Shearwater

The Shearwater stop sits on the boundary between the Fir and Maple lodge zones, serving accommodation in the 700s and 710s-720s ranges. It is also located near the village's Cycle Centre, where guests hire bikes, helmets, locks, and mobility scooters - making it a natural starting point for exploring the forest on two wheels.

The stop takes its name from Shearwater Lake, a stunning 36-acre freshwater lake on the Longleat Estate just beyond the Center Parcs perimeter. Created by the 1st Marquess of Bath in the 1790s and later enhanced by landscape gardener Humphry Repton, the lake is roughly 700 metres long and more than 10 metres deep in places - the largest of five lakes on the estate. It's popular with anglers (carp to 30lb+, pike, and mixed coarse fish), walkers, and the Shearwater Sailing Club.

Guests cannot directly access Shearwater Lake from within Center Parcs - the security perimeter prevents it - but it lies only a five-minute drive from the village entrance. From the Nockatt Coppice car park, a beautiful circular walk through mixed woodland leads around the Center Parcs boundary to the lake.