The nearby water park boasts 140 lakes to cycle around and a sandy beach. There’s also The Cotswold Wildlife Park that’s home to big cats and white rhinos. The Priory Inn is very child-friendly and has a delicious home-cooked children’s menu. Book a

in their parents’ room (although meals are not free) and will have access to the superb Bears’ Den – a children’s club with activities including cooking and T-shirt painting, as well as lots of outdoors sports.Visit www.theelmshotel.co.uk  Take a look at our Great

Its collection of timber-and-glass self-catering lodges, set among hills near the north Cornish coast, all have a private terrace with a barbecue and outdoor eating area. But if cooking is off the menu, then a private chef can be requested

Concierge Service will help to make sure all yourfamily’s needs are met, so you can get on with enjoying your break. A concierge can arrange for a chef to cook for you, organise babysitting and ensure your fridge is packed with Christmas fare. A Beach

break. All baby equipment is provided at no extra cost, and a free crèche offers exciting activities including crafts, arts,cooking and games. Outside, there is table tennis, football, croquet, a trampoline and an adventure playground – so childrencan

. 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

dedicated children’s zone, the World Of Kids, is bursting with things to see and do from participating in music workshops to painting your own T-shirt and cooking classes, and the Children’s Parade will be a highlight. If the music and vibe isn’t enough

money, which may be why a recent survey revealed that more than half of us will stay in the UK for our holidays this year.The good news is that while a break in the UK may not seem like the most exciting prospect to you, to your children there is a world

, under parental supervision. From here, it is only a short drive to Godshill (punctuated by a short stop to buy a bag of Isle of Wight potatoes for my mother – she won’t cook with anything else if she can help it). This sleepy village with its traditional

with the fashionable town of Rock. The Mill is one of three recently converted cottages at Mesmear and comes complete with a cook and a housekeeper. The combination of contemporary furnishings, indulgent bathrooms and a heated outdoor pool is almost too good to believe