guided nature walks through the ravine that divides the front nine from the back on the golf course. There’s also a luxurious beach club with a shuttle bus service. Expect to pay around £2,625 for a week in September, for a family of four, staying

is now a development of 12 stunning New England-style beachfront houses. Overlooking the empty white beaches of the Isles of Scilly, brushed by the frothy waves of the icy Atlantic, they offer an enchanting Christmas hideaway. If not dusted in snow

There's really no need to load yourself up with the following:Inflatable beach toys, buckets and spades – buy them when you get thereToo many nappies – dittoBananas – will go black and squishy on the planeToys with small parts – they’ll get lost

. For the kids A range of free musical, artistic and energetic pursuits, including seaside fun on an artificial beach, junk modelling and badge-making and, for the musically minded, ukelele workshops. Added extras Greentop Circus Cabaret in the Big Top, a

will welcome babies from six months, allowing you a little breather to enjoy the spa and sports. * Family beach holiday You can't get closer to the beach than at Diva in the Maldives, where your villa is set on stilts over the blue lagoon. On the beach, you can

to distinguish the jelly shoe from any other. But then, turn it over and you'll see that, as your toddler walks in the sand, he'll be leaving a perfect little trail of Gucci marks that will set him streets ahead in the style stakes of all his other beach buddies

months, as well as clubs for children and teenagers, baby equipement and the inspired Babe Watch babysitting on the beach!  beaches.* Family beach holiday The newly opened Martinhal, Algarve, Portugal, is already billed as ‘the finest luxury family resort

Matterhorn view on a sunny afternoon!Family beach holiday The quintessentially laid back Italian vibe is a huge draw at the Hotel Hermitage on the beautiful Tuscan island of Elba and has a strong following with our clients. It’s the kind of quirky yet

have your own space but very easy access to baby friendly places to eat, play and relax. * Family beach/summer holiday For me, a luxurious activity holiday along the lines of those offered by www.country-kids.fr would be bliss. They combine the best

lots of wonderful tents and tipis to buy: we love this canvas Cowboy Wigwam from Lakeland, that’s easy to assemble and packs neatly away so you can transport it for imaginative play at the park, in the woods, or even on the beach.For your child