AUTUMN BREAKS
Looking for a half-term break? Here are a few good value family trips yet to be snapped up.
Boating to Bath
Setting off from Drifters’ Devizes base on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire, float along canals to Bath and back. The journey takes 10 hours, passing through 10 locks, with canal-side pubs to visit.
How: Drifters offers the 58ft Tibetan Fox narrowboat (sleeps six) for a four-night break from £1,122, saving £324. Price includes diesel, gas, damage waiver, bed linen, towels, canal map, life jackets, parking and tuition. October 24.
drifters.co.uk
ticking the Boxes in turkey
Sun, sea, sand and 13 swimming pools. What more could a family want? Adults can play on a 36-hole golf course or in the spa and wellness centre at the Cullinan Belek resort in Turkey, while kids’ clubs cater to tiny tots and teenagers.
How: Olympic Holidays offers seven nights all-inclusive at the Cullinan Belek from £1,675pp saving £246pp (two adults and one child), including flights from Manchester. Other UK airports available. Departs October 23.
olympicholidays.com
string out summer in corfu
Days are still warm in the Greek islands although the weather is still cool enough to enjoy the many hiking and cycling routes on offer. Sleep by the sea at the five-star Angsana Resort, which has excellent kids’ club facilities. How: Rooms from £226.90 per night (two adults and two children) with breakfast. From October 23.
angsana.com
Bag a Bargain in cornwall
Staying in a Cornish caravan could be a perfect family holiday option. The Sun Haven holiday park is in walking distance of the golden sands of Mawgan Porth Beach and is near Newquay. How: A three-night stay in a six-person caravan costs from £138 per night.
lovatparks.com