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Center Parcs Woburn Forest

The newest UK village (2014), between Bedford and Milton Keynes, and the only one with a hotel: the Lakeside Hotel. Center Parcs says its Subtropical Swimming Paradise is the largest and has the biggest choice of rides and slides; swimming is included.

Official website

Subtropical Swimming Paradise

Dashed = not published
SlidesYes
Wave poolYes
Lazy riverYes
Toddler areaYes
IndoorYes
Water parkIncluded with your stay

Good to know

How you get inUnlimited swimming is included in a Center Parcs break; no booking needed. Day visitors are admitted only with a Full-day Visitor Pass when visiting staying guests. Towel hire £3.
Opening hours9am to 8pm daily (11am to 7pm on Christmas Day). Quiet hour at 9am on Wednesdays and Sundays with no waves, slides or rides.
Height rulesTropical Cyclone: 1.22m minimum. Typhoon: 1.22m minimum; one rider over 16, or up to two riders over 8 and 1.22m.
Age and supervisionUnder-4s: one adult per child. Ages 4 to 7: at least one adult per two children. Over-8s may use the pool without an adult. Water heated to 29.5°C.
Where you stayWoodland, Woodland Premium, Forest, Grand Forest and Exclusive lodges, treehouses, hot tub, dog-friendly and adapted lodges, plus Forest Apartments and hotel rooms at the Lakeside Hotel (opened with 75 rooms).
Break lengthsBreaks start on a Monday or Friday: 3-night weekend (Friday to Monday), 4-night midweek (Monday to Friday) or 7 nights.

More to do

Starbucks in the village
Changing Places facility

Drive times

FromDrive
London 1 hr 5 min Longer drive · 49 mi
Reading 1 hr 15 min Longer drive · 55 mi
Leicester 1 hr 25 min Longer drive · 62 mi
Coventry 1 hr 25 min Longer drive · 62 mi
Birmingham 1 hr 50 min Longer drive · 83 mi
Nottingham 1 hr 55 min Longer drive · 87 mi

Estimates from each city centre, without traffic.

Where it is

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Address: Center Parcs Woburn Forest, MK45 2HZ

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Parents ask

Is the water park included at Woburn Forest?

Included with your stay. Unlimited swimming is included in a Center Parcs break; no booking needed. Day visitors are admitted only with a Full-day Visitor Pass when visiting staying guests. Towel hire £3.

How many slides does Subtropical Swimming Paradise have?

Center Parcs lists flumes, the Typhoon slide, the Tropical Cyclone raft ride and the Wild Water Rapids here, and says Woburn has the largest selection of rides and slides; it doesn't publish a count.

Is Woburn Forest good for toddlers?

Yes, there's a toddler area (Free buoyancy aids for babies and toddlers). Under-4s: one adult per child. Ages 4 to 7: at least one adult per two children. Over-8s may use the pool without an adult. Water heated to 29.5°C.

Are there height rules on the slides?

Tropical Cyclone: 1.22m minimum. Typhoon: 1.22m minimum; one rider over 16, or up to two riders over 8 and 1.22m.

Sources

Center Parcs: Woburn Forestcenterparcs.co.ukCenter Parcs: Subtropical Swimming Paradisecenterparcs.co.ukCenter Parcs: Hotels and apartmentscenterparcs.co.ukCenter Parcs: home page (break lengths)centerparcs.co.ukSleeper: Woburn Forest opens with 625 lodges and 75-key hotelsleepermagazine.compostcodes.io: MK45 2HZapi.postcodes.io

Checked October 2026. Resorts change prices, opening times and what's included, so confirm before you book. Report a change.