Soak up Sicilian sunshine at the Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, 30 minutes’ drive from Palermo. Facilities at the resort include three golf courses, a 60-metre swimming pool and separate children’s pool, a spa and fitness centre, tennis and water sports, as well as three restaurants ...

TrampolineFast becoming the latest family status symbol, the mantra is “the bigger, the better”. Why we love it It’s impossible to bounce without a smile; it’s brilliant exercise; a wonderful way to release tension as you feel your blues melt away. The downsideHaving to wait your...

Soft-as-sugar golden bays, glittering sapphire waters, stunning landscapes and star-sprinkled skies characterise much of Europe’s coastland. Croatia’s glimmering necklace of Adriatic islands boasts a string of delightful beaches. The Split region in the heart of the Dalmatia Rivi...

overnight in the desert to experience a night under the stars. Dubai also remains a big draw for families in search of a sunny winter break. With its towering skyscrapers, haute-couture shops, Ski Dubai (indoor ski centre), Wild Wadi Water Theme Park, Magic

Lucy Ryder Richardson lives in a classic four-bedroom Seventies house, architecture that relentlessly divides visitors into definite “love it” or “hate it” camps. Certainly, as we arrive on a sunny morning and walk up the steps to it, her house

The Road To HappinessIf you could choose just one thing for your child's life, surely it would be happiness. Read Junior's seven sunny ways to help your child grow up smiling Confessions of a NIPHow far would you be prepared to go to monitor your

. Otherwise, Junior Suites have a separate bed alcove; some on the ground floor also have shady terraces. Rates: €95–€290 per room, per night, based on two sharing. Cots are provided free and extra beds can be added to rooms for €25. Breakfast, €15. Tel: 0033

with Moroccan food and views of the High Atlas Mountains. We prowled the alleys of the souk, shopping for Moroccan home accessories, haggling happily for hours, drinking beers in a sunny café overlooking the Djemaa el Fna square as the call for early evening

want a romantic meal out, you can book a babysitter and head to The Brooke Restaurant, or for sunny days, alfresco dining is available in the Pear Garden. Visit www.luxuryfamilyhotels.co.ukUrbanLondon may be busy and sprawling, but it’s stuffed

and shot at them with blanks. Thankfully, there were no such shenanigans in our very grand suite – so posh, in fact, that even the bathroom’s rubber ducks were wearing crowns. The children were treated like royalty too. By Joe’s bed, there nestled a junior