1. TouchPlaying with sand is a great way for young children to refine their hand-eye coordination as it is a highly sensory material, with a changeable texture. Encourage your toddler to grab, scoop, sift and dig through sand, adding water or using

In The Park. Situated in city’s Chavasse Park, the beach features a pool, volley ball nets, cafes and fairground rides. Perhaps not paradise in the strictest sense of the term, but mini sand-seekers are bound to love it...Nottingham RivieraJuly 24–September 5

Literally meaning ‘Whistling Sands’, Porth Oer, Lleyn Peninsula, Wales has dry sand above the high-water mark that might squeak when you walk on it. With sand the texture of fluffy cake mixture and a National Trust beach café selling

Sands Resort in Cornwall has introduced a Mums Just Wanna Have Fun break combining spa treatments with childcare! The perfect Mother’s Day gift perhaps? The three-night, half-board break includes three beauty treatments in the hotel’s Ocean Breeze

waves ripple over your feet as they sink in the sand can still have a strangely comforting affect for all ages – especially if the waves are warm and the setting is picturesque.     But if we want our beaches to be clean and enticing, we all have a role

Isles of ScillyOK, so if it was a Flying Sleigh Club, it might feel a bit more appropriate, but the festive offering at this unusual venue is refreshingly different. Named after the flying boats that flew from Tresco during World War I, the site is now a development of 12 stunni...

Accommodation is in two vast Crusoe-style family villas with two double or triple rooms with a decked lounge area and huge day beds. The local wildlife includes monkeys, crabs and weaver birds, while you can try kayaking, sailing, scuba diving, fishing and whale and dolphin watch...

Easily accessible by ferry from Harwich to Esbjerg, the beaches here are often over a mile wide. The best areas are on the west coast island of Rømø where there are lots of swimming and paddling spots. The beach at Sønderstrand is also great for sailing and flying kites. The area...

Glamour rating Nestled in the South Ari Atoll, across two private islands, the glam factor is high, whether you stay in a water, beach or spa villa.Who goes there? Paul McCartney and Heather Mills (once upon a time...)What’s best for children? The Ice Cream Spa, where children ca...

food at St Ives, picture-book fishing villages like Mousehole, boat trips from Penzance, plus the big attractions of Land’s End and St Michael’s Mount. Distil everything that is magical about a family holiday in Cornwall – from surf, sand and rock pools