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Bargain family summer holidays

Coastal Europe hikes up its prices for July and August, but head for the mountains and you can bag yourself some great deals in the ski resorts, where summer is classed as low-season. Esprit Holidays has expanded its range of Family Alpine Summer Adventures, offering accommodation in family-friendly chalet hotels with the option of childcare and multi-activity packages. The Chalet Hotel Mariandre is an Alpine-style property in the French resort of Alpe d'Huez, a short walk from the town's swimming pools, ice rink and Palais du Sport leisure centre. Adults and older children can choose from daily activities such as zip-wiring, rafting, mountain biking, hiking, glacier safaris and pony trekking, while younger children are looked after in the on-site nursery and Alpies Club.

Children will love the chance to help out on the farm while parents will appreciate the home comforts of their cosy canvas cottages at this new "glampsite". The Dandelion Hideaway at Osbaston House Farm on the edge of the National Forest ( nationalforest.org ) opened only recently so there is still availability for the summer. The five luxury "cottages" are kitted out in vintage country style with butler sinks, kitchen dressers, woodburning fires, rustic furniture and private bathrooms with running hot water and old-fashioned slipper baths. Children are encouraged to help out with farm activities such as milking the goats, feeding the hens and grooming the Shetland ponies. In the evenings you can toast marshmallows over the campfire.

The Princes' Islands are just a 50-minute ferry ride from Istanbul but this peaceful archipelago in the Sea of Marmara feels like another world. A popular weekend retreat for Istanbulites, who come here to swim, sunbathe and chill out at the relaxed beach clubs, these car-free islands offer a totally different pace of life, where horse-drawn carriages and bicycles are the main form of transport. The Karamanyan is a beautifully renovated Ottoman mansion on the island of Heybeliada, comprising four stylish and spacious apartments, sleeping between four and six. Head for the family-friendly Green Beach Club, with its gently shelving sandy beach and wooden jetty, explore the pine forests by bicycle or hop on one of the regular ferries that sail between the islands.

Camel riding, windsurfing, quadbiking and Berber picnics are just a few of the activities on offer at the small village of Sidi Kaouki, near Essaouira.

UK Horse Riding Holidays Are So Much Fun at Dunton Stables, Sutton ...

Is spent horse trekking through the countryside.

Indeed that is why this type of holiday has become so popular, as you get to explore the Great British countryside for all its beauty and of course you can spot wildlife and fauna as you go. The Dunton Stables horses & ponies are well trained and good tempered and enjoy the ride too. Horse riding holidays also let you and your kids spend magical times with horses as the accommodation is located above the stables. As some city dwelling children may have not actually met a horse up close the whole experience can become a memory to treasure.

Our horse riding weekends and 4 night holidays include horse & pony trekking across beautiful parklands such as Sutton Park and Kingsbury Water Park plus leisure activities at the Belfry Hotel.

Find out more at the Dunton Stables & Riding Holiday Website – www.duntonstables.co.

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Britain

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