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RecommendedForest village of lodges and treehouses with indoor water park

Center Parcs Elveden Forest

Brandon, Suffolk

Flat, sandy Breckland forest makes Elveden the easiest village for little legs on bikes, and the pool is one of the best in the estate. Thetford Forest's Go Ape and High Lodge are on the doorstep if you fancy a morning outside the gates.

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

  • ROARR! Dinosaur Adventure ↗

    ~39 miles · ~45 mins

    Adventure park · ideal day trip

    Life-size dinosaurs on a woodland trail, with excavation pits, indoor play and an animatronic T. rex. Dinosaur-mad children are in heaven; good with a north Norfolk stay.

  • Colchester Zoo ↗

    ~46 miles · ~1 hr

    Zoo · ideal day trip

    One of the best-regarded zoos in the country, with elephants, a walk-through lemur forest and a large African savannah area. Plenty of play areas break up the day, and it is a natural stop on an Essex coast or Suffolk weekend.

  • BeWILDerwood ↗

    ~49 miles · ~1 hr

    Adventure park · ideal day trip

    A storybook forest of treehouses, rope bridges, zip wires and giant slides, inspired by the Boggle books. Wild, imaginative play in the Norfolk Broads.

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    A guide, not a guarantee. Shown only where the venue or a trusted source has told us. Not listed doesn't mean not available — check with the venue if it matters for your visit.

    Researched by Tumble in October 2026 from each place's own website. Tumble doesn't take these bookings — prices, availability and children's club details change, so check with them before you book. Distances and travel times are approximate.