Family holiday ideas..

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We want to go away this summer, me, husband and 2 kids, will be 1 and 3.

Pre-kids we normally go on a bit more adventurous holidays - sailing, back packing etc. or away in a big villa with the family so not really done a normal holiday as a family.

Where would be good to go?

• outside summer holidays
• good weather but not too hot
• not too commercial / busy / touristy
• lots of things to do for the kids
• nice family friendly places to eat
• would probably want to hire a car to get out and about
• would need bigger than just a hotel room as like to relax / have a drink when kids have gone to bed
• no set budget but rather not spend a fortune but also want to stay somewhere quite nice.

Ideas?

Vendee in France. Great weather. Not too far to travel. Get a gite with a pool.

Have a look at Le Chevrefeuille in France

• All baby equipment provided at accommodation
• Onsite award winning restaurant with baby listening service
• Babysitting services
• Swimming pool with safety fence and child proof access
• Playroom, playground and bikes provided
• Centrally located for all the famous towns and sites of the Dordogne Valley
• 5 B&B rooms and 2 self catering apartments
• B&B rooms have use of a kitchenette

• €75 -€95 pn, inc breakfast, double rooms
• €140-€180 pn, inc breakfast, family rooms
• €120-€170 pn, self catering 4people

lechevrefeuille.com

Camping is fantastic with young kids - you can sit out on deck in evening with a drink and keep door open to listen out! Tamarit park in Spain is great - beautiful private beach, kids pool, close to lots of small Spanish towns (plus larger like Barcelona), and perfect weather may/June.

We usually do Airbnb now as it's nice to have own bedrooms. Our kids are the same age and the places we've really enjoyed taking them to are; Innsbruck, Verona, Sweden, Sicily, Montenegro and France. Italy is particularly good for kids; good weather, nice food, lots to see and do. Plus they have agriturismos, farm stays with a pool, animals and a restaurant. Our kids loved the one in Sicily which had its own access to the beach through an orange grove. We did a lot of backpacking pre kids and found this not too much of a compromise.