Elveden Forest
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Elveden Forest makes up a small area of Thetford Forest
near the town of Brandon
, Suffolk
, England
. It is east of the B1106 and is occupied by a Center Parcs
Holiday village. It is named after the nearby village of Elveden
.
, a disco, some gift shops, the sports centre and a bowling alley. The damage to the forest was minimal and there have been continued attempts to fully restore nature in Elveden.
The Center Parcs village re-opened in July 2003 after a major re-design. The most dramatic difference was to the village square which was rebuilt with an open-air Mediterranean theme. This was most likely done because Insurers didn't want everything together like the old Plaza structure was so that a fire did not completely destroy the main area of the village. The subtropical swimming paradise reopened having mostly survived the blaze and the sauna complex changed to a Balinese theme, and a new Sports Plaza opened.
Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Britain, Thetford Forest Park is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England...
near the town of Brandon
Brandon, Suffolk
Brandon is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Forest Heath local government district.Brandon is located in the Breckland area on the border of Suffolk with the adjoining county of Norfolk...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is east of the B1106 and is occupied by a Center Parcs
Center Parcs
Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages incorporating a UK-based company, Center Parcs UK, which runs holiday villages in the United Kingdom and a sister enterprise, Center Parcs Europe, that operates in numerous locations in continental Europe...
Holiday village. It is named after the nearby village of Elveden
Elveden
Elveden is a village and civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 270.The village is located on the A11 between Cambridge and Norwich and experiences a high volume of traffic...
.
2002 fire
On 4 April 2002 a fire destroyed the plaza area of the village. Nobody was reported to be seriously injured, but the whole plaza was destroyed and more than 100,000 people had their breaks at the Village postponed. The fire, which blazed just before 10am also destroyed seven bars and restaurants, a swimming poolSwimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
, a disco, some gift shops, the sports centre and a bowling alley. The damage to the forest was minimal and there have been continued attempts to fully restore nature in Elveden.
The Center Parcs village re-opened in July 2003 after a major re-design. The most dramatic difference was to the village square which was rebuilt with an open-air Mediterranean theme. This was most likely done because Insurers didn't want everything together like the old Plaza structure was so that a fire did not completely destroy the main area of the village. The subtropical swimming paradise reopened having mostly survived the blaze and the sauna complex changed to a Balinese theme, and a new Sports Plaza opened.