days up to 2 days before your stay you can still cancel your break and receive a reduced refund.

View Flex Your Stay terms and conditions.

 

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