British Isles
The credit crunch is persuading many holidaymakers to choose Britain this
summer, forcing up prices at home while opening up deals abroad. A
comfortable holiday home will cost at least £100 a person a week - and £400
is the price for The Granary, which sleeps four and is the wing of the Old
Rectory in Uldale in the north of the Lake District. This offer with
Cumbrian Cottages is for a week from August 9 and is ideal for walking
holidays. 01228 599960
A bungalow for five with fine rural views, two miles (3.2km) from Mylor
Harbour, from where you can sail down to Falmouth, has been reduced
for a week from Saturday and August 2. It now costs £616 with Cornish
Traditional Cottages. 01208 821666
Also on offer for a week from Saturday is Bluebell Cottage on a new estate on
the shores of Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh. It sleeps six, costs £399
with holidaylettings.co.uk and
is well-placed for exploring castles, caves and beaches. 01865 312010
Brighton has recorded a 70 per cent increase in holidays so far this
summer but there are still plenty of “Leap In” summer offers on the visitbrighton.com
website. They include three nights' B&B from £100 a person midweek at
the stylish White House, 100 yards from the sea front in the Kemp Town
district, and family rooms from £85 a night midweek at the Hotel Alvia,
close to Marine Parade. 01273 626266/ 01273 682939
Inspired by Padraig Harrington, two adults and two children under 12 can enjoy
two nights' B&B for a total of £195 - and a third night for £55 - at the
Vale Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort, Glamorgan, this summer. The deal
includes free use of leisure facilities and special rates on the two golf
courses. 01443 667800
Short haul
Food, drink and entertainment in resorts in Bulgaria are cheaper than
rival destinations in Europe, according to a recent survey - so your money
should go further with these deals to Sunny Beach. Olympic Holidays offers a
week's B&B from August 11 at the three-star Glarus Hotel for £452 with a
flight from Gatwick; Balkan Holidays has a fortnight's B&B at the
four-star Hotel Globus for £639, with a flight from Manchester on August 8. 0844
5762386/ 0845 1301114
The private west wing of a château in an elevated position with views of
rolling pasture and mountains in the Auvergne is available in August
with VFB Holidays. It sleeps eight, costs from £456 for a week and is close
to a swimming lake and the town of Aubusson. 01452 716830
Book by July 31 to take advantage of Eurostar upgrades and packages to
European cities with Railbookers.com - available until the end of August.
They include three nights' B&B in a three-star hotel in Paris and
rail travel from £189 and three nights in the four-star Hotel De Tuilerieën,
Bruges, from £259. 0844 4821010
Flats for up to six in two resorts near Altinkum on the Aegean coast of Turkey
are on offer for £250 a week - and beach villas sleeping up to eight for
£550 a week - with Artemis Travel this summer. Both resorts have bars and
restaurants and half-board or B&B can be pre-booked. With flights to
Bodrum or Izmir from £200 return and bus transfers, prices per person start
from around £250 for a week. 01495 773333
Long haul
A Hayes & Jarvis deal offering eight nights for the price of four brings
the cost of this holiday to Thailand down to £549. Fly from Heathrow
on August 27 and stay at the three-star Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach at
Cha-am. 0871 6640246
Nine-day trips to Jordan starting on September 6 and 20 are available
with the Adventure Company. They include a visit to Roman Jerash, the Dana
Nature Reserve, the desert and cliffs of Wadi Rum for a night in a
Bedouin-style tent, the city of Petra and the Dead Sea. They cost £999 with
Heathrow flights, accommodation and some meals. 0845 6090889
All prices are per person and based on two sharing a room unless stated
otherwise.
