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...

,000 marine animals – and the Atlantis Kids Club. The camps cover everything from lessons in DJ spinning to pizza making, plus there’s a special summer rate with rooms  from £147 per night until September. This rate includes access to The Lost Chambers

Park Farmhouse. For the kids A good mix of arts, crafts, activities and entertainment, plus circus workshops and funky light shows; don’t forget to pack jazzy outfits for the fancy-dress night too. Nice flat terrain with no steep hills also makes

light on. There he would sit gazing at the colourful bubbles until, in a stupor, he was put to bed. The beds themselves were, unfortunately, rather too narrow – all three kids fell out at least once (quick end to stupor there) and I was aware of having

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