The Easter holidays have yet to start for a million schoolchildren in England and when they do, from April 4, the weather should be kinder and the West Country, the nation's favourite destination, more appealing.
Adventure centres offering everything from abseiling to swinging along zip wires will be open, together with the donkey, monkey and seal sanctuaries, interactive museums and castles.
In Looe, southeast Cornwall, with a sandy beach and busy quayside and where crabbing and boating are added attractions, the Cornish Collection has family-friendly properties available for a week from April 5 and 12. They include Orchard Cottage, which sleeps four and costs £400 for a week.
The Helford River in south Cornwall is a tourist honeypot, with boating, walks and spectacular gardens on offer. In the nearby villages of Newton St Martin and Brill, Cornish Traditional Cottages has a detached house for six and a stone cottage for five available over the holiday period. Prices are £400 and £310 for a week.
Fowey Hall has a sunflower special for children from April 6 to 20. They will be invited to decorate a plant pot, sow seeds and try to win prizes for growing the tallest sunflowers. The hotel, the inspiration for Toad Hall in Wind in the Willows, looks out over the estuary and has a holiday rate of a room for two with breakfast from £155. Children sharing with parents stay for free and a supervised crêche is available.
At Kingston in south Devon, Helpful Holidays has a 200-year-old detached cottage for six on offer for a week from April 11 - and from this Friday - for just £298.
Cornish Collection: 0845 3651394
Cornish Traditional Cottages: 01208 821666
Fowey Hall hotel: 01726 833866
Helpful Holidays: 01647 434063
All prices on this page are per person and based on two sharing a room, unless stated otherwise.
Source: TimesOnline
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