Crete Escapes is offering an exclusive saving of £500 to Junior readers off a stay at the luxury Aloni House villa for weeks commencing July 26 and August 2, 9, 16 and 23. It costs from £375 per person, based on ten people sharing, including maid

the schools of fish that swim right up to the villas that are set on stilts in the ocean. A seven-night stay at the resort costs £5,225 in July with Tropic Breeze. Want to read more about the Maldives? see Postcard from Maldives and Desert Island

to stay at La Becca. ■ Book a European holiday between July 1 and August 18 with Canvas Holidays and receive a second half price. This means a family of four could enjoy a ten-night break from August 5 to the golden sands of Brittany in France, then seven

1 Visit Whitstable in Kent during its famous oyster festival, which is being held this year July 23-29.2 Good places for rock pooling include the Dee Estuary in North West England, Culzean Country Park in Ayrshire and below the Seven Sisters Chalk

their parents’ Deluxe Room with breakfast from £159. Further afield in the Cotswolds, Calcot Manor is the perfect surroundings for R&R. B&B for a family of four is priced at £375. BLISSFIELDS FESTIVAL JUNE 30–JULY 3The Park, Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott