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After the Longleat Forest and Whinfell Forest villages opened and during a move in 2001 to concentrate on their core brewing business, [citation needed] Scottish and Newcastle sold the UK side of Center Parcs to venture capitalists Deutsche Bank Capital Partners, and it became a separate company known then as Center Parcs UK. [4]
[26] [27] Longleat leases 400 acres (160 ha) of land to Center Parcs for the operation of the Longleat Forest holiday village. [28] The Longleat hedge maze is considered the world's longest, with 1.69 miles (2.72 km) of pathway. The layout was by maze designer Greg Bright. [29]
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In 1987, Center Parcs opened its first UK resort at Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. This brought the company into the sights of expanding brewer Scottish and Newcastle, which later bought the group. In 2001, the UK locations separated from the continental Europe locations and formed a separate company, Center Parcs UK. [1]
Center Parcs may refer to: Center Parcs UK and Ireland, a short-break holiday company based in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Center Parcs Europe, a short-break ...
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Center Parcs Sequoia: Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 58 190 Longleat Forest, Wiltshire: This is the tallest Giant Sequoia in the UK, with a girth of 5.6 meters. Two other trees in the immediate vicinity, both giant sequoias, are 57 meters high. The trees were measured using a forestry laser. [31]
The park is in the grounds of Longleat House, a stately home which is open to the public and is the home of the 8th Marquess of Bath. Longleat Safari Park and the concept of safari parks were the brainchild of Jimmy Chipperfield (1912–1990), former co-director of Chipperfield's Circus.