FAMILY TRAVEL, SUMMER CAMPS & DAYS OUT 1 8 FAMI LY VALUE S 21 JUNE 2014
Have fun with the whole family Top tips, ideas and trends for family breaks
1. Longhaul destinations: Kuoni reports that the Maldives remains its number-one family resort for the third year running. Antigua comes second, offering activities on the beach, zip-lining and other outdoor activities. Mauritius, Sri Lanka, the UAE and St Lucia are other favourites, but for superb value for money, the operator recommends Mexico due to its range of all-inclusive resorts. 2. Multi-generational hotspots: Multi-gen family holidays are on the rise. But with a potential mix of ages 0-90 where to go? Mexico, Tailand, the Caribbean and the US are just some of the top long-haul options, but closer to home villas in Majorca and the Algarve are popular, as are French gites or UK farm stays. 3. Kids’ camps: A summer soccer camp lets kids hone their skills with their favourite sports team. At the Forte Village Resort in Sardinia this summer, budding young Lampards aged 4-14 can be trained by coaches fresh from Chelsea, while elsewhere resorts offer top-class tennis academies help kids to learn the game. 4. All-inclusive family retreats: Many resorts offer family facilities for children from tots to teens. Some such as Beaches Resort in Turks and Caicos have interconnecting rooms, kids’ clubs and a teen nightclub, while others have major attractions. Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa in St Lucia, for example, has the island’s largest water park within its grounds. 5. Nannies: Some operators such as Tots Too offer the chance to pre-book the services of a personal nanny who are experienced local child-carers who’ll supervise your child within the resort for a couple of hours a day. 6. Airlines: If you’ve a choice of airlines, try to pick a family friendly one — Etihad and Gulf Air, for example, have a nanny on some of their flights to keep children entertained. British Airways has a ‘feed children first policy’ and
Skyflyer activity packs on flights over two hours from London, while Virgin Atlantic also offers goodies plus a popular entertainment system for kids, including Nintendo games consoles. 7. Teme parks: Spain’s largest theme park, PortAventura offers adrenalin-seeking families the chance to ride Europe’s highest rollercoaster, Shambhala, while the UK theme parks have many new rides for 2014. Alton Towers has launched the world’s first ever CBeebies Land in May 2014 with a range of rides and attractions, while Drayton Manor has also launched a new ride called Air Race. 8. Days out: Visit Britain lists 10 top family- assessed UK attractions — everything from a castle, to a safari park, farm and aquarium. One, Go Ape, gives kids the chance to play at being Tarzan on zip-lines up to 40ft in the treetops.
Family Values recommends: FunTech: Fire their imagination this summer! FunTech offers kids and teens the opportunity to dive into the world of computer technology. Our Summer Camps provide the perfect blend of learning and having fun and range from java coding to animation and everything in between. Our summer camps are located in eight schools across the UK and are available from 21 July until 25 August. Children are educated by some of the best and most passionate teachers in the UK, based on our sound principles of dynamic teaching styles and small classes — interaction is vitally important for FunTech lessons.
www.funtech.co.uk • Royal Parks Foundation: Te Royal Parks Foundation is the charity raising funds and awareness to support the magic of London’s eight Royal Parks. Te 5,000 acres of historic parkland are enjoyed by 37 million people annually, providing opportunities for relaxation and exploration in the heart of London. Te Royal Parks Foundation is based at Te Isis Education Centre at Te LookOut, Hyde Park.
Tis centre enables park lovers of all ages to escape the city, learn outside the classroom and enjoy wellbeing activities.
www.SupportTeRoyalParks.org • Lee Valley: Anyone looking for the perfect day out or a short break should look no further than the Lee Valley, which offers a wide variety of activities and facilities that can’t be found anywhere else within such an easy reach of London. Whether it’s the thrills of whitewater rafting at Lee Valley White Water Centre, speeding around the iconic velodrome track at Lee Valley VeloPark, cycling through the tranquil countryside, enjoying the beautiful gardens and heritage sites, a family day out at Lee Valley Park Farms or visiting London’s iconic attractions close by — it’s the great choice that makes a short break here so unique. For those looking to stay there are three great camping and caravan sites to choose from. Each site is perfect for caravanning, camping or even glamping, with deluxe pre-pitched tents, cosy cocoons and eco-friendly woodland cabins. Start your adventure at
www.visitleevalley.org.uk • International Space Camp Suisse: Camp Suisse provides multi-activity holidays for children and teens (7-17 years) from across the world. Every day is action-packed with Alpine Adventures, cultural excursions, language courses and sporting activities. It’s about helping campers to grow as people — giving them the time of their lives in the spectacular Swiss Alps.
www.campsuisse.com • Camp Bestival: Set in the majestic grounds of Lulworth Castle on Dorset’s dramatic Jurassic Coast, Camp Bestival guarantees you a family festival experience like no other. A host of acts are running away to join this year’s circus- themed festival, crowned Best Family Festival (UK Festival Awards 2013), including Basement Jaxx, De La Soul and James. Horrible Histories will perform their new show, and the legendary Mr Tumble will clown his way to the Castle
Stage. Tere will also be a very special Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 50th Birthday Takeover. For tickets and information head to
www.campbestival.net • Shorefield Holidays: Shorefield Holidays has six holiday parks on the beautiful South coast, spanning the New Forest with Bournemouth and Poole’s beaches only a short drive. Its holiday parks provide affordable to luxury activity-packed family escapes by the sea or in the forest and range from the small and peaceful to the all-action variety, offering everything you could want on park, including pools, bars and restaurants, live family entertainment and action packed activities. Tere’s loads to do and the accommodation ranges from spacious caravans to luxurious lodges with hot tubs. Tere’s even a six- bedroom, six-bathroom, luxury house.
www.shorefield.co.uk/offers • Guildford Fringe Festival: Te Festival, which takes place from 1-27 July 2014, is an open-access multi-arts festival that includes plays, musical theatre, stand-up comedy, debate groups, movie nights, cabarets, quiz nights, music, art exhibitions and even burlesque, to name just a few genres! All this year’s events will be popping up in nine Guildford venues, including Te Bellerby Studio, Glive, Te Keep Pub, Te Keystone, Te Back Room, Te Electric Teatre, Bar Des Arts, Boileroom, Wintershall Estate and Clandon Wood Natural Burial Reserve.
www.guildfordfringefestival.com • Annabel Croft Tennis Academy: Te Academy knows how inspire and teach children the skills and fun of tennis. Te former British number one has designed a successful tennis programme for ages 4-16, of all abilities up to competing level. Te key aim is that all players enjoy their tennis, improve their understanding of the game and are inspired to play for many years to come.
www.annabelcrofttennis.com
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