Barn Cottage, NorthumberlandRural Retreats has an extensive range of child-friendly cottages and country houses on offer. Some welcome the family dog, too. All come with free hampers containing useful basics like milk and bread, as well as treats

Dignity barnMore Swallows And Amazons than iPad and Xbox, Crabtree & Crabtree has put together a selection of cottages and activities in the Scottish borders to ensure a traditional and creative family holiday.Think marshmallows around a campfire

If you are celebrating an anniversary, a birthday or just fancy a weekend retreat with the family, take a look at Temple Guiting Barn in the Cotswolds. The barn is set in beautiful country grounds with a range of outdoors pursuits at your fingertips

Threshing BarnThe newly opened and beautifully converted 18th-century Threshing Barn sleeps up to eight people and offers an indulgent all-inclusive experience. It comes with a talented chef, a driver to help make the most of its 20-acre secluded

Explore the beautiful Northumberland coast when you stay in Rock Cottage, a restored barn sleeping four. Nearby are coastal walks, boat trips, visits to the seal and bird colonies, as well as tours of many of the local castles. A week costs from

from brands such as Hucklebones, Lille Barn, Elephantito, Mini A Ture, and Belle & Boo. You can expect a fun and friendly atmosphere when visiting this quirky shop; the perfect place to find a special gift as well as lots of last minute stocking fillers

Gorgeous childrenswear labels to be included in the above London Style Sale are: Scotch & Soda Boys and Girls, Caramel, Evisu, Kenzo, Miss Sixty, Hucklebones, No added Sugar, Petit Bateau, Little Duckling, Katvig, Molo, Levis, Miniature, Lille Barn

and butterflies as well as barn and tawny owls, foxes and roe deer. Guests can choose to have organic food boxes delivered to their door and there are moonlit barbecues using the estate’s own produce.Prices start from £375 per week for a single yurt sleeping four

Sleeping six, and costing from £669 per week, the lodges are stylishly furnished and overlook the hotel’s lake, tennis courts and Edwardian gardens. For children, the hotel has its own play barn during school holidays with arts and crafts sessions

There are town houses, manor houses, converted barns and an old mill that are packed with character as well as facilities including croquet lawns, indoor pools and Nintendo Wiis. There’s also the option of a chef and babysitting. For example