YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE A LIGHTHOUSE SLEEPOVER

SEEKING a truly spectacular coastal location? You can’t beat staying in a lighthouse.

SARDINIAN CHIC

BUILT in the 19th century, the Faro Capo Spartivento lighthouse has lit the way for more than 150 years. Now it’s a sparkling hotel with sweeping views and an infinity pool seemingly at the edge of the cliff.

INSIDER TIP: Have dinner in the garden beneath the beam of the lantern, which still operates.

DETAILS: Rooms cost from €480 (£414) a night, farocapospartivento.com/

en. Flights to Cagliari cost from £65 return in October, easyjet.com.

BEAMING BEAUTY

STRIKING St John’s Point lighthouse in County Down, Ireland, is a cheering sight for all. Its 40m tower is painted in distinctive yellow and black stripes. Stay in the light-keeper’s cottage and embrace the dramatic landscape.

INSIDER TIP: The Titanic did some sea trials around St John’s Point. Learn about the liner at the impressive Titanic Museum in Belfast, little more than an hour’s drive away.

DETAILS: The cottages JP Ketch or JP Sloop sleep four and cost from £327 for three nights, irishlandmark.com. Flights to Belfast cost from £100 return, aerlingus.com.

MARITIME MARVEL

CHART Nova Scotia’s coast on this seven-day self-drive with stops in Charlottetown, Cape Breton, the fishing village of Cheticamp and a stay at the nicely nautical West Point Lighthouse Inn on Prince Edward Island.

INSIDER TIP: Walk along dune-backed West Point beach to the marina where fishing boats deliver their daily catch.

DETAILS: A seven-night trip costs from £1,798pp including accommodation (room only) and return flights to Halifax, Canada, departing in June, prestigeholidays.co.uk.