Center Parcs
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![An original Center Parcs Cottage (named 'Villas' in UK resorts), designed by the Dutch architect Jaap Bakema.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Centerparcs_cottage0230.jpg")
![Dutch Center Parcs entrance (at De Eemhof).](/Images/godic/202501/03/Centerparcs0230.jpg")
![The Subtropical Swimming Paradise in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, UK.](/Images/godic/202501/03/SubtropicalSwimmingParadise0230.jpg")
Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages. Originally founded in the Netherlands in 1968, today the common brand is operated by two separate companies: Center Parcs Europe (CPE) which is operated by Pierre & Vacances on mainland European sites owned by Blackstone Group; and Center Parcs UK, which runs holiday villages in the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by Brookfield Properties Corporation.