The huge business is based in Nottinghamshire and has a village in Sherwood Forest
A road at Center Parcs’ Sherwood Forest resort in Nottinghamshire(Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)
Center Parcs has issued a warning to its guests over an important rule designed to keep all of its UK villages safe.
The New Ollerton-headquartered network of short break spots has reminded drivers to stick to the speed limit of its forest resorts, citing guest safety.
Center Parcs has five staycation sites in the UK, including the multi-billion-pound company’s original village in Nottinghamshire’s ancient Sherwood Forest.
In a recent announcement to visitors of all its sites across the country, motorists were asked to respect the 10mph speed limit in place on the roads that allow guests to arrive and unpack at their lodges.
“To help keep everyone safe and ensure all guests can relax and enjoy their stay, please remember that the speed limit throughout the village is 10mph,” visitors were told.
“Thank you for driving carefully and helping us create a safe environment for all our guests.”
Cars are usually only allowed to drive around Center Parcs villages to unload and load guests’ belongings on arrival and departure days.
All cars are then supposed to be returned to the main car park, unless visitors are staying at accommodation that has a designated parking space.
Center Parcs says it restricts the use of guest cars to “preserve our safe and natural environment”, and most people travel from woodland lodges to attractions and restaurants on foot or by bicycle.
While the latest announcement from the business has been to remind visitors of its long-standing rules, the important local employer previously shared a rule change with customers that will soon come into effect.
In August, Center Parcs announced that all restaurant bookings would require a deposit at the time of booking from November 16 onwards to make room for as many guests as possible.
Those staying in lodges can get a refund of their deposit if they cancel two days before the booking, a representative previously explained, but afterwards no refund would be provided.
The wildly successful Nottinghamshire business is also currently making physical changes to its Sherwood Forest holiday village in Rufford.
It is revamping its accommodation in the ancient forest as part of an investment plan to enhance the quality and comfort of stays.
Newark and Sherwood District Council approved the refurbishment programme in June, which will not only refit the inside of 109 lodges but also extend patios and add pergolas.
The effort to improve dozens of holiday lodges is the second phase of Center Parcs’ eight-year lodge refurbishment project to improve guest accommodation.
Center Parcs recently confirmed the refurbishment works were scheduled on the Cedar part of the resort from September to December, with the Maple section of the village following from November to April.
