Center Parcs Bike Hire ?

gadger999

Hiya all,
Does anyone know if there is a deposit charged when you hire a bike at CP,
The reason for asking is, we are off to longleat on mon - havnt been for about 5 years but we always used to find abandoned bikes at the car parks due to no deposit being charged and people who couldnt be arsed to return them to the cycle centre.
Had free bikes for 3-4 years on the trot and couldnt believe they didnt cotton on as it wasnt only us benifitting.
Probrably changed now though, we are taking 3 bikes anyway

forumfan_2

Longleat have replaced all their bikes in recent years. All the bikes have a barcode that is scanned when you hire them so I guess if you don't return them it will be charged to the account you hired them under.

pendulum

Your right about not only you benefitting, we used to do that too! Probably about 6 years since we last went!

gadger999

Just got back from a midweeker,
As i said earlier ,we took our bikes but they obviously havnt changed their policy as Dumped bikes were everywhere on monday afternoon .
even morso on fri am at the carparks.
Just borrow a bike for the week but take your own lock.

System

so how much does it cost to hire one then?

theonlywayisup

Ive just priced up for 2 kids (they are 11 but over 1.50cm) it is a small adults bike at £24 for a weekend in March, some say they have gears but these don't specifiy, Longleat without gears will be a nightmare. The other childrens bikes are all too small. Am thinking it may just be easier to take their bikes.

forumfan_2

theonlywayisup wrote: »

Ive just priced up for 2 kids (they are 11 but over 1.50cm) it is a small adults bike at £24 for a weekend in March, some say they have gears but these don't specifiy, Longleat without gears will be a nightmare. The other childrens bikes are all too small. Am thinking it may just be easier to take their bikes.

If you are going to hire two adult bikes it may be worth you looking at their flying start package (I did this last time I went to Longleat).

It gives you a voucher for two adult bikes and also gives you access to your lodge at 2pm (queues can be terrible at Longleat) along with loads of 'essentials' delivered to your lodge from £59

http://www.centerparcs.co.uk/accommodation/extras.jsp


Flying Start Package – From £59.00

• Early check-in and access to your accommodation
• 2x adult bike rental
• A great range of food and beverages to make your stay more comfortable:
  • 2 Pts Organic semi-skimmed milk
  • Kingsmill wholemeal bread
  • Local butter
  • 500g Sugar
  • 50 Twinings tea bags
  • 50g Gold Blend Coffee
  • 1.5l Volvic Water
  • 500ml Ecover Washing up Liquid
  • 2 x Andrex Toilet Rolls
  • 3 x Selection of preserves
  • 1l Tropicana Orange Juice
  • McVities Milk Biscuits
  • A sharing bag of Doritos
  • Mild Dip
  • Tube of Sour Cream Pringles
  • Pouch of Maltesers
  • Bottle of white wine

Please note: Vouchers for Bikes will be provided on arrival. Individual products and brands are subject to availability and selections may include substitutes of similar quality.