Elveden Centre Parcs evacuated after police incident

Elveden Centre Parcs evacuated after police incident

Shocked holidaymakers at a Center Parcs were placed on lockdown in their lodges as police swept the resort for a suspicious package.

A guest raised the alarm after overhearing talk of a device in a restaurant, forcing bomb disposal units to flock to the resort in Elveden, Suffolk.

Experts have been trawling the site since they first arrived at around 8pm, but no bomb was found.

But families with young children enjoying the first weekend of the school holidays were left to trudge more than a mile, some in bare feet, back to their cabin, while one mother said she was unable to reach her diabetic daughter's insulin pen. 

Shocked holidaymakers at a Center Parcs have been placed on lockdown in their lodges as police sweep the resort for a suspicious package

A guest raised the alarm after overhearing talk of a device, forcing bomb disposal units to flock to the resort in Elveden, Suffolk

One guest online said she and seven other members of her group had to walk more than a mile back to their accommodation. 

Images circulating on social media show dozens of swimmers and other guests huddled around in foil blankets after being evacuated.

A four-night stay the park this summer for a family of four costs £1,4999, equating to £375 per night.

Center Parcs tweeted: 'Due to an incident in the Village Square this area is closed for the remainder of this evening.' 

And guests also expressed their frustration via social media. 

Experts have been trawling the site since they first arrived at around 9pm, but no bomb has yet been found

Information was put out for guests, although some have complained about not being kept up to speed

One guest said: 'Never thought 7 of us + baby would have to walk barefoot 1.5 miles in emergency blankets back to our lodge tonight'.

Another added: 'Got evacuated at 8pm it's now 11pm, stuck in our room not knowing what's going on still?' 

One mother of a diabetic child was even forced to use Twitter for an emergency medical query.

She asked: 'Are any of the staff type 1 diabetic with any way to administer insulin? My daughter is diabetic and her insulin pump is in the lockers!'

Guests on social media of their panic, although one person said 'no one seems to have a clue what's going on here'

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