The family said: “After a busy year through work and other emotional strains placed on our family…the Center Parcs break was just what we needed.

The first thing we noticed at Center Parcs was how all the staff were so engaging and loved their work. Phone operators to parking attendants all gushed at how wonderful it was, and were truly genuine.

Our accommodation was fantastic and my wife even commented that this would be ample for us to live in once the kids had flown the nest. The chalk board door, with a personal message from the cleaning staff welcoming us was also a great touch!

Even though the accommodation itself was fantastic, the family loved spending quality time outdoors having fun. “We threw ourselves into the activities. It turns out our son loves canoeing and fencing!” “The kids also loved getting out on their bikes and tearing it up around the bike trails! But the real gem was the swimming pool. We spent a whole day in there and could have stayed longer.”

The Donnelly’s took also time to say a big thank you to the Give Us Time team for its commitment to getting “some really top drawer breaks for service families.” They said “It’s fair to say that our break gave us the time we needed as a family”.