Center Parcs has announced a €100 million (£87 million) revamp of its Longford Forest resort in Ireland, introducing new treehouse accommodation, additional lodges, and an aerial zipline ride. The investment will expand the site’s capacity and enhance its leisure offerings.
The resort will gain 83 new lodges, including six-bedroom woodland lodges for larger groups and more dog-friendly options. New treehouses, already available at other Center Parcs sites, will feature two storeys accessed via walkways through the trees and may include hot tubs, saunas, and gaming dens.
A major new attraction is the 'Forest Glider', described as a continuous-loop, gravity-fed aerial ride, set to open in autumn 2026. The 400-acre site will also welcome a lakeside restaurant and two new escape rooms—The Plant Room and Forest Laboratory—which launched in December 2025.
Longford Forest, Center Parcs’ first Irish location, opened in 2019 and has hosted over one million guests. It already features Ireland’s largest waterpark, the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, heated to 29.5°C year-round, with attractions such as the Tropical Cyclone raft ride and a lazy river.
The resort’s accommodation naming has also been updated: the Executive Lodge is now a Forest Lodge, and the Executive Plus Lodge is the Grand Forest Lodge. Center Parcs separately plans a new £350 million site near Hawick, Scotland, potentially opening by the end of 2029.
