Start at home

For an affordable family holiday, think about taking a break in your own country. For a package holiday in the UK, Centre Parcs are a good choice. They offer holidays designed to entertain children of all ages, and include water sports, scuba diving and various outdoor activities. Centre Parcs also offer spa breaks for the grown-ups, including spa treatment for men. Take your pick from Centre Parc villages in Whinfell Forest, Cumbria, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, Elveden Forest, Suffolk and Longleat Forest, Wiltshire.

Visit www.centerparcs.co.uk

Pasta breaks

If your children enjoy mucking around the kitchen, there is a half-day cookery course based on a Tuscan estate near Siena. The young cooks go out to the garden to gather their ingredients before being instructed on the basics of cooking Italian food. They're shown how to lay the table and serve the food to grown-ups, and all you have to do is to sit back and enjoy it! Self-catering accommodation is available on the grounds of the Montestigliano estate. It includes access to two swimming pools, a restaurant, a farm shop, river and the estate also stages summer concerts throughout the tourist season.

For further information go to www.invitationtotuscany.com

Stay up a tree

Your children will love sleeping in a tree house in Brittany. The tree houses are very comfortably furnished and are fully equipped, with fully functioning toilets and private decks. Guests sleep in beds under thatched roofs. There are plenty of activities for children, including water slides and indoor pools.

Find out more at www.keycamp.co.uk

Adventure island

For families with older and more adventurous children, Corsica offers a great range of activities including canyoning, rock climbing, pony trekking and hiking. For older children, you can end your visit with a kayak trip around the coast.

Check out www.explore.co.uk

For the sun lovers

Enjoy a water park in Orlando. Aquatica offers all sorts of fun involving water, including wave pools, two 'lazy rivers' and a ride that takes passengers into geysers and rapids. An enclosed tube slide takes you through a lagoon filled with dolphins. Also includes a water play area for the young children and a white sandy beach.

Visit aquaticabyseaworld.com

If you're keen to treat the family to one of these packages, and require finance speak to one of our consultants today. Tesco Bank offers simple and convenient loans for all types of holiday fun.

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