We have now had two Center Parks holidays - the Aqua Mundo is great for our two very active boys (7 & 5). Longleat: cycling back to your villa can be exciting, especially in the dark, as it's so hilly. There are raised boardwalk sections and hairpin bends. Although the Italian restaurant wasn't cheap, the pizzas were great, it was pretty child-friendly and good value for a successful evening meal out (still a rare experience!) We also had a take-away from the Indian Restaurant. Our summer holiday has been spent at De Eemhof in Holland. This was also a success and the Aqua Mundo was similar to the one at Longleat. There was also a good shop and bakery. However, the restaurants were not so good as at Longleat, with very mediocre food. I guess they were child-friendly, but we had better meals by eating in! Most of our visits involved a drive of 40 mins to an hour, but were memorable, if a little expensive. The kids particularly enjoyed the monkeys and apes at Apenheuil, the Dolphinarium at Harderwijk and cycling round the Holge Veluwe park on white bicycles! On the negative side, our boys didn't really play with other children in England or in Holland as they find 'kids clubs' boring and you have to be over 8 to try most of the exciting activities. From that point of view, Belle Dune (Pierre et Vacances) was superb. There also seemed to be quite a lot of vehicles circulating in Holland, so we were always a bit anxious about them going off on their bikes. As an aside, we found the ferry (P&O Hull-Europoort) desperate food-wise. ?7.50 for each of our kids in the buffet restaurant and having to wait over an hour wasn't any fun.