and the vast greenhouses of the Eden Project.  Dine out at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant in the delightful Watergate Bay or Rick Stein’s outfit The Seafood Restaurant in the picturesque fishing port of Padstow where fresh, local delights abound

from every corner of the globe, taking great care to ensure they leave no human footprint as well as paying local tradespeople fair market prices for their unique creations.Providing an oasis of calm in direct contrast to the usual crowds and queues

, all age groups will enjoy the sealions, seals and dolphins at Zoomarine Algarve.Parents will love...The quad bikes, too! Plus the harvest from the Algarve’s fine vine-growing “terroir” and the many local festivals at which to indulge.Stay at…The Vila

, which sells local organic produce. For details, visit www.devonyurtholidays.co.ukCornish Tipi HolidaysThis is the very definition of cool camping, a tipi village on a gorgeous site in Cornwall. With a roaring camp fire, lake to swim in and a beautiful

reluctantly settle into a sedentary lifestyle as a hack on a local newspaper. But Mr Fox yearns for an adrenalin buzz and thrill of the chase so – despite a promise made to his wife – he plots one final heist that involves plundering the farms of evil human

Maddens directs the school’s nativity play. Badly. And every year, the local independent school outshines them with an ever-more ambitious and brilliant show. This year, Maddens bumps into his smug rival from the posh school and he tells a big fat lie

Slip and slideSo easy to do and guaranteed many laughs. Go to your local hardware store and get a heavy-duty plastic tarpaulin that folds out lengthwise. Find a small grassy hill and stake the tarpaulin down on both corners at both ends. Pour

and families get involved by going along to help on a beach clean or by 'adopting' their local beach and helping look after it,” says Rachel Bailey of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). “We really do encourage all generations to get involved, to see what a

, whether for wrapping next year’s presents, making decorations or covering books.5.    Not only can you recycle cards, you can recycle stamps too. Cut them out, leaving a 3mm margin around them, then pop them in a bag and take them to your local Oxfam shop

to encourage all manner of creatures to your garden.5. Plant flowers to attract bees and butterflies Lavender, thyme, buddleia and sedum all encourage pollination.6. Leave out hedgehog and badger food Buy some special food from your local pet shop – bread