Al 15 jaar Center Parcs (in het) Nieuws: Nieuws, acties en aanbiedingen van Center Parcs bungalowparken.
Vanaf aankomende kerstvakantie zullen wij het Orry & Friends programma gaan uitbreiden en zullen wij 2 nieuwe gezichten verwelkomen op ons park, namelijk Woops en Rep!
Daarnaast wordt de Action Factory aangevuld met de nieuwste Kids Club en een Crea Atelier.
Bron: Facebook CP zandvoort
Met ingang van dinsdagavond 3 november moeten alle vakantieparken en campings in België dicht. Dat geldt ook voor de dierentuinen. Pretparken en restaurants waren al op slot. Dat heeft de federale overheid bekend gemaakt op 30 oktober.
De maatregelen raken de toeristisch recreatieve sector hard. Dat is juist de sector waar mensen elkaar ontmoeten. Onderdelen uit het nieuwe maatregelenpakket die de toeristisch- recreatieve sector raken:
De vakantieparken en campings worden in hun integraliteit gesloten vanaf dinsdagochtend 3 november. In vakantieparken worden indoor- en outdooractiviteiten gestopt tot dan. Zwembaden, restaurants en bars worden gesloten. Maaltijden worden genuttigd in de vakantiehuisjes, per gezin.
Bron: Pretwerk
Center Parcs' Nottinghamshire holiday village at Sherwood Forest will close as the county enters Tier 3 lockdown restrictions, it has been announced.
The village is set to close at 1pm on Friday, October 30, and is not expected to reopen until "at least" November 26.
Visitors with breaks booked during this time will be contacted shortly and offered a £100 discount to reschedule their holiday.
A statement posted on the Center Parcs Facebook page read: "Following the recent announcement relating to Nottinghamshire moving to Tier 3/Very High alert level, we have made the decision to close Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest.
"The safety and wellbeing of our guests and staff is our absolute priority and we feel this is the right decision to keep everyone as safe as possible.
"Sherwood Forest will be closed from 1pm Friday, October 30, until at least November 26, 2020.
Bron en hele artikel: Nottingham post
Vanaf maandag 2 november 2020 sluiten de Duitse en Franse parken weer volledig.
De sluiting geldt vooralsnog tot en met 30 November.
For our heat experience lovers out there, we are excited to announce that our saunas and steam rooms across our UK Aqua Sana Spa’s have re-opened for Center Parcs guests to use once again. To help you fully relax, unwind and pamper with peace of mind we have assessed and assigned all of our experience rooms a new, much lower, capacity. So, we can not only keep our guests safe, but it allows you even more room to relax during your visit. Find out more about the small changes on our website.
With a lot of us in desperate need of a spa day or suffering from ‘maskne’, our saunas and steam rooms could be just what you need. Don’t believe me? Here are some top benefits of using heat rooms that will help you look and feel great.
Heat is well known for soothing nerve endings and relaxing your muscles which can minimise joint pain, whilst also causing your body to release endorphins along with other ‘feel-good’ hormones, to leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.
The heat helps to clear skin impurities and improve circulation around the body which can create a healthy glow, helping you look and feel great.
The heat of a sauna or steam room makes the body sweat which helps relieve the body of waste products. Experts suggest sitting in a heated room for around 20 minutes can rid the body of a whole days sweat and waste products. Also, the aromas used in saunas and steam rooms, for example, menthol and eucalyptus are great for decongestion.
When exposed to high heat, the capillaries in the body dilate which allows blood to flow freely around the body. This allows the heart to pump oxygen easily around the body to the areas that need it.
Need more convincing? Here is a sneak peek of our top sauna and steam experience rooms in our five UK Aqua Sana Spa’s that are sure to help melt your stresses away.
Tip: Use our cold showers and ice rooms in conjunction with our heated experience rooms during your visit, the variation in temperature helps stimulate the lymphatics, enhances the detoxification process and helps boost your immune system.
If that has got you ready for a spa escape at Aqua Sana and you already have a break booked, browse our treatment menu and treat yourself to an early Christmas gift from you to you. Or book your Center Parcs break today to get a spa session scheduled in.
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Cateraar Albron rolt het concept Frites Affairs verder uit. Waar het concept eerst gevestigd was in de vakantieparken van Center Parcs wordt het nu verder uitgerold. Directeur Horeca & Hospitality Jan Willem Hilbron is enthousiast over het concept. ‘Je moet het wel even de tijd geven.’
Naast het exploiteren van bestaande horecaconcepten zoals
Het gourmet frietconcept van Albron ging in april 2018 van start in Center Parcs Limburgse Peel. Inmiddels zijn er vestigingen in Center Parcs de Haan (België) en Center Parcs Zandvoort. Sinds afgelopen voorjaar waant Frites Affairs zich voor het eerst buiten de vakantieparken.
Bron en hele artikel: Misset Horeca
Vanmorgen werd duidelijk dat het OMT een negatief reisadvies heeft gegeven voor de kerstvakantie. Meestal neemt het Kabinet de OMT-adviezen over. Het OMT denkt dat het op veel plekken op wintersportvakanties, zoals in de rij bij skiliften en in drukke horecagelegenheden, moeilijk is 1,5 meter afstand te houden.
Dan toch maar een huisje boeken in Nederland, hierbij de alternatieven:
Vanaf €12 euro p.p.p.n. incl. verplichte kosten (€ 192 per cottage, 4 pers./4 nachten incl. verplichte kosten). Er zijn aankomsten in de Kerstvakatie bij
With a full-on work and home life, the Bartle family are hard to keep up with. Rob, an IT project manager, and Karine, a logistics consultant, are parents to three young children: Toby, aged seven, Natalie, five, and Noah, three. Even in their downtime, they’re always on the go. Karine is a yoga fan, Rob runs, Toby plays football and Natalie dances – plus the whole family goes skiing once or twice a year.
Such a busy schedule means fitting in time with the family is a priority, and the Bartles have found that Center Parcs is the perfect location to do this. “It’s great that there are loads of things to do to keep the children occupied. We can take them to the playgrounds, go on bike rides and, of course, the Subtropical Swimming Paradise is fantastic.”
The Bartles have found that Center Parcs activities are a great way to sample fresh experiences. “Over the years, we’ve tried Junior Pony Rides, Cupcake Decorating, Ten Pin Bowling, Soccer Play and Hair Braiding,” says Karine. Laser Combat was a new experience, though, but we were all excited and willing participants. “It’s not something we usually try, but Karine persuaded me to give it a go” says Rob.
Once we were all suited and booted we all headed into the Sherwood Forest’s Laser Combat arena. “The staff were excellent – they really helped us to understand the games and encouraged everyone to get involved,” says Karine.
Karine says she loved the competitive element. “It was one hour of running around so it was great exercise. Although, having said that, you can be as active as you want. There were trees to hide behind and forts to sneak into, so you could rest there if you needed.
“We all enjoyed Laser Combat so much that we’re planning to try it again on our next break. It was such good fun – we’ll remember the day for a long time.”
Want to try Laser Combat yourself? Find out more here
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Vanaf €12 euro p.p.p.n. incl. verplichte kosten (€ 192 per cottage, 4 pers./4 nachten incl. verplichte kosten)
Aankomstdatum: 30-10 t/m 29-03!
Vakantiepret en duurzaamheid gaan bij Center Parcs hand in hand. En in de Aqua Mundo is dat niet anders. Of het nu gaat om de zuiverheid van het water, het overweldigend groene decor of die aangename temperatuur. We kiezen altijd voor de duurzame oplossing om jouw bezoek aan de Aqua Mundo nog aangenamer te maken. Kijk maar!
Bron: Center Parcs
Vaste gasten van Center Parcs hebben een aanbieding in de brievenbus en mail gehad voor de komende periode:
Profiteer nu van jouw exclusieve aanbieding en boek t/m 26 november 2020!
At Center Parcs, sixty minutes is enough time to make memories that will last a lifetime. From unique activities to eating mouth-watering food at our restaurants, it’s your hour – make the most of it.
Please note you may be asked to wear a face-covering during the duration of any of these activities, please check your booking for more information.
For your little adrenaline junkies, they can try Mini Trek, our 30-minute ‘aerial’ obstacle course just 1m above the ground, where you’re on hand for support. For your older ones head to the Aerial Adventure to swing through the trees and conquer the exhilarating rope course, finishing with a thrilling descent on the zip-wire.
Adventure Golf takes around an hour, so putt your family to the test with a touch of competition…
Use every last minute with an hour of Ten Pin Bowling – we have bumpers and ramps for little ones to perfect their technique.
With 55 minutes of Indoor Climbing Adventure, there’s plenty of different climbing walls to get to grips with.
For more indoor adventures, show off your talents on the court by challenging your family to an hour badminton tournament, and see who will be crowned the winner.
With your extra hour, why not grab an extra meal? Pre-book your table at the Sports Cafe for brunch and combine two meals in one.
Or head to The Pancake House after a long day of fun-filled activities and treat yourselves to a mid-day sweet treat, because being on holiday means all the rules go out the window, right?
Sixty minutes is plenty of time to explore the miles of trails that each village has to offer, so be sure to make the forest your playground and be at one with nature. Pre-book your cycles ahead of your break and collect them at the Cycle Centre on your first day so you can enjoy plenty of 60-minute family bike rides in the tranquil surroundings.
Fancy staying in? Light the fire in your lodge, put on your favourite film and settle in to watch together – don’t forget to get some hot chocolate supplies from ParcMarket for later. Or have an extra special night and order a takeaway from one of our restaurants, so you can put your feet up a little longer.
For more than sixty minutes to experience everything Center Parcs has to offer, book your next break now.
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It’s no secret that the Subtropical Swimming Paradise is the highlight of every break. Changes have been made to make sure we can keep you and your family safe. A pre-booking system is in place to secure your place to take a dip in the pool, you can pre-book your slot from 4 weeks before you arrive.
Watch our video to find out about what to expect when you visit:
Take a dip in the pool, have a voyage around the Lazy River or embark on a thrilling adventure on one of the slides. Slide down the Wild Water Rapids and enjoy family adventures. Watch as your little ones dip their toes in the water play areas with little slides, spray fountains and a splashing pool. For older children, they can enjoy the family water play areas with fun slides, giant tipping buckets, perfect if they’re a little more confident in the water.
Rest and refuel at Canopy Café and Bar, with drinks and snacks available. Choose a refreshing soft drink or for an extra special treat, indulge in an ice cream to end your session on a sweet note.
Hiring a Family Cabana will add a touch of luxury to your Subtropical Swimming Paradise session. Your family will have their own relaxing retreat, complete with a TV, comfy chairs and complimentary ice-cold soft drink, towels and a safe for locking your belongings away. They’re ideal for chilling out between activities or splashes.
Let your little ones let their imaginations go wild, with the Mermaids and Sharks activity. A special swimming tail transforms them into a graceful mermaid or a sneaky shark. Strong swimmers can even dive for treasure on the ‘ocean’ floor. Our photographer will be snap away during the session, so you can take home a complimentary photo of your little one as a mermaid or shark.
If you wanted to take part in an activity together, why don’t you take part in Aqua Jetting? This activity will get your adrenaline pumping, as you twist, turn and dive using miniature submersibles.
* If you book an activity in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, you must also book your pool sessions separate to this.
To find out more about the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, click here.
Book your next Center Parcs break, click here.
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Van Abel Tasmsan Golf, Aqua Mundo tot begrippen als autoluw park, Oachkatzl, beachchilla en nog vele andere termen. Voor de ingewijden van Center Parcs natuurlijk bekende begrippen. Maar waar betekenen de termen? Waar verwijzen ze naar?
Het ABC van Center Parcs geeft hier antwoord op.
The evenings are getting a little darker, Halloween is approaching and with children around, there often seems to be some sort of spooky event to cater for.
If you are at Center Parcs around Halloween, why not try Halloween Family Cupcake Decorating together? If you’re at home around the spooky season, these decorated cupcakes are a fun little project that children – of all ages – can easily master. If you are short on time or baking skills you can decorate ready-made cakes and use ready to roll icing. Celebrating Halloween at home? You can keep your family amused by giving them some icing and a cake and getting them to decorate their own.
The cake recipe is a standby for all your fairy cake needs, you can add anything to the mix, have them as an after school (or work) snack with an added handful of sultanas and glacé cherries.
Plain Vanilla Cakes
125g Soft Butter
125g Caster Sugar
125g SR Flour
2 Large Eggs
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tbsp Milk
Plain Chocolate Cakes
125g Soft Butter
125g Caster Sugar
100g SR Flour
25g Cocoa
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
2 Large Eggs
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tbsp Milk
Ready-made (or homemade) buttercream for topping, or you can use Nutella.
1 Beat the butter until soft and light
2 Beat in the caster sugar and vanilla until pale
3 Add the eggs and flour (plus cocoa and baking powder for chocolate version) and mix well
4 Add the milk and mix to a soft spoonable consistency
5 Spoon into 9 muffin cases in a muffin tin
6 Bake for 20 minutes at 175ºC turning the tin around after 15 minutes
7 Cool on a rack
8 Spread each cooled cake with a spoonful of buttercream/frosting
If you prefer to make smaller fairy cakes this mix will make 12, just use fairy cake cases and reduce the cooking time to 18 minutes
Black and white ready-to-roll fondant icing
Liquorice Catherine Wheels
1 Roll out some black icing and cut out a circle with a cookie cutter slightly bigger than your cake
2 Smooth the circle over the frosted cake
3 Unravel the liquorice and cut into 3cm pieces
4 Make leg holes in the sides of the icing and push the liquorice legs in
5 Make eyes with small balls of black and white icing and fix on with a little water
6 Use the end of a brush or a skewer to make a mouth and add white fangs if you fancy
Green and Orange ready-to-roll fondant icing
Brown icing or some flakes of chocolate
1 Roll out some green icing and cut out a circle with a cookie cutter slightly bigger than your cake
2 Smooth the circle over the frosted cake
3 Roll a ball of orange icing and mark it with a skewer to make pumpkin segments
4 Press a hole in the top and add an icing or chocolate stalk
5 Twist rolls of green to make tendrils and stick these and the pumpkin to the cake with a little water
Black and white ready-to-roll fondant icing
Black food colouring or a tube of black decorating icing
1 Roll out some white icing and cut out a circle with a cookie cutter slightly bigger than your cake
2 Smooth the circle over the frosted cake
3 Make eyes with squashed balls of black icing
4 Poke nose holes with the end of a brush
5 Press on a wide mouth with the end of a brush or skewer and add a few ‘stitches’
6 Brush or squeeze some black icing or food colouring into the nostrils, mouth and stitches
Black, green and white ready-to-roll fondant icing
Red and green food colouring
1 Roll out some white icing and cut out a circle with a cookie cutter slightly bigger than your cake
2 Smooth the circle over the frosted cake
3 Cut a circle of green for the iris, and a smaller black circle for the pupil
4 Stick these ones with a drop of water and add a small white dot of icing for a highlight
5 With a thin brush add a little colour to the iris and some extra bloodshot wiggles around the eyeball
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Vakantieparken in Nederland zien deze herfstvakantie een boekingenstijging van 46 procent ten opzichte van vorig jaar. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van aanbiedingssite BungalowSpecials, waar grote parken van onder andere Landal, Roompot en Center Parcs bij zijn aangesloten.
Het aantal boekingen voor de herfstvakantie (tussen 10 en 25 oktober 2020) is met 46% gestegen ten opzichte van vorig jaar. De boekingswaarde steeg met 64%. Dat komt doordat mensen nu wat langer verblijven dan vorig jaar. Het aantal annuleringen blijft ondanks de nieuwe maatregelen vooralsnog gelijk.
Bron en hele artikel: NRIT
Met het wegblijven van de Duitse toeristen, is het stil in Zandvoort. Hotels en appartementen staan grotendeels leeg en ook het vakantiepark van Center Parcs naast het circuit, staat voor de helft leeg. Suzanne Jansen, eigenaresse van Amsterdam Beach Hotel, ziet de wintermaanden somber tegemoet. "Het wordt een heel lange winter voor iedereen, ben ik bang."
Zo'n drie weken geleden kreeg Noord-Holland voor een aantal Duitse deelstaten, code rood. En daarmee vertrokken de Duitse toeristen uit het kustdorp en regende het annuleringen. Sindsdien is er weinig veranderd en is het voor een herfstvakantie bijzonder stil in het dorp, waar het normaal gesproken bruist in deze tijd van het jaar. Ook bij het Amsterdam Beach Hotel blijven de boekingen uit. Van de vijfendertig kamers zijn er nu maar een paar verhuurd.
Het vakantiepark van Center Parcs heeft nog wel Nederlandse toeristen op het park, maar ook hier laten de Duitse toeristen het massaal afweten. "We hebben er nog wel een paar, maar niet zoveel als normaal", laat een woordvoerder weten. Het park heeft een bezettingsgraad van ongeveer vijftig procent, waar dit normaal op zo'n zes en-negentig procent zit. "Er is nog veel ruimte voor last-minute boekingen."
Bron en hele artikel: NH nieuws
Center Parcs had al Action Factory en voorheen op Zandvoort zelf en Beachfactory. Daarnaast was er voor de kleinere kinderen natuurlijk altijd nog de Baluba Speelparadijzen.
Maar nu is er op Center Parcs de Kempervennen een Kids & Fun Factory geopend. om jij snel een kijkje nemen? De ingang is aan de achterzijde van het Sports Center en reserveren voor volwassenen kan via de Center Parcs App!
De koudere kerstdagen zijn voor de warme momenten samen. Met een breed scala aan binnenactiviteiten is er voor ieder wat wils deze kerstvakantie.
Ga jij deze kerst voor gemak? Voor een zorgeloze kerst boek je gemakkelijk een van onze kerstarrangementen. Let op: de kerstarrangementen zijn vanaf half september boekbaar in Mijn Center Parcs of in de Center Parcs-App.
Eindig het jaar en begin het nieuwe jaar met mooie herinneringen samen. In Center Parcs heb je alles bij de hand voor een knallend Oud & Nieuw!
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There’s something that’s just so reassuring about Nadiya Hussain. Ever since she stirred, sprinkled and kneaded her way into our hearts as winner of 2015’s The Great British Bake Off, Nadiya has been a soothing presence on our screens and bookshelves, radiating kindness while advising how we can up our baking game.
Her latest book, Nadiya Bakes, sees her return to her roots, with creative twists on pies, cakes, biscuits and desserts, from Mango and Coconut Yoghurt Cake with German Buttercream to Cranberry and Chilli Brioche Wreath. We’ve chosen three favourite pick-me-up recipes for you to try – the baking equivalent of a warm hug on a blustery autumn day.
Banana Ice Cream Cheesecake With Blueberry Compote
Nadiya says: “Cheesecake in any form is a winner for me and this is a simple no-bake ice cream version, which also happens to be vegan. Its sweet, oaty, hazelnutty base is filled with a banana ice cream ‘cheesecake’ layer, then topped with a warm blueberry compote.”
Serves 8–12
Prep 30 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
Cook 15 minutes
You will need:
For the base
For the filling
For the compote
To make:
Ginger And Almond Florentines
Nadiya says: “Brandy snap meets biscuit meets toffee, these are delicious to have lying about the house for a sweet treat, but even better wrapped and given away as a present. Laced with chopped crystallized ginger, sliced almonds and a hint of orange zest, they’re finally dipped in chocolate to add to the party in your mouth!”
Makes 18
Prep 25 minutes, plus setting
Cook 15 minutes
You will need:
To make:
Money Can’t Buy You Happiness Brownies
Nadiya says: “I don’t think I need to elaborate too much on these, do I? I am always in search of the best brownie, and I figure if you can’t find it, make it. So here it is: a triple chocolate brownie, with a layer of toasted chopped nuts encased in dulce de leche, then topped with a zesty cheesecake mixture and baked again. I rest my case.”
Makes 18 squares
Prep 40 minutes, plus overnight chilling
Cook 55 minutes
Best kept in the fridge for 3–4 days
You will need:
For the brownie base:
For the nutty centre
For the top:
To make:
Photos by Chris Terry. Recipes taken from Nadiya Bakes by Nadiya Hussain (Michael Joseph, £22) out now. Nadiya Bakes is available to watch on catch up on BBC iPlayer.
Nadiya Hussain shares her tastiest holiday food memories
Find out more about eating as a family at Center Parcs restaurants
Book your next Center Parcs break here.
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Rice crispy cakes are always a good standby ‘make’ for a children’s party. These ones are particularly fabulous for Halloween and are so easy and fun, you can get the little ones involved too.
For extra fruitiness, add apricots – plus they look a little bit pumpkin-y, so that’s extra Halloween points…
When the marshmallows melt, they make the most sticky cobweb-like goo that melds the crispies together into delicious crunchy squares. Make your monsters as cute or as scary as you like with chocolate, sprinkles, googly eyes or icing.
Makes around 24 crispy monsters.
50g Butter
200g Rice Crispies
340g Mini Marshmallows
150g Dried apricots, chopped into small pieces.
Candy melts in various colours
Candy eyes or icing
Sprinkles
1 Grease a brownie pan around 20 x 40cm with butter (I used two smaller square pans)
2 In a large, heavy-bottomed (preferably non-stick) pan, melt the 50g of butter
3 Add the marshmallows and gently melt them down, stirring constantly
4 When the marshmallows have melted to a goopy sauce, add the rice crispies and apricots stir well
5 Tip the mix into the prepared pan and press down with your hands or a clean spoon
6 Cool in the fridge for an hour or two
7 Tip out the crispy squares and cut into rectangles with a knife or circles with a cookie cutter
8 Melt a small bowl of candy melts in the microwave – at half power in 30 second bursts
9 Coat the top third of your crispy squares with the melted chocolate and place on baking paper
10 Add candy googly eyes or use blobs of icing.
11 Add sprinkles or whatever you like for extra decoration whilst the chocolate is still wet
12 Keep in a cool press or in the fridge for a spook-tacular treat
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