Insight 40 - Magazine - Page 38
A decade of success for
Woburn Forest
W
oburn Forest, which is located
in Bedfordshire, is celebrating
10 years of making family
memories following its opening on 6 June
2014.
With a 97% occupancy rate, the village has
welcomed more than 3.1 million guests in
the last decade – welcoming its millionth
in 2017, of which 52,000 celebrated a
birthday at Woburn Forest.
The village currently employs more than
1,750 colleagues, with the vast majority
living locally. This year 158 employees
celebrated 10 or more years of service and
nearly 500 colleagues have reached the
five-year milestone.
While the Subtropical Swimming Paradise
is a firm favourite with guests, Adventure
Golf proved to be the most popular
outdoor activity with over 530,000 guests
‘putting’ their skills to the test, followed
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"The last 10 years
has been a truly
amazing journey
and one that I am
incredibly proud of"
by the most popular indoor activity –
Badminton – as 210,000 guests got their
racquets at the ready.
With a range of restaurants, from Las
Iguanas to Bella Italia, Center Parcs’
renowned favourite Huck’s American
Bar and Grill came up on top, as more
than 175,000 families enjoyed its South,
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Californian and Mexican-inspired dishes.
In addition, Woburn Forest has invested
significantly in its Aqua Sana forest spa
concept which has seen over 140,000
guests visiting for a spa day since
2014. The spa includes 25 innovative
multi-sensory experiences across six
zones – from the re-energising thermal
experiences of fire and ice to the healing
powers of mineral and gemstone.
Guests can also choose from a range of
treatments and enjoy lunch at Vitalé Café
Bar, which received a full makeover last
summer.
Center Parcs has been committed to
protecting and enhancing the woodland
since the very beginning – having been
awarded The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity
Benchmark for 17 consecutive years and a team of dedicated rangers have
worked hard over the last decade, to