YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE AN ICE HOTEL

EMBRACE the wonders of winter and cosy up in one of these frosty hideaways ...

CHILL OUT IN SWEDEN

THE original ice hotel, re-carved each year, is 200km north of the Arctic Circle — great for seeing moose and the Northern Lights.

INSIDER TIP: The hotel is between -5c and -8c, but they provide a thermal one-piece and boots for you. There’s a heated building with a sauna next door.

DETAILS: Three nights from £1,154 pp for two sharing (one night in an ice room, two in a warm room) including flights and transfers, discover-the-world.co.uk

LET IT SNOW, NORWAY

THE Snow Hotel consists of 20 sculpted rooms. Go ice-fishing or on a sledge pulled by huskies.

INSIDER TIP: If -4 is too cool for you, try a separate warm cabin.

DETAILS: Hotel opens December 20. Rooms from £277 per person including warm clothes, dinner & breakfast, kirkenessnowhotel.com. Flights to Oslo from £54 return, on to Kirkenes from £160 return, norwegian.com.

STAY COOL IN CANADA

THE Hotel de Glace, a snow and ice guest house, is a 30-minute drive from Quebec City airport. There’s skating and 35 slides near by.

INSIDER TIP: Reach speeds of nearly 50mph on the Everest slide.

DETAILS: Hotel opens January 4. Rooms from £127 a night including winter activities passport,

hoteldeglace-canada.com. Return flights to Quebec City around £880 return, aircanada.com.