the Cairngorm reindeer, join Father Christmas on the Strathspey Steam Railway’s tour of the Cairngorms National Park, and see Siberian tigers, Arctic foxes, snowy owls and Mercedes the polar bear at the Highland Wildlife Park. Parents can enjoy locally brewed

. Cairngorms, Inverness-shire This is a huge area of wilderness where you may see red grouse and red deer, but to guarantee a sighting of otters, red squirrels and red deer, visit the Highland Wildlife Park on the north-west edge. Tel: 01540 651 270 or visit

deer, visit the Highland Wildlife Park on the north-west edge.Yellow Wood Bush Camp, PowysThis is how camping should be. There are five acres of ancient woodland where the owner, bush-camping specialist Paul, runs bushcraft courses; you can learn how

Forss House, The North HighlandsLocated in the far north of Scotland, Forss House is set on 20 acres of woodland and sits below a waterfall, on the gently meandering River Forss. With just 13 bedrooms, the house is informal and friendly and has

.old-dairy-farm-centre.co.uk- Amerton Farm Children will adore visiting the animals – deer, owls, chipmunks, foxes, hedgehogs, lambs, even ferrets – who are ‘in hospital’ here at the British Wildlife Rescue Centre. Stowe By Chartley, Stafford ST18 0LA. Tel: 01889 270294 or visit www