Anyone else feel like they’ve really earned a holiday this year?
What better way to celebrate surviving another of the hardest years on record than by booking a half term getaway with the children? We’ve found a handful of family-friendly holidays for October half term and beyond, offering a week-long adventure with the kids in tow. Check out one of out hand-picked half term escapes…
October Half Term Escapes 2021
*Please check any local travel restrictions before booking or travelling*
Bvlgari Hotel, London
WHY? The B.Family escape is in partnership family entertainers Dazzle & Fizz, allowing guests to choose either a virtual or socially distanced children’s entertainer to provide activities such as cryptic challenges, arts and crafts, or story time for younger children. There will also be the ultimate private family film night with a movie, popcorn and sliders in Bvlgari Hotel London’s exclusive Screening Room, plus a four weeks complimentary membership of online platform Vesta by Dazzle & Fizz.
BOOK: Available until 31 December 2021 | B.Family is priced from £1,170 (VAT included) per night for a two-night minimum stay for two adults and two children, in a Deluxe Room bulgarihotels.com
Villa Petra, Corfu
WHY? This half term calls for a real escape, a slice of normality. If it’s peace you’re looking for, you’ll find it at Villa Petra in Corfu, with six spacious bedrooms including an annexe for complete seclusion.
BOOK: 0161 492 1357, carrier.co.uk
Elounda Peninsula, Crete
WHY? The Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel on the Greek island of Crete is the ideal no-quarantine destination this half term, and the perfect place for your little ones to get a wellness boost. The resort has worked with the on-site award-wining Six Senses Spa to create an innovative, three-day wellness programme for guests aged between five and twelve. The programme includes fun wellness, educational and nutritional workshops plus group spa treatments to help children to integrate wellness into their daily lives. There is also yoga, Greek dancing lessons and games at the Kids Arc plus a teens programme incorporating team sports and waterports.
BOOK: eloundapeninsula.com
Silverlake, Dorset
WHY? Halloween is far from cancelled at Silverlake, where there will be pumpkin carving, with competitions and the chance to win giant chocolate pumpkins and restaurant vouchers. There will be 100 pumpkins on display across the estate for all to enjoy. Guests can choose from a range of luxury self-catering properties sleeping 4 to 12 guests. Read our review of Silverlake here.
BOOK: Prices start from £375. habitatescapes.com | 01285 869 489
Langley Park, Cotswolds
WHY? Got something special to celebrate this October half term? How about booking the impressive Langley Park in the Cotswolds? Not only does it sleep 26, it also boasts a fully equipped night club, and is available for half term week. Set in 85 acres of gardens, parkland and woodland and in the heart of Cotswold countryside between Tetbury and Chippenham, 18th Century Georgian listed mansion Langley Park is not the worst place to spend a week with a group of friends and the kids (it’s pretty much the best).
Gara Rock, Devon
WHY? Located close to Salcombe and perched on the edge of a cliff, all the family will enjoy a Devon getaway at Gara Rock, with panoramic sea, sunrise and sunset views and a winding path down to a private beach. The on-site cinema screens family classics such as The Greatest Showman and Back to the Future throughout the day, while story time around the fire with a marshmallow-topped hot chocolate is a firm favourite.
BOOK: Stay at Gara Rock from £175 per night | www.gararock.com
Kanuhura, Maldives
WHY? Stay in one of 80 thatched-roof villas scattered throughout the island’s tropical interior and on stilts over the turquoise lagoon, and relax as a family by the ocean or keep young ones busy in the on-site kids club. Worth the quarantine time when you return…
BOOK: www.kanuhura.com
