, the beaches of Bryher and Tresco islands will be their usual sparkling white, banked with dunes and winter flowers.The plush, relaxing houses sleep either eight or six and rental includes membership of the Club’s fabulous facilities, which include swimming

football pitch, bouncy castle, swimming pool, mini amphitheatre, climbing frames, and crèche facility for one month to three-year olds (there’s a fee for the crèche). A week’s B&B in September or October 2010 costs £2,755 for a family of four (excludes

, swimming pools galore, tennis, golf… There’s something for everyone.The sky was black by the time our party of three arrived on a balmy evening and made our way into the hotel’s foyer. Inside, the décor is pure boutique, with a colour scheme made up

country club, complete with idyllic swimming pool and poolside cocktails. After convincing his family that he has actually landed himself a summer job at the club, Greg's summer starts to pan out how he imagined, after all…Does it last? Well, this is a

in the Shark Encounter, where you travel through a see-through tunnel with sharks, barracudas, eels and venomous fish swimming around you. Then Dave took us to the front of the queue for the Journey To Atlantis water coaster. Four-year-old Joe didn’t reach

floor, with a view overlooking the swimming pool, with a glimpse of the impressive monorail that links the Palm to the mainland and Dubai’s Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.As the name suggests, Atlantis The Palm takes inspiration from the Greek legend

realise quite how amazing it is for families in the summer. It’s a playground for active families, offering a huge range of adventure sports from mountain biking, rock climbing, high ropes courses, lake swimming, river rafting – the list is endless. Our