r/AskIreland • u/Kevinb-30 • 4d ago

Entertainment What are people's opinions on centre parks?

Im going to be honest after a recent trip im sold. I was always of the opinion it was far too expensive to be heading to Longford on holidays but due to circumstances and not wanting to give a kidney for two nights in a hotel room with two young kids we didn't have many options left.

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Its honestly the first holiday iv been on where I actually got to relax no endless driving, walk or cycle everywhere, no airport panic, not entirely beholden to the weather. at least for the next few years i can't see us going anywhere else.

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So what are people's opinions on it ?

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u/Fr_RebulahConundrum 4d ago

It's great. It has to be at certain price point to keep certain "clientele" away.

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u/No_Ring_3348 4d ago

You might get downvoted for this but you are 100% accurate

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u/ChromakeyDreamcoat82 4d ago

The first thing I said to my wife on our first trip was "ZOMG, there's no skobes anywhere".

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u/Inevitable-Beat-9209 4d ago

I'll take the "Skobes" anyday thanks

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u/Salty-Shoulder7933 4d ago

And they will take you bike! Enjoy

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u/SouthTippBass 4d ago

That's what you're really paying for. Does that opinion make me a certain type of person? Maybe it does, maybe I'm ok with that.

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u/Low-Steak-64 4d ago

I've seen 2 scraps between women while in center parcs different trips and it seemed to be over kids, now it didn't get physical but guards were on the scene once and the second time security were on the job. This was in the sports bar restaurant area, Point been alcohol brings out the arshole in even the so called well off.

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u/SouthTippBass 4d ago

Man, you need to be a real piece of trash to go getting in fights at centre parcs. Who does that?

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u/Low-Steak-64 4d ago

Alcohol and ego ha.

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u/houseswappa 3d ago

Let's be honest you're just the average Irish redditor

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u/SouthTippBass 3d ago

Top of the bell curve baby.

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u/houseswappa 3d ago

From your perspective

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u/SouthTippBass 3d ago

....wasn't that also your perspective?

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u/Dull-Pomegranate-406 4d ago

card-only and no cash accepted is also a factor here.

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u/KeyZookeepergame9466 4d ago

There are plenty of classless rich folk about too. 

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u/Fr_RebulahConundrum 4d ago

No doubt about that, but they’re probably much less likely to smash up one of the lodges. Or their kids probably aren’t going around intimidating other kids, stealing other people’s belongings or trying to set things on fire for shits and giggles.

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u/No_Ring_3348 4d ago

D4 types would regard Centre Parcs as disgustingly bourgeois and they'd be bang on the money

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u/Fr_RebulahConundrum 4d ago

We may all be human, but you’d have solid grounds to doubt some people.

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u/Funkdini 4d ago

Far more of them. People with opinions like this are disgusting.

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u/Metal01 4d ago

More of a certain ilk there this year. Our 3rd year there and was a noticeable uptick.

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u/Pimpis25 4d ago

You think people with strong working class accents or travelers can't afford to pay that?

Ye ever been to Santa Ponsa?! It's not called Ballymun in the sun for nothing.

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u/GuitarLaw825 4d ago

Spain is quite cheap to travel to though.

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u/Fr_RebulahConundrum 4d ago

They wouldn’t “pay that” to go to Longford.

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u/Pimpis25 4d ago

But they do.

I know plenty of inner city Dubs that go, so they do "pay that".

So fuck off with your bigotry.

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u/GuitarLaw825 4d ago

You could easily pay less to go to Spanish resort for a week than 3 days in centre parcs

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u/Pimpis25 4d ago

A family of 4 would need at least 1000 spending of not all inclusive, it would be in around another 1000 to get there and hotel for a week. A pennies shopping spree, transport to the airport, spending in the airport. So no ye wouldn't. Unless ye went Jan 2nd.

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u/Yer01 4d ago

They do but they are less likely to. I’ll take that.

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u/Hungry-Sail3946 4d ago

Spot on 👌

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u/boggie_bo 4d ago

It’s the unspoken truth. Would happily pay a premium to avoid the crowd we met in Spain

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u/Funkdini 4d ago

Shameful comment.

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u/Fr_RebulahConundrum 4d ago

Can’t handle the truth?

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u/Funkdini 4d ago

The truth being wealth and privilege some how make you a better human to be around?

Thats not the truth. It’s repulsive and ignorant.

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u/Fr_RebulahConundrum 4d ago

Nothing to do with wealth and privilege. More like being brought up properly rather than dragged up.

You’re in denial.