to rainforest lodges.Of course, you can also create your own package deal close to home:  why not load bikes onto the car, nip across the Channel and try a short-haul holiday to somewhere like Brittany? It has superb beaches, rocky coves for shrimping

January Spring blossoms in CyprusCyprus is gorgeous in winter – which is really their spring. The trees are heavy with pink almond blossoms and the temperature is cool enough to take hikes, gentle bike rides and explore some of the island

and thermal treatments available, while the crèche at the spa takes children from newborn upwards if you opt for a couples’ treatment. Other activities include archery, quad biking, hawking and pony trekking, or take a tour of the Loch aboard the resort’s 46

1. Ruthern Valley, Cornwall Close to Bodmin Moor, this secluded little camp is an idyllic escape for all the family. There are woods for making dens, beaches for building sandcastles, pigs and chickens to feed, and bikes that you can hire

for the knowing...9. Decorate your bike  Using at least three different colours of crêpe-paper streamers, fluffy wools, coloured straws (for your wheel spikes), bells and toys, create your new super fun bicycle. (Now do that Tour de France – in your garden.)10. Do