Meanwhile, the boys jumped on their bikes and headed straight for the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, open from 10am to 10pm and use of which is included in the cost of the holiday. I hadn't anticipated the sheer pleasure they would take in being able to plan their own activities and get to them independently rather than being ferried around traffic-choked roads by a chain of irascible parents. The catering at CenterParcs has improved noticeably. There were some imperfections. But these were piffling irritations compared to the sheer fun of the almost endless permutations of activity and the restorative value of slumping on one of the villa's new comfy sofas, relishing a birdsong-filled quietness broken only by the occasional oaths of people who couldn't get their dynamos to work.
Price varies according to season.
You haven't missed the boat to get away. The bigger the name on the labels, the bigger the savings. Lots of people have magical places that keep calling them back.