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

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...

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

Sand is usually associated with the stuff you get next to the ocean, but the allure of this grainy gold doesn’t get much better than on a dune or desert adventure. Camel treks, thrilling 4x4 rides and Bedouin camps under the stars are just some

Recently refurbished with high-quality contemporary furnishings throughout, it sleeps up to six people. There’s a private courtyard with barbecue, and guests are free to explore the grounds’ manicured lawns, woodland and summer house; an adjoining footpath leads to the beach. The...

character. At Negril, in Jamaica, there are seven miles of gorgeous white sand with the best sunsets on the island. Catch the reggae rhythms, sip rum punch in the sunshine and splash around with your children in the warm shallows, where the water is so clear

The resort spreads across 20 acres of crystal-clear lagoons in the ecological enclave of Mayakobá. Indigenous materials have been used and the suites are set on small islands surrounded by mangroves. There’s a spa, golf course, three pools, diving, snorkelling, a children’s club,...

, MozambiqueIt’s not only snowy whiteness that adds to the Christmas spirit: soft white sand is equally mesmerising for those who prefer sizzling sun to snowflakes. Azura on the tranquil Benguerra Island is a gorgeous beach retreat that’s perfect for a relaxing

? Although sand will stick together effectively if you mix anywhere between one and 20 per cent water by volume with the sand (this is known because German scientists spent many months studying a pile of sand using a special miniature CAT scanner

Summer in the city needn’t be all about sticky crowds and stuffy traffic fumes. This year cosmopolitan city-dwellers can seek out their own little slice of paradise in the midst of the madness with the sun, sand and sea of a pop-up urban beach