1. Troll Trail, Isle of Wight The Troll Trail between Merstone and Shide is traffic-free and crosses many bridges – where all those trolls live, of course. Visit www.pushchairwalks.co.ukwww.pushchairwalks.co.uk 2. Cuckmere Haven, Sussex

each year, this fair is a showcase for many new artists. There are also plenty of hands-on, family-friendly activities, all of which are free. So spend an hour or two finding some original works your child likes, then talk with the experts at the show

book one bedroom and receive another bedroom for their children free. Children under three receive complimentary food and drinks, and for parents there’s the Michelin-starred restaurant and the Balmoral Bar for cocktails or a superb malt whiskey

to church. It’s part of that culture. That’s’ the day – it has emerged from slavery. For a lot of repressed people who were humiliated. The only time they could let their emotions fly was on a Sunday was in church. That was the only place they could be free

as the occasion of the annual celebration of the fruit of the gods – the famous chocolate festival in the town of Perugia. Umbria is still comfortably warm in October, yet cool enough for walks in the hills and bike rides along its traffic-free lanes