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Step into Winter Wonderland at Center Parcs from Monday 6 November 2023 until Tuesday 2 January 2024 and feel the magic in the forest. Immerse yourself in a variety of fun festive experiences and see the forest transformed into a picture-perfect winter playground, all designed to get you well and truly in the Christmas spirit and help you make family memories to treasure forever.
On a Winter Wonderland break, you can:
Explore the beautiful winter forest with a sprinkling of snow, twinkling lights and festive decorations
Immerse yourself in enchanting, interactive experiences
Discover a variety of seasonal activities for all ages
View the unique festive atmosphere that you will only find at a Center Parcs Winter Wonderland. See how the resort is transformed with a sprinkling of snow and a special Christmas atmosphere. Find out what it’s like to be there…
What’s included in your break
Your Winter Wonderland break features plenty of activities and experiences that you can enjoy at no extra cost, including:
Santa's Woodland Village: The heart of Winter Wonderland, enjoy unlimited access to Santa's Woodland Village which includes Toadstool displays, photo opportunities, festive decorations and much more.
Enchanted Light Garden: Wander through twinkling lights and bright bursts of colour. Open 4pm - 9pm daily.
Santa's Greeting: Wave to Santa as he passes by on his sleigh, accompanied by drummers, dancers and elves. Wednesday and Saturday from 5pm. Locations differ at each village, please check your arrival guide for further information.
Letters to Santa: Little ones can write a letter to Santa and receive a magical reply during your break!
Elf Explorer Passport: Collect stickers and complete your Elf Explorer Passport by meeting all of our Explorer Elves.
Elf Playtime: Meet our mischievous elves as they come out to play in Santa's Woodland Village.
Festive entertainment: Get into the Christmas spirit with live choir performances.
Storytime with Nutmeg and friends: Snuggle up and watch our animated bedtime stories on your lodge TV (every night from 6pm).
Be inspired
See how the resort is transformed with a sprinkling of snow and a special Christmas atmosphere.
Make the most of your Winter Wonderland experience by booking festive activities, additional to the cost of your break.
Santa's Workshop
The big day is on its way and we have a very special visitor at Center Parcs… Santa Claus himself is setting up his workshop right here in the forest, as his little helpers make all the last-minute toys and gifts for Christmas.
Explore the festive forest together! Navigate around the resort, following the map to find the Christmas clues and solve the puzzles. Guide your little ones and learn all about the fascinating forest in this brand-new festive family experience.
Our elves need all the help they can get at this time of year, so come and see what they get up to behind the scenes at Christmas time! Your little one can experience the joy of toy making as they create and decorate two toys to take home. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Piping bags at the ready as you learn a range of professional cake decorating techniques - and transform six ordinary cupcakes into magical Christmassy masterpieces. Minimum age 8 years.
Join us for this Festive Storytime session, where your little ones can listen and enjoy our storytellers as they bring our Winter Wonderland characters to life in this free storytime session. Minimum 2 years.
Design a colourful, sparkling Christmas stocking to hang on the fireplace - a festive arts and crafts session that's fun for all ages. Minimum age 3 years.
Little ones will love learning new painting techniques and decorating their very own festive elf. Their creation will be professionally glazed and fired ready for you to display at home year after year as a special souvenir. Ages 1 to 5 years.
Can you help Santa's elves to make some tasty Christmas cookies? Little ones will produce three of their very own cookie creations and finish off with a festive story. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Your little ones will love joining in the festivities in this craft session, where they'll create a light up box and a festive door wreath that they can proudly display at home year after year. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Get your little ones into the Christmas spirit with some fun festive face paint. We use washable face paints to avoid laundry incidents. Minimum age 2 years.
Your little ones will love learning new cake decorating techniques and creating four deliciously Christmassy cupcakes - not to mention getting to eat them afterwards! Ages 3 to 9 years.
Be sure to pay a visit to the Forest Festive Fayre in Santa’s Woodland Village. You can enjoy delicious hot drinks and tasty festive treats, and warm up whilst roaming through all the festive displays.
Christmas Shop
Indulge in a little retail therapy with a visit to the Christmas Shop, which offers a variety of Christmas decorations, souvenirs, bespoke gifts and hand-painted baubles. Why not purchase a festive photo frame for your favourite family photo at Winter Wonderland? You can also treat little ones to our storybooks and plush cuddly characters from the story.
Meet Nutmeg, a friendly reindeer who has come all the way from Lapland. He loves visiting the forest at Christmas and pulling Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
Meet Clove, Nutmeg’s little sister! She’s small and sometimes gets scared, but she’s learning to be brave and is eager to join in the adventures with the others!
Meet Cranberry, Clove’s best friend. She’s very independent and likes to do things all by herself – but she learns to fly with the help of Nutmeg and his forest friends.
Meet the Twinkle Fox. He’s very shy and likes to stay hidden amongst the trees, but is friendly and kind. When he waves his magical tail, extraordinary things happen in the forest…
“Just having the most magical time at Center Parcs. It's making us feel so festive - I want to get home and put my tree up now 🎄”
