The price of a 7-day stay at a Center Parc holiday park in the UK can be double that charged in some European destinations, and prices in the on-site chain restaurants can be extortionately high.

The August price for a family of four staying in a basic Woodland Lodge in Woborn, Beds is £1,958, as opposed to £909 at a German equivalent, with travel adding less than £250. Prices in the chain restaurants on-site in the UK include £9.50 for a breakfast at Cafe Rouge, which costs £5.95 in the chain’s High Street outlets.