43-513: Center Parcs UK and Ireland (formerly Center Parcs UK ) is a short-break holiday company that operates six holiday villages in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland , with each covering about 400 acres (1.6 km) of woodland. The company's first village opened at Sherwood Forest , Nottinghamshire, in 1987 and its sixth, at Longford Forest , Ireland, opened in 2019. A similar enterprise operates in continental Europe, also under
86-433: A diarrhea , sometimes with a persistent cough in immunocompetent hosts. Other apicomplexan pathogens of humans include the malaria parasite Plasmodium and the toxoplasmosis parasite Toxoplasma . Unlike Plasmodium , which transmits via a mosquito disease vector , and Toxoplasma which needs a feline as definitive host , Cryptosporidium does not use a vector, and is capable of completing its lifecycle within
129-513: A joint venture of France -based Pierre & Vacances (P&V), who already owned the competing Gran Dorado Resorts , and German investment group DBCP, hence completing the divesting of Center Parcs from the restructured S&N.) In December 2003, Mid Ocean agreed to sell the UK resorts to Arbor Ltd for £285 million, a special vehicle set up to float Center Parcs UK on London Stock Exchange 's Alternative Investment Market , and in 2005 it moved to
172-493: A good degree of privacy, whilst allowing for self-catering and communal BBQs. Elveden Forest has no one-bed lodges, but instead includes the Lakeside View Hotel. Guests are able to book and participate in a wide range of activities at the various villages. More than twenty food and drink options are provided by external chains operated under concession and by internal brands. In September 2022, Center Parcs made
215-670: A host. It can also resist many common disinfectants , including chlorine -based disinfectants. Many treatment plants that take raw water from rivers , lakes , and reservoirs for public drinking water production use conventional filtration technologies. Direct filtration, which is typically used to treat water with low particulate levels, includes coagulation and filtration but not sedimentation. Other common filtration processes including slow sand filters , diatomaceous earth filters , and membranes will remove 99% of Cryptosporidium . Membranes and bag- and cartridge-filter products remove Cryptosporidium specifically. Cryptosporidium
258-401: A local employment strategy, local purchasing policy and a forest and ecology management plan. This represents final approval of the detailed designs of buildings and landscape as well as local sourcing, employment strategies and green travel plan. The next stage of the project was the construction of a new roundabout, as well as the diversion of the public rights of way that cross the site. It
301-519: A new company under the name of Oasis Forest Holidays Villages and opened a 'Centre Parcs' style holiday village in Whinfell Forest near Penrith, Cumbria , under the name Oasis Lakeland Holiday Village, which featured commercial restaurants and businesses such as Burger King and a Hard Rock Cafe . Bought by Center Parcs UK in 2001, who removed the commercial ventures, the site was rebranded as Center Parcs Oasis Whinfell Forest , before 'Oasis'
344-429: A persistent cough (respiratory cryptosporidiosis). Treatment of gastrointestinal infection in humans involves fluid rehydration , electrolyte replacement, and management of any pain. For cryptosporidiosis, supportive treatment and symptom management are the primary treatments for immunocompetent individuals. Anti-diarrheal medication, such as Loperamide , may be effective in slowing the rate of diarrhea. Nitazoxanide
387-598: A pool at the park. By 2012 it was receiving around 400,000 visitors annually, mostly from outside of Nottinghamshire. It can have around 4,000 visitors at any one time. The occupancy rate was over 90% in the first 30 years of operation. A £3 million refurbishment of the Aqua Sana spa finished in April 2017, and a £15 million refurbishment of the Subtropical Swimming Paradise swimming facilities at
430-435: A single host. It results in cyst stages that are excreted in feces or through inhalation of coughed on fomites and are capable of transmission to a new host. A number of species infect mammals. In humans, the main causes of disease are C. parvum and C. hominis (previously C. parvum genotype 1). C. canis , C. felis , C. meleagridis , and C. muris can also cause disease in humans. Cryptosporidiosis
473-530: Is a central area with shops , entertainment , and other amenities . One example is Center Parcs . This tourism-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cryptosporidium See § Species Cryptosporidium , sometimes called crypto , is an apicomplexan genus of alveolates which are parasites that can cause a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness ( cryptosporidiosis ) that primarily involves watery diarrhea (intestinal cryptosporidiosis), sometimes with
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#1732776017718516-560: Is a second, less likely route of infection. The genome of C. parvum , sequenced in 2004, was found to be unusual amongst eukaryotes in that the mitochondria seem not to contain DNA . A closely related species, C. hominis , also has its genome sequence available. Cryptosporidium has three developmental stages: meronts , gamonts and oocysts . They reproduce within the intestinal epithelial cells . The Cryptosporidium spore phase ( oocyst ) can survive for lengthy periods outside
559-442: Is highly resistant to chlorine disinfection; but with high enough concentrations and contact time, Cryptosporidium inactivation will occur with chlorine dioxide and ozone treatment. In general, the required levels of chlorine preclude the use of chlorine disinfection as a reliable method to control Cryptosporidium in drinking water. Ultraviolet light treatment at relatively low doses will inactivate Cryptosporidium . One of
602-697: Is the largest of Center Parcs' five UK holiday villages, with accommodation for 4,668 people in 861 units. Center Parcs Woburn Forest is located on the outskirts of Flitwick and Ampthill , 7–8 miles (11–13 km) from the village of Woburn in Bedfordshire in the UK. It commenced operation in July 2014 and hence it became the second Center Parcs resort off of the M1 motorway (the first being Center Parcs Sherwood Forest). The chief executive , Martin Dalby, said that
645-519: Is the only drug approved for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunocompetent persons. Supplemental zinc may improve symptoms, particularly in recurrent or persistent infections or in others at risk for zinc deficiency . Cryptosporidium oocysts are 4–6 μm in diameter and exhibit partial acid-fast staining. They must be differentiated from other partially acid-fast organisms including Cyclospora cayetanensis . Cryptosporidium causes cryptosporidiosis , an infection that may present as
688-506: Is typically an acute, short-term infection, but can recur through reinfection in immunocompetent hosts, or become severe or life-threatening in immunocompromised individuals. In humans, it remains in the lower intestine and may remain for up to five weeks. The parasite is transmitted by environmentally hardy cysts (oocysts) that, once ingested, exist in the small intestine and result in an infection of intestinal epithelial tissue . Transmission by ingestion or inhalation of coughed-on fomites
731-538: The Lakeview Hotel. These villas and rooms can accommodate up to 4,216 guests. Villas are located in six different areas with each area mostly including every type of accommodation, but the Ash and Oak areas are predominantly made up of executive and exclusive villas. Ash was extended in 2007 to include new four-bedroom two-storey villas. The third village opened in 1994. It makes up a large area of Longleat Forest in
774-635: The Longleat Forest and Whinfell Forest villages opened and during a move in 2001 to concentrate on their core brewing business, Scottish and Newcastle sold the UK side of Center Parcs to venture capitalists Deutsche Bank Capital Partners , and it became a separate company known then as Center Parcs UK. The remainder of Center Parcs continued to operate, becoming known as Center Parcs Europe. The two companies have since operated under very similar branding, but are now owned and operated by two distinct companies. (In 2003 S&N sold Center Parcs Europe to
817-715: The United Kingdom was opened in July 1987. It is located in 400 acres (1.6 km) of woodland at Sherwood Forest , near Newark-on-Trent , Nottinghamshire . The site was formerly owned by the Forestry Commission , and was chosen as it was "pretty central [in the UK], it had the right maturity of trees and was in an area affected by the demise of the coal industry". In November 2006 around 30 people were infected by Cryptosporidium , causing vomiting and diarrhoea , suspected to have spread through infected faeces in
860-454: The blaze was caused by contractors carrying out repair work on the roof of a catering block adjacent to the Plaza. Elveden Forest re-opened in July 2003 after a major re-design, less susceptible to the potential spread of fire. The most dramatic difference was to the village square which was rebuilt with an open-air Mediterranean theme. The sub-tropical swimming paradise re-opened having survived
903-412: The blaze; the sauna complex was changed to a Balinese theme, and a new Sports Plaza was opened. Whilst it was closed, the rest of the village was also improved including the refurbishment of the country club and the addition of a spa and new three- and four-bedroom lodges. Elveden Forest has a total of 866 units of accommodation which range from 'Woodland' grade to exclusive villas and include rooms at
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#1732776017718946-459: The company announced its intention to construct a seventh resort located near Crawley and in the vicinity of Gatwick Airport . These plans were scrapped in February 2023 following local environmental impact reviews but the company still intends to find a suitable alternate site to build their seventh village which would still be placed East from Longleat and South from Woburn. In November 2024,
989-589: The company announced plans for its first location in Scotland , near Hawick in the Scottish Borders and to be placed Northeast from Whinfell and South of the east end of the M8 Motorway . According to the company, the development would represent a £350m investment and could create up to 1,200 jobs. It plans to submit a planning application for around 700 lodges in 2025. The plans were welcomed by
1032-489: The company might add a fifth village. In December 2004, Center Parcs UK announced that it had identified a location named Warren Wood near Flitwick at Woburn , Bedfordshire . Despite the land being designated as greenbelt , the company sought planning permission and had already completed the signing of a lease on the land from its owner, the Duke of Bedford . The project was expected to cost approximately £160 million, including
1075-531: The company to Canadian -based Brookfield Properties for £2.4bn. At the time Center Parcs UK employed around 7,500 people and received around 2 million guests in 2015. Center Parcs has short-break holiday villages in five locations in the UK, with a sixth in Ireland which opened in 2019. Each village covers around 400 acres (1.6 km) of woodland, with a standard set of facilities, and have around 97% occupancy annually. The first Center Parcs holiday village in
1118-403: The construction of accommodation, indoor and outdoor facilities, the sub-tropical swimming complex, restaurants and a spa, but this has since risen to £230m. It was anticipated that, given planning permission, the project would take between three and four years to complete. In July 2006, Bedfordshire District Council turned down Center Parcs' application for planning approval on the grounds that
1161-422: The county of Wiltshire , England, and is co-located on the site of Longleat Safari Park nearby, approximately five miles (8 km) east of Frome , Somerset , under 20 miles northwest of Shaftesbury , Dorset and a few miles west of Warminster , Wiltshire . This village has fewer lodges than Elveden Forest and Sherwood Forest due to the steep topography of the site. In 1997, The Rank Organisation started
1204-462: The day of the funeral. This statement was later amended, with guests told they'd be able to walk around the sites on that date if they wished. However, guests due to arrive on the Monday were still to be denied access to the site, causing disruption to travel plans for many. Holiday village A holiday village (abbreviated HV ) is a holiday resort where the visitors stay in villas . There
1247-528: The decision to close all of its UK locations for the funeral of Elizabeth II . This included moving all check-ins scheduled for Monday 19 September to the following day, and asking that all guests already present vacate the site by 10am and not return until 10am on Tuesday. The company later partially reversed this decision, after widespread ridicule and derision by the UK media and customer complaints. It later clarified that guests may remain on site, but that they would be prevented from leaving their accommodation on
1290-524: The largest challenges in identifying outbreaks is the ability to verify the results in a laboratory . The oocytes may be seen by microscopic examination of a stool sample, but they may be confused with other objects or artifacts similar in appearance. Most cryptosporidia are 3–6 μm in size, although some reports have described larger cells. Boiling is believed to be the safest option for water contaminated by Cryptosporidium . Dealing with stabilized compost - i.e. composting material that has gone through
1333-590: The leader of the Scottish Borders Council , the chair of South of Scotland Enterprise and representatives of the Borders' tourism industry, respectively. Each village has a number of different lodge types that range from one- to four-bedroom accommodation for up to 8 people, with Sherwood Forest recently opening 6-bedroom lodges for 12 people. Some larger lodges include their own games room and hot tub. Lodges are usually in small clusters and give
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1376-496: The main stock market listing. In May 2006 Center Parcs UK Group PLC was sold to The Blackstone Group for a reported £1.1 billion, and subsequently re-registered as a private company . Under a separate deal at the same time, Blackstone also bought the freehold of the European sites from P&V, which allowed them to rebrand all of the European sites as Center Parcs. In June 2015, it was announced that Blackstone had agreed to sell
1419-565: The name Center Parcs Europe ; however, the two companies have been separately owned since 2001. In 1968, Dutch entrepreneur Piet Derksen purchased woodland near Reuver so that staff and customers of his 17 store sporting goods chain could relax in small tents. The park, De Lommerbergen [ nl ] , was successful and tents were quickly replaced by bungalows or chalets . In July 1987, Center Parcs opened its first UK resort at Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. At that time, "Center Parcs" (under that name, with no regional qualifier)
1462-422: The nearby village of Elveden . Just before 10am on 4 April 2002 a major fire destroyed the central Plaza and sports centre of Elveden Forest. One member of staff was treated for smoke inhalation, but there were no serious injuries. The fire also destroyed seven bars and restaurants, a disco, some gift shops, a sports centre and a bowling alley. The damage to the forest was minimal. A subsequent inquiry found that
1505-484: The phases where micro-organisms are digesting the organic matter and the temperature inside the composting pile has reached temperature up to 50–70 °C – poses very little risk as these temperatures kill pathogens and even make oocysts unviable. Like many fecal-oral pathogens, the disease can also be transmitted by contaminated food, poor hygiene or turning compost in a local compost site. Testing of water, as well as epidemiological study, are necessary to determine
1548-484: The plans of the village including designs of facilities, restaurants, shops and accommodation and in 2012 secured £250 million of investment to build the new resort, to be known as Woburn Forest. Before Center Parcs could start construction, there were a number of planning conditions that had to be satisfied, most notably the improvement of local road junctions to allow smooth access to the Village. They also had to submit
1591-457: The project breached policy safeguarding Metropolitan Green Belt land, leading the company to lodge an appeal against the decision later that year. The inspector hearing the appeal recommended that the Council's decision be upheld. In September 2007 the council's decision was overturned by the government as Secretary of State Hazel Blears overruled the inspector's advice. She acknowledged that
1634-443: The scheme breached both local and national policies on safeguarding Green Belt, but argued that "in this particular case, the economic and employment benefits of the proposal, when taken together with the ecological and biodiversity benefits... constitute very special circumstances and are sufficient to clearly outweigh the harm to Green Belt", and granted outline planning permission. In November 2010 Center Parcs gained full approval for
1677-573: The village started in September 2017. The village employs 1,500 people, of which around 700 are housekeepers. The site originally had 609 lodges, which increased to 900 by the end of 2017. It has a mixture of Woodland Lodges, New Woodland Lodges, Executive Duplex Lodges, Penthouse Duplex Lodge, Executive Apartment, Executive Lodge, New Executive Lodge, and Treehouses, with between one and four bedrooms in each. Three luxury Treehouses were opened in 2010, each with four bedrooms. A six-bedroom Woodland Lodge
1720-495: Was a single global company owning both UK and continental European resorts. In 1989 it opened its second village in the UK at Elveden Forest. Center Parcs (including the Sherwood Forest and Elveden Forest villages) was bought in 1989 by (the now defunct) Scottish & Newcastle . In 1994 it opened its third village in the UK located west and southwest from the first two and near Longleat Adventure & Safari Park. After
1763-558: Was built by Bowmer + Kirkland and was completed in spring 2014. In a 2008 interview, Martin Dalby, the chief executive of Center Parcs UK, stated that Woburn would be the last village the company constructed in the UK until Sussex and that if a sixth village was considered it would probably be located in Ireland. In September 2015, Center Parcs UK announced its intention to build a new site in County Longford , Ireland . Named Longford Forest, it opened in July 2019. In July 2021,
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1806-451: Was dropped from the name in 2006. The set up at Whinfell is slightly different in that the style of accommodation is more akin to two-storey Scandinavian -style lodges, the main centre of the village is under cover, and there is no country club like at Longleat Forest, Elveden Forest and Sherwood Forest. Center Parcs have updated many Whinfell Forest lodges, and added new lodges of an identical style at their other UK villages. Whinfell Forest
1849-625: Was opened in 2017, along with 27 other woodland lodges. There is a watersports lake near the Village Square, although only craft hired from the Boathouse may be used upon it. Two years later, in 1989, a second village was added, at Elveden Forest . It makes up a small area of Thetford Forest west of the B1106 road and near the town of Brandon in Suffolk , England . It is named after
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