Is The Center Parcs Welcome Pack Worth It?

When you book a Center Parcs break there are a number of things you can add to your booking – one of those items is the Center Parcs Welcome Pack.

The Center Parcs Welcome Pack is a small package of consumable goods that will be inside your lodge when you arrive.

The Center Parcs Welcome Pack is a relatively good value for money. However, it’s likely you’ll still need to purchase additional food and drink for your stay at the village – even if you’re just staying for the weekend.

As such, in some cases, it may be best to skip the ‘Welcome Pack’ altogether and instead purchase your food and drink from the supermarket on your way to the village.

Starter Pack

The Center Parcs Starter Pack is designed to set you up for your stay at the Center Parcs village.

The pack includes some foundational items that will likely mean you don’t need to go out for breakfast the next morning. However, this isn’t enough for much more than breakfast and washing up during a weekend trip.

Price: £26.00

What’s Included :

• Nescafe Gold Blend coffee
• 40 tea bags
• Sugar
• 1lt semi-skimmed milk
• Sliced bread
• Spreadable butter
• 4 pain au chocolates
• 4 mini preserves and spreads selection
• McVitie’s milk chocolate biscuits
• Tropicana smooth orange juice
• Robinsons no-added-sugar orange squash
• Highland Spring water
• 4 bananas
• Mixed fruit pack
• Washing-up liquid
• 2 Triple Velvet toilet rolls

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Family Grocery Pack

The Family Grocery Pack is the largest consumable pack Center Parcs provides. However, it still only includes the basics.

We often choose this Welcome Pack in order to reduce the number of things we have to pack for our Center Parcs trip. However, we still have to go to the on-site ParcMarket for additional supplies – even when only on a weekend getaway.

Price: £52.50

What’s Included:

• Nescafe Gold Blend
• Branded tea bags x 40
• Sugar
• McVitie ‘s milk chocolate biscuits
• Kellogg’s Variety Pack
• Free-range eggs x 6
• Sliced bread
• Mini preserve and spread selection x 8
• Heinz Tomato Ketchup
• HP Sauce
• Olive oil
• Tropicana smooth orange juice
• Robinsons No Added Sugar orange squash
• Highland Spring water
• Pepsi
• Semi-skimmed milk
• Local bacon
• Local sausages
• Heinz Baked Beans
• Tinned plum tomatoes
• Spreadable butter
• Mixed fruit pack
• Walkers crisps x 6
• Triple Velvet toilet rolls
• Washing-up liquid

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Adults Celebration Pack

The Adults Celebration Pack is an additional pack that Center Parcs provides as an add-on to guests.

This pack will be waiting for you inside your lodge upon arrival and is the perfect choice for those visiting Center Parcs for a birthday getaway.

Price: £27.50

What’s Included:

• Flake celebration cake
• 2 foil balloons
• Doritos Cool Original with Doritos Mild Salsa dip
• Italia Prosecco 70cl.

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Continental Breakfast Pack

The Continental Breakfast Pack is a basic breakfast ‘Welcome Pack’ that contains everything you could need for a cold breakfast inside your lodge.

Price: £10.50

What’s Included:

• 4 croissants
• 4 pain au chocolat
• 4 mini preserves
• Butter portions
• 4 fresh fruit portions
• Tropicana smooth orange juice.

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Children’s Birthday Pack

The Children’s Celebration Pack is an additional pack that Center Parcs provides as an add-on to guests.

This pack will be waiting for you inside your lodge upon arrival and is the perfect choice for those visiting Center Parcs for a birthday getaway.

Price: £20.00

What’s Included:

• Nestle Funtatstic Cake
• 24 mixed-colour candles
• Happy Birthday foil balloons
• 4 Fruit Shoots
• 2 packs of Haribo Starmix.

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Fresh Fruit Pack

The Fresh Fruit Pack is exactly what you might expect, a package of fresh fruit that will be waiting for you inside your lodge.

Price: £15.00

What’s Included:

• A melon
• Oranges x 4
• Red apples x 2
• Green apples x 2
• Bananas
• Red and white grapes

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Full English Breakfast Pack

The Full English Breakfast Pack is ideal for those looking to cook a delicious English breakfast the morning after arriving.

Price: £20.00

What’s Included:

• Sausages
• Bacon
• Heinz baked beans
• Juicy vine tomatoes
• 6 free-range eggs
• A packet of flat mushrooms
• 6 slices of bread
• Tropicana smooth orange juice

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Lux Prosecco Breakfast

The Lux Prosecco Breakfast Pack is ideal for those looking to have a luxurious getaway at Center Parcs.

Much like all the ‘Welcome Packs’ on this list, the Lux Prosecco Breakfast Pack will be waiting inside your lodge upon your arrival.

Price: £26.00

What’s Included:

• Croissants
• 4 mini preserves
• 6 free-range eggs
• 37cl bottle of Prosecco
• Orange juice

Available At: Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Woburn Forest, Longleat Forest

Can You Get Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan and Vegetarian Starter Packs?

Center Parcs does an incredible job of catering to a variety of dietary requirements.

However, the items inside the ‘Welcome Packs’ are fixed, and can not be exchanged for different items.

As such, it’s either worth selecting a pack that best meets your dietary requirements or heading to the ParcMarket upon your arrival at the village.

Can You Use Center Parcs Vouchers To Pay For The Center Parcs Starter Pack?

You can use Center Parcs vouchers to pay for your Center Parcs Starter Pack.

However, what vouchers you have will depend on how they can be used.

Some vouchers have a code which can be used when booking online, while other vouchers are paper-based and subsequently you’ll have to book your trip over the phone and post off your paper vouchers – following the instructions of the Center Parcs team.