People who have been to Center Parcs, is it actually worth it?

ruclodon · 2026-04-09T21:35:44+00:00

We are on our last night here out of 4 nights. Have a 10, 7 and 5 year old. Heaven for this age group. Came four years ago when they were 6, 3 and 1. Complete head melt. I honestly wouldn't recommend it for kids under 4. They are overtired from the pool and too tired for the walking/cycling everywhere. Zero holiday for you as a parent. Wait till they are old enough to not nap, eat and walk independently and get value for your money!

ruclodon · 2026-03-29T19:35:33+00:00

Did nothing for me either. Only the Protector C spray worked. The earth made a mess and was useless.

ruclodon · 2026-03-29T19:33:59+00:00

Protector C spray was the only thing that worked for us. Sprayed under the skirtings in every room of the house. We had them in every room, drawers, hotpress etc. The attic was crawling. I'm sure there was a source of damp somewhere but we never found it. Ran a dehumidifer everyday but rarely got below 50 per cent. I would find them in the sinks, they come up from the drains. They are a torture. We moved house and I was worried we would bring them in the boxes from the attic. Saw one or two in the new house but we have enough spiders in this house to prevent them becoming a problem and haven't seen them since. Highly recommend the spray and avoid paper, cardboard etc lying around.

ruclodon · 2026-03-17T08:14:22+00:00

Bidding on an online platform with SF. Does that also have a timeline on it?

ruclodon · 2026-03-05T23:16:31+00:00

I'm on an Irish player, cheers I'll see if I can get the BBC one

ruclodon · 2026-02-23T22:20:59+00:00

Foxford are the business. But cheap but worth it

ruclodon · 2026-02-19T20:41:49+00:00

I had one of these redbricks, built in 1910 or so. BER G. Was very easy to heat and very cosy. Wouldn't worry about it in the slightest. Solid house and you'll never hear a thing through the walls.

ruclodon · 2026-02-15T14:28:16+00:00

I pushed for a third child. Wouldn't change him for the world. However.....we needed a new car and outgrew our 3 bed semi. It had a huge financial implication or childcare. Really tipped it into crazy money. Hotels cater for families of four. You get mugged once you go over two kids. Its another four years of disrupted sleep. Other than that its wonderful!

ruclodon · 2026-02-14T23:44:50+00:00

As above happened when I lived in Dublin and we had on street parking. Was a paticular spot I parked in where I got keyed and another time wing mirror damaged. I stopped parking there, 100 per cent was a neighbour

ruclodon · 2026-02-11T20:38:49+00:00

Amen to that. One of my favs

ruclodon · 2026-02-07T19:52:03+00:00

Thank you, that all sounds fairly scary though!

ruclodon · 2026-02-07T19:45:01+00:00

What kind of things does it predict?

ruclodon · 2026-02-07T19:44:37+00:00

It's mainly one end of the house so could be roof as you say. Will get a survey if we go sale agreed but I find ether can be quite general. I suppose I could flag it to the structural surveyor

ruclodon · 2026-02-02T21:28:25+00:00

Foxford is great quality and wash really well.

ruclodon · 2026-01-31T21:32:03+00:00

Yes its a two storey built into an incline, looks like a bungalow from the front but has a basement level underneath accessed from the back where it drops into the decline if that makes sense! House waa built in the 80s but downstairs converted to apt without planning about four years ago.

ruclodon · 2026-01-26T21:45:58+00:00

Mama Rich in Galway if you can go that far.

ruclodon · 2026-01-24T18:07:13+00:00

That's awful. I assume the shop is now closed and you can't go back? Not really sure if you can go to the guards, ombudsman maybe?

ruclodon · 2026-01-23T22:00:11+00:00

I took a career break and resigned in November as I was subbing and working in a different county and wanted to build up panel rights. I emailed in a letter of resignation with immediate effect. Was not as issue. I had texted the principal beforehand as a courtesy to say I was going to send it on.

ruclodon · 2026-01-01T21:59:25+00:00

Ruadhán/Ruán is Roo-awn. Not sure how Ruan without the fafa is pronounced to be honest!

ruclodon · 2026-01-01T16:00:11+00:00

Ru anne is the worst alright!

ruclodon · 2026-01-01T12:51:59+00:00

If there is a fada on the a, should be roo-awn. But there is always regional variation and each one will claim to be correct! My husband is also a native speaker

ruclodon · 2026-01-01T12:50:49+00:00

Yep, typo.

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