A parade of trips for an Easter treat
FROM sweet things to bright lights, ancient history to golden beaches you can find the perfect Easter breaks.
Get away for Easter
THE HUNT IS ON
Head to Dartmoor, only 15 minutes from historic Plymouth.
Boringdon Hall Hotel (01752 344455/boringdonhall.co.uk), with its Elizabethan grandeur, has an array of activities for the holiday.
On Easter Sunday (March 27), there is an Easter Egg Hunt followed by lunch (£21) and an Easter-themed afternoon tea (£19). Doubles from £159, room only.
Visit Pompeii
LA DOLCE VITA
Enjoy an educational Easter in Italy.
Families Worldwide (01962 737560/ familiesworldwide.co.uk) is offering an incredible eight-day trip to Vesuvius and Pompeii.
You will be based in Sorrento, from where you will visit a volcano museum, enjoy a boat trip to glorious Capri and a drive along the incredible Amalfi coast.
From £949 per adult, £899 per child (family of four sharing), departing March 27. Price includes return flights from Gatwick to Naples and some meals.
The streets of Pompeii
EAST IS EAST
Further afield is fascinating Vietnam.
The Hanoi to Saigon adventure departs March 24, taking in an overnight train journey to Hue, a visit to Hoi An and a cruise on the Mekong Delta.
Families Worldwide (as above) offers 10 nights in Vietnam from £1,699 per adult; £1,499 per child (four sharing). Price includes flights from Heathrow to Hanoi and some meals.
OFF THE BLOCK
Build bridges at Legoland Florida Resort which is about to re-open its Water Park.
There’s a new Build-A-Boat attraction, where you can do just that, a wave pool, three super slides and a 220-gallon bucket super soaker.
Virgin Holidays (0344 557 9275/ virginholidays.com) offers seven nights in Orlando, departing March 28, from £1,215pp (two sharing), B&B.
Price includes return flights from Gatwick and car hire. Entry to Legoland Florida from £58 per adult, £53 per child.
SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE
Easter isn’t Easter without chocolate and there’s no better place to spend it than at Cadbury World – 14 acres of everything chocolatey, even a new 4D cinema where you can ride the Crunchie roller coaster.
SuperBreak (0800 042 0288/superbreak.com) offers one night at the Cobden Hotel (four sharing), B&B, with tickets to Cadbury World on March 25 or 26.
Visit the Cadbury factor for the real chocolate experience
TREAD THE BOARDS
London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane is currently staging the family favourite Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, and the show is very true to the film.
SuperBreak (as above) is offering four tickets from £214.
POLAR NIGHTS
The Northern Lights are still visible so head to Lapland for an active break: husky sledding, snowmobiling and craft-making.
Discover the World (01737 214291/discover-the-world.co.uk) offers a four-night break, departing March 24, from £1,256 per adult, £807 per child (family of four sharing), full board.
Price includes return flights from Heathrow to Kiruna.
STARRY SPECTACLE
Go under canvas.
Canvas Holidays (03454 268 0827/canvasholidays.co.uk) is offering seven nights at Camping la Croix du Vieux Pont, Berny Rivi ère, near Paris, from £375 (two adults, up to four children) in a mobile home, including ferry crossing from Dover.
SUN AND SEA
Enjoy a rush of winter sun on Tenerife.
The Ritz-Carlton, Abama (dialling from the UK: 00 34 902 105 600/ ritzcarlton.com/abama), is offering loads of family activities, including stargazing and a kids’ club for four to 12-year-olds.
Doubles from £313 per night, B&B.