Travel Notes

SLEEP UNDER STARS

THEME park resort Alton Towers is opening 102 Stargazing Pods on April 12, each with its own telescope. Pods sleep four and prices start at £88 per night. For further details, see altontowers.com

BREXIT-PROOF BREAKS

Brexit uncertainty won’t ruin your holiday with CoverForYou’s trip Disruption Cover ( coverforyou.com). the policy add- on applies to charges as a result of travel delays or cancellations caused by Brexit. Prices start at £1.50 for a weekend break.

AUTUMN MAGIC

VISIT Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in autumn with Purely’s New England tour ( purelyescortedtours.co.uk). The all-inclusive seven-night trip departs on September 30, 2019, and costs £2,459 pp (two sharing).