Center Parcs Limburgse Peel

We have just returned from a five night stay here and what a fabulous place indeed! We stayed at the UK Woburn centre parcs a few years ago (outside school holidays) and cannot justify the extortionate price now my eldest is in school. A friend mentioned the Europe Center parcs and so I booked Limburgse Peel for the October half term for half the price of the UK ones! Even with the cost of the train to Calais and the bike hire and activities it was still cheaper than the UK accommodation alone. Further to that; the site was fabulous, the comfort cottage was comfortable, the whole place was clean, all the staff very friendly and helpful (not to mention how wonderful their English was!)! The activities we booked (mini golf, 4x4, bug hotel making, scavenger hunt, gnome trail, horse carriage ride, the electric family “car”…think that was it and the swimming; were all well arranged, very easy to organise and enjoy and not to mention very reasonably priced! The cottage was well equipped for what we needed, the bikes we hired were great and especially loved the lock feature, we mainly cooked our own food we purchased from the nearby Aldi (I never did master the “oven” microwave appliance but that didn’t matter). The differences I found which really added value were the free play areas dotted around, the petting farm, the kids disco, the nature bingo, the range of kids activities, the indoor play area by the restaurant, the fish/koi carp, terrapins, ducks and parrot which the boys loved watching and the general attitude towards the children. The aqua mundo was great and what really struck me was how much everyone was enjoying the facilities and there was no overboard health and safety warnings or restrictions like you find in England. There was something for everyone of all ages and it seemed really disabled-friendly from what I saw with access and even special chairs. I really cannot fault the park at all and think it’s a shame some of the previous reviews choose to point out areas for improvement (if you spend more money where it’s not needed then prices would go up for visitors!) plus you can’t please everyone and you can’t go around in life moaning for the sake of moaning. The park do an amazing job, the staff were all so lovely, the cycle Center is so well run and the staff knowledgeable and so helpful, the reception were so lovely and helpful, the restaurant staff were always friendly and available, the shop was well stocked and reasonably priced. I really cannot fault this parc at all and think they all deserve a huge pat on the back and thanks for their hard work. On the whole I really enjoyed the Netherlands and the Dutch people. It was such a lovely visit. My 3 and 6 year old boys have made the best memories along with us. Will be booking another European CP break for next October half term! Thank you to everyone!!!!