British Isles
Spend a few days exploring the North Country in the next couple of months with
these latest offers. The George Hotel at Chollerford near Hexham has a
Hadrian's Wall weekend that starts with high tea on Friday, includes two
nights' dinner, B&B and Sunday lunch and costs from £159. Tickets to
Chesters Roman Fort, a guide to walking the wall, a picnic - and use of the
hotel leisure club - are all part of the package. 01434 681611
Wensleydale and Middleham Castle are on the doorstep and Swaledale and
Richmond close by when staying at Eastfield Lodge in Leyburn. The hotel has
a three-nights-for-the-price- of-two offer that cuts the cost of three
nights' B&B to £70. 01969 623196
Bluebell Cottage, a former quarry worker's home in the Lake District, has
panoramic views over Coniston Water, which is within walking distance and
ideal for canoeing or sailing. The house sleeps four and costs £425, a £75
saving, for a week from April 5 with Cumbrian Cottages. 01228 599960
Choose free bike hire or entry to Exbury Gardens on a discounted midweek break
at the Montagu Arms, at Beaulieu, in the New Forest. Rooms for two with
breakfast start at £134, £214 with dinner. 01590 612324
Short haul
Free tickets to the Altitude Festival featuring Lee Mack, Ed Byrne and DJ
Norman Jay are part of the package at Chalet Leonardo, Méribel, in the
French Alps with Flexiski. Four night's half-board from April 10 costs £490
with a Gatwick flight. 01273 244600
A week's half-board in the Italian Dolomites from Sunday is on offer for £295,
a £155 saving, with Collett's Mountain Holidays. The deal is in Haus
Valentin at Pedraces: flights extra but transfers available from Venice and
Treviso airports. 01763 289660
Sail from Tilbury on April 19 to the Norwegian Fjords and pay £379 with
Transocean Cruises including full-board and tips. Marco Polo visits
Hardangerfjord and Sognefjord among others on the six-night voyage and also
calls at Bergen. 0845 4300274
Ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Marrakesh, travel on camels in the Sahara
and spend a night in the desert on a family adventure in Morocco with
Intrepid Travel. The nine-day trip from April 5 costs £400 with B&B
and two dinners; flights extra. 020-3147 7777
A four-star week in Cyprus from April 5 is on offer for £395, a £144 saving,
with Olympic Holidays. Fly from Gatwick for B&B at Espiskopiana Hotel in
a peaceful village close to Limassol. 0844 4994448
Long haul
Four nights in Toronto, including a day's excursion to Niagara Falls with a
buffet lunch and boat trip, are available next month with Bon Voyage. The
trip costs from £529 with a flight from Gatwick, a room at the four-star
Delta Chelsea Hotel and admission to the CN Tower. 0800 3160194
Fly from Manchester on April 7 for a week's half-board at the four-star
Holiday Island Resort on South Ari Atoll in the Maldives. The deal with
Cosmos costs £705 0871 4238560
Cuba has changed little so far after Fidel Castro's retirement so its chaotic
charm and crumbling buildings can still be savoured on a week's trip with
Captivating Cuba. It starts with a flight from Gatwick on May 14. It costs
from £760, with three nights' B&B in Havana and four all-inclusive
nights at Breezes Jibacoa. 0844 4129917
All prices on this page are per person and based on two sharing a room,
unless stated otherwise.
