RNS Number:1189T
Center Parcs (UK) Group PLC
11 December 2003

11th December 2003

                           Center Parcs UK Group plc
               ("Center Parcs UK", "the Company" or "the Group")

Center Parcs UK, Britain's leading short break holiday village operator,
announces today that dealings will commence in its shares at 0800 this morning.
The shares will trade under the symbol CPK and will be quoted on AIM.

Center Parcs UK has four "villages" which are located in Sherwood Forest
(Nottinghamshire), Longleat Forest (Wiltshire), Elveden Forest (Suffolk) and
Oasis Whinfell Forest (Cumbria).  Each village comprises a combination of
woodland and water, with a range of accommodation in individual villas or
apartments and an extensive range of indoor and outdoor sport and leisure
facilities.

The focus of each village is the "Subtropical Swimming Paradise", a transparent
covered dome shaped construction which houses a selection of water activities
including a wave pool, river slides and rides, children's pools and Jacuzzis,
with the temperature maintained at 83 degrees Fahrenheit.  Currently Center
Parcs UK is marketed primarily to the family holiday market.

Center Parcs UK also includes 3D Education and Adventure Limited, which is one
of the UK's leading providers of specialist outdoor education and activity
courses for schools and of unaccompanied holidays and activity experiences for
children and teenagers.  It operates three sites on the South of England and
also provides children's activity services to the Pontins group and the
continental European Center Parcs business.

For the year to 30 April 2003 Center Parcs UK generated sales of #160.7 million
and an EBITDA before exceptional operating items of #35.3 million, despite
receiving no contribution from the Elveden Forest village due its closure
following damage to the central facilities through fire in April 2002.

Following its subsequent rebuild and re-opening in July this year, bookings and
profitability at Elveden Forest have been ahead of budget. In the period to 4
September 2003, net sales at the Group's other sites have increased by
approximately 11.7%, against the comparable period in the previous year, with
EBITDA before rent charges (excluding Elveden Forest) increasing 8.5%.  These
results reflect expanded accommodation and facilities available at Sherwood
Forest (as part of Center Parcs UK's current capital expenditure programme),
organic growth through pricing development, continuing efficiency and yield
management improvements and a continual rolling programme of site development to
enhance customer spend.

Commenting, Martin Robinson, Chairman of Center Parcs said:

"We are delighted that our shares start trading on AIM today.  We look forward
to growing Center Parcs as a quoted company and delivering shareholder value in
the future."


For further information:
Center Parcs
Martin Robinson                       01623 870 365
Martin Dalby                          01623 870 365

Brown Lloyd James Financial
Richard Sunderland                    0771 340 6291
Christopher Joll                      020 7491 7776
Clare Harbord                         020 7491 7776

Collins Stewart
Terry Smith                           020 7523 8350
Kripa Radhakrishnan                   020 7523 8350


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