With specially made mini bathrobes, milk and cookies at bedtime and a range of informal dining options, Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa treat children as mini VIPs. What’s more, as the hotel has teamed up with Safehands – Britain’s leading national childcare organisation – parents can ...

Keycamp’s three tree houses in France are extremely popular. So here are some alternatives when you are on the waiting list: - Forest Holidays have new tree houses attached to their luxury cabins in Yorkshire, Cornwall and Scotland. Hiring the cabin

Scottish breakfast.Natural Retreats, Yorkshire DalesGo eco-friendly in the Yorkshire Dales in a Natural Retreats residence. This holiday accommodation is designed to blend into the landscape and all the buildings are made from sustainable wood and glass

of four. Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire combines zoo and theme park and boasts over 50 rides and roller coasters of all sizes. Stay nearby at The Beansheaf luxury hotel in Pickering on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, where towels

Lighthouse, Yorkshire Like a shining beacon of whiteness – quite literally – Whitby Lighthouse provides a rather unconventional setting for the festive season, but at least Santa’s reindeer should have no trouble finding your family’s location with a beaming

Sanbona, South Africa The rare majestic white lions of the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve add an amazing twist to a white Christmas. Between towering mountains and wide-open plains, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve is the only location in the world where nature lovers can see white lions roa...

an electric whisk to beat in the eggs and then the milk until you have a smooth batter. Leave to stand for an hour. Divide the sausages and the oil evenly between the cups in a Yorkshire pudding tray, and bake for 10 minutes or until browned, and cooked

to grab a kite and head out. To get you off to a flying start, there are kite-flying festivals in Dorset, East Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Lancashire andSuffolk. To find out more visit The Kite Society.More leisure from Junior:Six top tips for sporting success

, our favourite is in the Yorkshire Dales which has just opened nine new residences, all fabulous for letting children enjoy the simple pleasures of the countryside. Conceived by Matt Spence, the luxurious self-catering residences can accommodate up

check-in queues, 2am flights, BA strikes or volcanic ash panic. During the school holidays, we enjoy walking in the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. We rented a cottage one year, but now try to house-swap with families with similar-aged children