, fishing for supper, den building and exhausted, happy children – all without sacrificing lashings of hot water and a comfortable bed.Base camp options include Dignity and Time, two fabulous barn conversions on the Blackhaugh Farm with a loch and farm tours

Feather Down Farm, County DerryFeather Down Farms can always be relied upon to transport your family into a rural idyll with its tried-and-tested countryside glamping. Families get to stay in beautiful rustic tents with bunk beds, master bedroom

that can book babysitters.Prices start at £630 for a week in a three-bed residence at Castlemartyr.Tel: 0161 242 2970; www.naturalretreats.comCheck out Ireland's Famous Five locations in our UK section.

Brighton’s many delights, such as the Royal Pavilion, the Theatre Royal and the famous Pier. However, you may not want to ever leave your room, especially if you book Carousel, which comes complete with four-poster bed, Barcelona Chair and a 300-year

A typical “tent” has beds, a stove and toilets, but 2011 sees a little more luxury at Billingsmoor Farm in Devon and Manor Farm in Hampshire. The Feather Down and Frills package includes a private hot tub and shower set up outside your tent

build up an appetite for a scrumptious meal in the family brasserie. Then, before bed, why not relax together in the family spa with its ice fountain, rasul mud therapy room, experience shower, swimming pool and fitness suite? Prices for a family of four

the trees on the soft sandy beach dunes.All tents have beachy interiors by stylist Monica Loudon with wood-burning stoves, en-suite WCs, hot showers and can sleep up to eight people. Children will love the comfy ‘cupboard bed’. There’s also a tree house

room with sofa bed. It was first used for Edward VII when he came to Wales for his investiture in 1936 and overlooks the tidal estuary and mountains beyond.Families staying at the castle have free access to all Portmeirion Village’s facilities including

Plas RhianfaPlas Rhianfa is a stunning Welsh chateau in Anglesey, though it wouldn’t look out of place in the Loire Valley. In celebration of one of the UK’s greatest children’s writers, the hotel has created a fun Enid Blyton package for families

. The tents have wooden beds, mattresses, bedlinen and barbecues. There are shared cooking areas as well as toilets and safari-style shower tents. Tel: 07985 169101 or visit www.tentedlodges.co.uk4. Talton Lodge, Warwickshire This campsite is in a Victorian