log-cabin playhouse to inflatable pools. There’s also a meal-delivery service and an aromatherapy massage on request. Maison Citron, the mid-sized villa at Le Sarrail, which sleeps six. For a truly luxurious family celebration, it’s hard to beat a

of Cawdor for more than 700 years. Dotted around this historic estate are wonderful cottages. If you fancy a large family gathering, book Drynachan Lodge which sleeps up to 22 people. On the outside they look like traditional fairytale hideaways – especially

around every corner. Families can stay at Hotel Portmeirion or opt for one of the 17 self-catering cottages that sleep up to eight people.Visit www.portmeirion-village.com Rural RetreatsIf you’ve always dreamed of playing happy families in a magical

toss them in water they exercise and then they sleep really well. Traveling with toddlers, make sure you bring food, you bring entertainment. We use bribery quite a lot. We wanted them to see themselves as travelers from the time they were little. We

under the stars at the wilderness camp, cooking over a fire and watching the Northern Lights billowing in the sky.Stay in one of the ice or snow rooms – reindeer skins, thermals and special thermal sleeping bags are provided – and combine it with a