REVEALED: One million visitors have come to Longford to enjoy Center Parcs Longford Forest

Center Parcs Longford Forest is proud to announce that it has welcomed its one millionth guest today, doubling this year’s festivities for the company after celebrating five years in business in July.  

The company, which currently employs 1,251 people, not only has recorded incredible visitor numbers since opening, surpassing expectations, but has also transformed Ireland’s domestic tourism market in the last five years by introducing a new short break offering to the Irish public.

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According to Center Parcs Ireland data, over one in three (37%, 14,570) guests have stayed at Longford Forest at least twice, demonstrating just how many Irish families have embraced the magic of a Center Parcs short break. Additionally, over three quarters (78%) of guests who have stayed at Center Parcs Longford Forest in the last twelve months rated their short break as excellent.  

What’s more, guests at Center Parcs Longford Forest have in the last five years: 

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• Hired 158,593 bikes 

• Booked 74,633 bowling lanes 

• Golfed 187,555 times (in fact, Adventure Golf has been the most popular outdoor activity at Longford Forest since opening) 

• Dined at Cara’s Kitchen and Bar 226,938 times (and that’s not even counting the volume of tasty meals that these guests enjoyed!) 

That’s not all, more than 142,437 thrill-seekers have reached new heights at Longford and crossed the forest’s Aerial Adventure, covering a total distance of over 24,000km, or the equivalent of ziplining around Ireland’s coast seven times! 

Commenting on the milestone, Daragh Feighery, Village Director at Center Parcs Longford Forest said: ‘’Today is a very proud day for our company as we celebrate that we have welcomed one million guests, almost a fifth of Ireland’s population, to Longford Forest in just five years. This occasion comes at a significant time for us as we just began construction of a new development at Longford Forest last month, which includes an additional 198 new lodges, and will increase our capacity to welcome even more families.

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"When we opened Longford Forest, we could not have imagined just how positive and successful our short break experience, which was new to the Irish market at the time would be, and we believe the new development will enable us to further revolutionise Ireland’s domestic tourism sector."