Oasis Lakeland Forest Village

Advantages: Things to do
Disadvantages: Could get busy, Pool area could be warmer

...When we booked our trip to Oasis I wasn’t convinced. The girlfriend wanted a weekend away. Great I thought - Amsterdam here we come, work had been tough and I felt I needed a bit of break. Ah but hang on a minute we want a weekend in this country and also on the cheap! There was something about the place that scared me – I had a horrible feeling she would have me traipsing around on Mountain Bikes 24 hours a day and hunting Squirrel’s to BBQ for tea. For some reason I also had that cheap advert for a soft drink going around in my head– ‘Oasis – open, pour, be yourself once more’. I guess I better explain what the Oasis Lakeland Forest Village (to give its correct name) is at this point as far as I understand it. Basically its a big glass thing just outside the Lake District (actually located...

Pookie_Rabbit 13.07.2001 · Read review
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Oasis Whinfell

Advantages: family orientated, beautiful setting
Disadvantages: very expensive

...We recently went on holiday to oasis whinfell, which is located in the Lake District about 15 minutes from Penrith. It took us just over 2 hours to travel there from Ayr, Scotland. The Park itself is set in acres of woodland with a small lake in the centre. There are lots of footpaths and cycle routes throughout the woods and the wildlife is amazing, there are squirrels and rabbits that just sit at the edge of the paths and watch you go by. On arrival at the park at 11 am we checked in through some rather fancy looking drive-through doors. After parking our car in the extremely large and rather disorientating car park we set about finding our way round the immense park itself. Unfortunately we could not check into our chalet until 3 pm so exploring was about all we were left with. Firstly we went to hire bikes. Given the size...

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The Village

Advantages: Atmosphere. Well produced - Escapist
Disadvantages: Story line too unrealistic for me

...Last week I came across one of those special offers in HMV (4 DVds for £20). It was end of the season sale and I picked up a film called "The Village" just to make up the numbers. It struck me as being some sort of clichéd horror film from the blurb on the cover and I didn't expect to be watching it in the very near future. But it was one of those DVDs that keep popping up every time I looked through my shelf of dozens of other unwatched movies. Well the other evening, it popped up again and I just put it in the machine without giving it too much thought. As I wasn't in the mood for thinking anyway, it would probably be an ideal film. As we got into the film, enter the monster, well, a glimpse of it. It was supposed to be scaring me but even my wife, who makes me jump out of my skin with her sudden screams in scary movies, remained...

derek-j-a 06.10.2005 (07.10.2005) · Read review
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Oasis a great get away for all the family

Advantages: something for everyone
Disadvantages: some shops are a little pricey

...disco continues after the show is over until about 1 0'clock. Children are also allowed to come to the shows and disco with their parents. The real fun came for me when I had to cycle up a massive hill after one too many bacardi breezers!!! Also visit the country club during your stay. There are some really nice shops here to buy sports equipment. However, I forgot my swimming costume and found the costumes within this complex to be a little bit pricey! There are so many endless activaties at Oasis that you will have to look hard to find a better all round family holiday. Other activaties inc Quad biking, Horse Riding, Ice skating and much more. Most things are reasonably priced, and entrance to the world of water is free. There is a really nice warm pub near to the country club, I forget its name but you can't miss it. The food is...

KarmababyUK 27.06.2001 · Read review
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  A Desert Oasis

Advantages: Far too many too many to mention.
Disadvantages: Haggling at the Bazaar

...We rarely spend Christmas at home and prefer to get away from the miserable English weather to somewhere hot, but our choices are normally limited. This Christmas just gone we decided to go to Egypt where we knew we would be guaranteed the sun. We stayed at the Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort and Spa from 21st December 08 until 2nd January 09. The hotel is situated just outside Ne'ama Bay at Sharm El Sheikh, just a 15 minute drive from Sharm airport. Situated in the Sinai Peninsular and overlooking the Beautiful Red Sea. I should mention this is classed as a 5* hotel and is all inclusive. (643 rooms on two floors) First Impressions On arrival we found ourselves travelling along a very grand, tree lined driveway, the trees were dripping with fairy lights, it was like entering Santa's grotto, very, very magical...

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The Village

Advantages: You will enjoy it
Disadvantages: None

...The Village, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan on a budget of 60 million dollars, was going to be a tough follow up for a director known for his twists and turns. As it turned out, there was a twist, but it was a rather low key one, and it was almost apparent from the start, though it is not without a small end revelation, that will surprise you. This movie starts off really slowly, leading you into the lives of a group of villagers, who live on the outskirts of a wood, in 1897 Pennsylvania, which is seemingly haunted by some nasty hideous monsters, referred to only as, 'Those we do not speak of'. A village where the colour red is not allowed, as it is the colour of evil. The Elders, who have set up and run the village, teach their children that the Towns outside their village is a bad place, and they must never cross into...

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A true Oasis in the hectic pace of life

Advantages: Beautiful setting, peaceful and fun
Disadvantages: Showing signs of age, confusing booking processes

...once or twice a year, these can be a little repetitive. Again on the downside, the accommodation is starting to become dilapidated, with furniture in need of replacement, taps dripping and inventory missing. You must vacate your accommodation by 10am on departure day but you can stay in the village as long as you like. Overall, this is a wonderful holiday destination with a stupid amount of things to do, tremendous levels of peace and tranquillity and a naturists delight. The weather really does not matter and, if you take the trouble to plan ahead, booking activities in advance, your time spent at Oasis will be fun, relaxing and great value for money. There are far too many facilities to list and the centre is peaceful enough for those who wish to take it easy but has activities too numerous to mention for those who wish to use...

psteadma 12.09.2004 (13.09.2004) · Read review
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Oasis sickening drink.

Advantages: Tastes nice,
Disadvantages: Left me feeling sick after drinking it

...PACKAGING This comes in a medium sized, thick, see through, plastic bottle with a blue lid and blue label with "oasis" written on it in big white letters with bright red coloring highlighting them. There is pictures of stawberries and cherries on the label and it is very nicely designed. It definitely has the type of packaging which would encourage me to buy it. On the back theres a sign to advice against littering and one to show that the box is recyclable . The lid has a sign on the top to indicate that you twist the lid around to open it. (Like we need to know that LOL) It also asks "thristy?" then says "job done", and it says best served chilled which in my opinion it is. It also says still summer fruit juice drink with sugar and sweetners. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, TYPICAL VALUES PERS 100ML * Energy - 76.kg, 18...

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Oasis

Advantages: good music
Disadvantages: arrogant and badly behaved?

...Whether you like them or hate them, this established band seems here to stay for some time more. Who are they? The band formed in 1993 in Manchester, UK. Oasis performed their first gig 11 years ago and it was 8 years since their debut album with their first single ?Supersonic? from April 1994. They have travelled beyond novelty into a well-established band. There was a time when I was thinking that it might be the last we will hear from them. However, to come back down from the mid-nineties of Blur versus Oasis, it is hardly surprising that people might question them when they no longer stay at the very top. As with all bands, they come and go in the pop charts but they will still remain to have dedicated fans. Oasis seem to have transcended above being pop icons from the Britpop days into a band that sticks to...

miss_d_bus 21.05.2004 (22.05.2004) · Read review
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Village of the Damned Scared

Advantages: Good acting and story
Disadvantages: Looking for the plot twists will give you whiplash

...Pennsylvania, 1897; the inhabitants of the utopian Covington have held an uneasy truce with the creatures that live in the woods around their village for years. But when Lucius Hunt asks permission to leave, things change for the worse. Writer-director M Night Shyamalan?s films all seem to exist in the eternal twilight of an autumnal world. ?The Village? is no exception, portraying a world of muted tones and frosty nights, the whole thing awash in leaf litter. It makes for an atmospheric backdrop in a tale where the greatest horrors are imagined and not seen. Here he delivers a taut, slow-burning psychological horror that plays on our primeval fear of the dark and the things that may be lurking in it. He ramps up the suspense through the judicious use of obscured views, half-seen creatures and a shrieking score that will send shivers...

afy9mab 28.08.2004 · Read review
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