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Family escapes during the school summer holidays: From Brittany to Barbados

Inclusive stays, mobile homes, self-catering and luxury hotels

Friday 01 May 2015 13:56 BST
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Fun in the sun: Center Parcs Woburn Forest
Fun in the sun: Center Parcs Woburn Forest

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Each week, we invite travel companies to offer us their best deal for a specific break. This week: a family holiday escape during the school summer holidays (departures any time from 25 July, returning no later than 30 August). Prices are per person, based on a family of four (two adults and two children) travelling together, and are for properties that still have good availability during the period.

Barbados: £1,314, Virgin Holidays

Includes non-stop flights from Gatwick to Barbados on 18 August, plus a seven-night all-inclusive stay at the Savannah Beach Hotel on the island's south coast. The price is based on sharing a deluxe pool view room and all transfers are also included (0844 557 3859; virginholidays.co.uk).

Brittany: £721, Canvas Holidays

Includes Dover to Calais return with P&O Ferries, departing 22 August, plus a week's self-catering in a "classic" mobile home with two bedrooms at Escale St Gilles in South Brittany. It is near a sandy beach and is not far from the bustling town of Bénodet. It also features a pool and a spa centre (0345 268 0827; canvasholidays.co.uk).

Croatia: £1,185, The Family Adventure Company

Includes Croatian Airlines flights from Heathrow to Split on 25 July plus seven nights' B&B at the Hotel Sveti Kriz on Ciovo island and some other meals, transport, and a local guide. Takes in Split, Saolona, Trogir, Omis, and the island of Brac with white water rafting, kayaking, and cycling (0808 115 5563; familyadventurecompany.co.uk).

Woburn Forest: £182, Center Parcs

Includes three nights from 21 August in a two-bedroom Woodland Lodge at the Woburn Forest Center Parcs, which opened in 2014. The lodge is self-catering but there are all sorts of attractions onsite including an indoor water park, crazy golf, and a high ropes course; some activities extra (0844 826 7723; centerparcs.co.uk).

South Africa: £899, Trailfinders

Three nights at the Primi Royal, Cape Town; a night each in Hermanus and Knysna; and two nights at the Redbourne Country Lodge, Plettenberg Bay – all B&B. Car rental included, along with SAA flights from Heathrow to Cape Town, back from Port Elizabeth, both via Johannesburg, on 17 August. (020 7368 1200; trailfinders.com).

French Alps: £476, Esprit Sun

Includes easyJet flights from Gatwick to Geneva on 19 August plus a week half-board at the Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines in Belle Plagne. The price includes wine at dinner plus packed lunches. Indoor pool, sauna and spa, kids' clubs for under 10s and a day trip to Annecy are also included (01483 791 919; espritsun.com).

Turkey: £945, Mark Warner

Includes BA flights from Heathrow to Bodrum on 25 July, plus seven nights' all-inclusive at Mark Warner's Sea Garden resort on the coast. Facilities include a luxury spa and swimming pool and the price includes return transfers, childcare, and some watersports (0844 273 7397; markwarner.co.uk).

Italy: £218, Eurocamp

Includes seven nights' room-only from 25 July at Eurocamp's Baia Domizia site in Lazio. There's a sandy beach next to the park and both Naples and Capri accessible on day trips. On site, there's a children's disco, a number of sports tournaments, a cinema, and three swimming pools (0844 406 0552; eurocamp.co.uk).

Bognor Regis: £195, Butlins

Includes three nights at the Shoreline Hotel in the Butlins Bognor Regis resort, arriving 31 July. The price is for a Columbus Room with a partial sea view on a room- only basis, and includes tickets to a dance show by Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity(0845 070 4734; butlins.com).

Florida: £869, Thomson

Includes Thomson flights from Gatwick to Orlando, departing 23 August, plus transfers and a week's self- catering at the Enclave Suites Resort. It has pools, playgrounds and ping-pong tables, and is a short drive from both Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World (0871 230 2555; thomson.co.uk).

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