Christmas pampering
FUN FOR FAMILIES
The Rosevine, Roseland Peninsula, CornwallPack up the pressies and enjoy a Christmas break by the seaside.
The Rosevine, a hotel with 15 apartments and studios and surrounded by quiet beaches, blue sea, stunning countryside and pretty villages, will be decorated and Santa has even been known to drop in. This break also includes three-course supper on Christmas Eve, a traditional family Christmas Day lunch, plus Boxing Day breakfast. There’s a host and fun and games for children, while grown-ups can relax in the adults-only lounge.
A three-night stay between 24 to 28 December costs from £765 for two adults and one child up to the age of 15 sharing a studio on a full-board basis.
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WALKERS’ HIDEAWAY
The Corran, near Laugharne, CarmarthenshireHidden in the marshlands of Carmarthenshire, this boutique 16th-century hotel has 21 rooms and lies just 10 minutes from Pendine Beach, the longest in Wales, perfect for a morning walk before tucking into an eight-course lunch on Christmas Day. There’s a party banquet on Boxing Day, as well as entertainment featuring live music and comedy.
A three-night stay, between 24 to 27 December, at The Corran over Christmas, costs from £330 per person (based on two adults sharing) and includes an eight-course Christmas Day Lunch and Boxing Day Party Banquet.
01994-427417, www.thecorran.com
HAPPY McCHRISTMAS
Nira Caledonia, EdinburghBuilt in 1823, this 28-bedroom hotel is offering a three-night Christmas break, staying on dates during the period 23 to 26 December. The rate includes full Scottish breakfast each morning and Christmas Day lunch. Dine in Blackwood’s restaurant on Christmas Day, where you receive a glass of fizz on arrival and carve your own beef, turkey, pork or nut roast at the table.
A three-night break costs from £214 per person (based on two adults sharing a room). One child, up to the age of 12, can share the room for free. Christmas Day lunch is free for children up to the age of three, or costs £25 for children four to 12 years old.
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SEE SANTA
Santa Adventures in LaplandFinally, why not spend Christmas with Santa? Cosmos Holidays has discounted some of its Santa Adventures in Finnish Lapland and a five-night stay, departing from Manchester on 22 December, now costs from £1,115 per adult and £969 per child, including bed and breakfast at the four diamond-rated Levistar Apartments in Levi, and flights. Departures are also available from Gatwick at the same rates.
The package also includes hire of ski suits and boots, visits to Santa’s Post Office to post letters to the man in red, Christmas Gala Feast and a present for everyone.
0844-573 4261, www.cosmos.co.uk/holidays/lapland
Prices and availability correct at the time of going to press.
Contact Wendy at wendy.gomersall@lady.co.uk
WINTER ESCAPE Carlton Towers, Yorkshire, is offering its first Enchanting Winter Escape for couples, from £240 per person, including two nights accommodation in a luxury suite, candlelit three-course dinner, champagne and canapés and full English breakfast. 01405-861662, www.carltontowers.co.uk
NEW SANDALS Sandals Barbados opened this month. Prices start from £1,299 per person for all-inclusive accommodation and return flights from London or Manchester. Departures in May to June 2014. 0800-597 0002, www.sandals.co.uk
BEST FOR Lonely Planet’s Best In Travel 2014, £9.99, is available in bookshops and online. www.lonelyplanet.com
POIROT OFFER To commemorate the end of ITV’s Agatha Christie’s Poirot, book a day trip, from £205 per person, on the British Pullman or Northern Belle before 31 March 2014 and get The Definitive Collection of Agatha Christie’s Poirot DVD free. 0845-077 2222, www.orient-express.com/uktrains