1. Write your name or funny messages in the sand with shells2. Decorate sand-pies and sandcastles with different shaped shells3. Have a rock-pool ramble  Learn about the food chain of this natural aquarium so your child understands how it works

1. Porthcurno, Cornwall With dramatic rock formations on either side, white sand, turquoise sea and exotic plant life, this narrow strip of land couldn’t be more striking. There is a car park just beyond the sands, and on the cliff tops

-your-own garden. There is also a six-acre giant maze, sand box, trampoline, a football pitch, a straw-bale fortress as well as a picnic spot. Tel: 01334 655610; www.cairniefruitfarm.co.uk

of the Ulusaba Private Game Reserve, which is in the Sabi Sand Reserve, the oldest of all the private reserves in South Africa and part of the greater Kruger National Park. Soon, with a little guidance from your ranger, you should be picking out a herd

children play in the sand is still a very happy reality. Royalty and celebrities have followed Durrell’s lead in their pursuit of a tranquil life on Corfu’s northeastern coastline, and CV Travel has now made this corner of the Greek islands its own with all