, pool, gym, treatment rooms and tennis courts. There’s also a restaurant and a bar with a cosy log fire and a spectacular view across New Grimbsy Harbour. Entry to Tresco’s beautiful Abbey Gardens is included, too.Christmas rates are from £1,600 per

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

to Gatorland. But Busch Gardens was our next destination. Home to over 20,000 exotic animals: giraffes, deer, rhinos, meercats, monkeys and, in the new Jungala area, two of the world’s most endangered species, Bengal tigers and orang-utans. The highlight for us

eying up the shopping potential at one of the world’s largest malls. Once at Atlantis, we are struck firstly by its magnitude – there are 1,539 guest rooms – and its somewhat gaudy splendour. The expansive foyer is dominated by an amazing 10-metre high

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