What you can carry on a plane depends on the current security rules, but either way, here’s a list of essentials for hand or checked luggage:Nappies and wipes for two daysCartons of drink/formula and snacksCrayons and booksSmall toysSunhatsSwim

, 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

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

, is something of a pleasant distraction. Do we fancy noodles thick or thin, cooked on a flat griddle, or swimming in a big bowl of soup? We could opt for a healthy salad, or a spicy curry. One thing’s for sure: we will need a couple of orders of our favourite

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

, 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

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

in your mouth. Maybe it’s the fact that you’re whizzing through a see-through tube with sharks swimming in your midst. Or maybe we’re just chicken.We are standing at the foot of the Ziggurat, the showcase centrepiece at Aquaventure, the new water park

) their daily programmes (such as PE day or any afterschool activities like swimming or music lessons) on a colourful chart then stick it on the wall in the most visible place. Always keep uniforms all together, and shoes, in pairs, in the same place. If your

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