If you were five years old again, what is the first thing you would do?In sunny weather, I’d demand the paddling pool was out and I was in it with a ice lolly in hand. The sun is hardly ever out in Glasgow and when it was (or even when is wasn’t) I

-friendly facilities, including children’s bathrobes, baby Bvlgari products and teddy bears. The Fun at Reid’s kids’ club has a children’s pool, playground and a Wendy house. There are children’s menus, too, with child minding until 9pm so parents can enjoy a romantic

lovers can see white lions roaming free. The Gondwana Family Lodge resembles a typical thatched Karoo homestead and has children’s activity rooms, a spacious lawn, an outdoor play area and pool. A guide will even take children through the gardens

arrived the following day: my friend, Barbara, with her mother, Margaret, and two daughters, Kate, 13, and Ruth, 10. We spent a leisurely day, eating and lounging by the pool. The owner of the villa, Guiliano, popped in to say hello. Thankfully, he spoke

with acoustic guitars, electronic drums, a keyboard and amps to play with. - Worth getting out of bed for Beautiful gardens beyond the heated swimming pool offer five acres of romping and roaming pleasure – anyone for hide-and-seek and a picnic? Angoulême, 30

private swimming pool that children will adore splashing around in.And while parents may wish to do nothing more strenuous with their day than sip lychee martinis and take treatments at the on-site spa, children will have no trouble finding outlets

works by Jewish children held in Terezin Camp during the Second World War are on display. During the summer months, Prague is hot and crowded, so if your hotel does not have its own pool, head to the enormous open-air Podoli Lido. Sheltered by a huge

in the resort’s various delights: for my husband, Neil, it was catamaran sailing; Josh and I enjoyed horse rides along the beach; Freddie loved the pool; while Ben had discovered the chocolate fountain at the beach-side buffet. And there were surprises round

further walkway takes us to what is known as the games den – something of a misnomer, since it is actually a treehouse in its own right, containing all the latest gadgetry, including a Wii and assorted games, plus a fully stocked mini-bar, pool table

children and you can choose to have as many or as few classes as you wish. The Shanti Maurice is also home to other restful activities – whether it’s enjoying a soothing treatment in the Nira spa or lounging around the pool enjoying ice drinks and even