Center Parcs Sherwood Forest

For the children

• Kids' activities
• Playground
• Pool
• Children's pool
• Outdoor play
• Games room
• Bikes
• Tennis
• Nature activities
• Watersports
• Family dining
• Children's menu
• Family rooms
• Cots
• Spa

Best for

All ages, especially toddlers to tweens

Ages

All ages

Kids' club

No traditional drop-off club; extensive bookable kids' activities from toddler sessions to teen sports

Pool

Subtropical Swimming Paradise: indoor pool complex with slides, rapids and toddler areas

Family rooms

Two- to four-bedroom lodges, plus Treehouses (up to 6) and four-bedroom Exclusive Lodges with games rooms

Outdoors

Cycling, lake watersports, archery, aerial adventure, nature walks, tennis

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• Crich Tramway Village ↗

  ~24 miles · ~30 mins

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  A recreated period street where families ride vintage trams as often as they like, with a woodland walk, play areas and a sculpture trail. Unlimited rides make it a hit with transport-mad little ones.

• Heights of Abraham ↗

  ~27 miles · ~45 mins

  Adventure park · ideal day trip

  A cable car ride up the hillside to woodland walks, play areas, show caverns and big views over the Derwent valley. The cable car itself is the highlight for most children.

• Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath ↗

  ~28 miles · ~45 mins

  Theme park · ideal day trip

  A hillside theme park designed for younger children, with gentle rides, play zones and dinosaur-themed fun built into the slopes above the Derwent gorge. Small enough that little ones can manage it without meltdowns.

• Chatsworth Farmyard & Adventure Playground ↗

  ~30 miles · ~30 mins

  Farm park · excellent toddler activity

  Within the grounds of one of England's great houses, the farmyard lets children meet animals up close while a big woodland adventure playground with climbing frames and water play keeps them busy for hours.

• Yorkshire Wildlife Park ↗

  ~31 miles · ~30 mins

  Wildlife park · ideal day trip

  Walk-through reserves with the UK's only polar bears, plus lions, giraffes and lemurs you can walk among. Wide paths suit buggies and there are play areas throughout, making it an easy, joyful day out.

• National Space Centre ↗

  ~43 miles · ~45 mins

  Science centre · rainy day option

  Real rockets standing in a glass tower, a planetarium dome show and hands-on galleries about astronauts and the planets. It sparks big questions in school-age children and is a great rainy-day plan in the Midlands.

• Alton Towers Resort ↗

  ~45 miles · ~1 hr

  Theme park · ideal day trip

  Britain's biggest theme park pairs record-breaking coasters for brave teenagers with a whole CBeebies Land for preschoolers, plus a waterpark and gardens. Big enough to fill two days, which makes it a natural anchor for a weekend.

• Twycross Zoo ↗

  ~50 miles · ~1 hr

  Zoo · ideal day trip

  Famous for its apes, from gorillas to bonobos and orangutans, Twycross is a manageable size for little legs with indoor play and a woodland adventure playground. A relaxed zoo day without the scale of the giants.