The last time I went to Butlins I was 11, it was at Barry Island with my school, we stayed in rather nasty chalets and it was cold and grey. I remember the soggy white bread with the cooked breakfast we had every morning, trying fencing (being very proud to be one of only two gir...

).The Langdale Family package costs from £995 for up to eight people for a week and includes use of the spa. You'll also find Deer Rise and Fir Tree Lodge on Lake Windermere – more super self-catering accommodation – or if you prefer camping, try Low

Children can see the goats being milked, tend to the hens and get close to the Shetland ponies on Farmer John’s special tour during a stay at The Dandelion Hideaway at Osbaston House Farm in Warwickshire. You can stay in one of five luxury self-catering Canvas Cottages that resem...

After being Highly Commended as a family-friendly hotel in our recent Junior Design Awards, Atlantis, The Palm is offering a host of fun summer camps to complement its superb facilities, which includes The Lost Chambers aquarium – filled with 65

it buggy-friendly. Added extras Healing workshops in The Orchard offer enticing therapies such as meditation, and chanting and voice work. Where to stay As the venue is ordinarily a camping and caravan site, the facilities are great so pitch your own

up camp on for the day.Emblissi Bay, 28084 Fiskardo, Kefalonia. Tel: 00 30 26740/41200.Rates £230–£956, including Continental breakfast and tax. Under-sixes stay free, with extra beds for older kids charged at 20 per cent of the room rate.LUCKNAM PARK