Let’s face it, who isn’t interested in discovering cheap family holidays? Holiday operators are so keen for families to book their summer breaks months in advance, that they’re charging nothing for last minute changes. Discover where’s good, cheap, sunny and fun for families in 2017 and grab a brilliant bargain on your two-week summer break.
1/7 Punta Umbria, Costa de la Luz, Spain
Punta Umbria on Costa de la Luz has big, broad sandy beaches, Huelva’s nature reserves and historic towns, spectacular Seville just over an hour away and gorgeous Isla Cristina closer still. Luz is less touristy than any other Costa (this is where Spanish families come on holiday), the surf’s great and fresh, and the local seafood’s even better.
£1704 for 15 nights including return flights from Gatwick. Based on two adults and two children. One bedroom apartment on the beach, Punta Umbria.
Find out more about this bargain family holiday in Punta Umbria with Travel Republic
Giardini Naxos, Sicily. Photo: kerryaboyne via Flickr
2/7 Giardini Naxos, Sicily
Historic Naxos is less than an hour north of Mount Etna on Sicily’s east coast. This charming villa hotel has its own pool surrounded by lush gardens and the ancient city of Catania is less than 40 minutes drive away. Sicily’s famous for its beautiful coastline, summer festivals, pretty towns and villages, wonderful southern Italian weather and dramatic beaches like Scala dei Turchi.
£1039 for 7 nights including return flights from Luton. Based on two adults and two children. Self-catering, one bedroom apartment, Giardini Naxos.
Find out more about this bargain family holiday in Sicily with Love Holidays
3/7 Paphos, Cyprus
Paphos is sunny, south west Cyprus and European Capital of Culture 2017. Two perfect excuses to book a couple of weeks in Chlorakas this summer. The resort’s close to the beach, minutes from Paphos and within easy driving distance of Limassol, Larnaca and Ayia Napa. And, for a change from the stunning coastline, you can escape to the Troodos for forests, hills and little, mountain villages.
£1534 for 14 nights including return flights from Gatwick. Based on two adults and two children. Self-catering apartment with pool, Chlorakas.
Find out more about this bargain family holiday in Paphos with Co-op Travel
4/7 Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain
Tossa de Mar’s the cooler, calmer little sister to big, rowdy Lloret de Mar – but with better beaches. It’s also just over an hour’s drive from Barcelona so you can run away for the day and explore Barrio Gótico and El Born, visit Sagrada Familia or splash around Portaventura.
£1693 for 14 nights including return flights from Gatwick. Based on two adults and two children. One bedroom apartment, half-board, Playa Esmerelda.
Find out more about this bargain family holiday in Tossa de Mar with Monarch
5/7 Alcudia, Majorca
Alcudia sits on Esperanza Lake, Majorca’s superb beaches are just minutes away and the hotel has a total of eight swimming pools. But it’s not all about water. The eastern ridges of the fabulous Serra de Tramuntana are close neighbours too. And Palma, one of Europe’s loveliest island capitals, is under an hour from the resort by road – catch the train and you can hop off to visit historic Campanet, Sa Pobla and Inca along the way.
£1348 for 11 nights including return flights from Luton. Based on two adults and two children. One bedroom apartment, self-catering, Alcudia.
Find out more about this bargain family holiday in Majorca with Love Holidays
6/7 Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, Spain
Benalmadena is the Cost del Sol for theme parks, waterparks, giant aquariums, zoos and enormous beaches packed with water sports. It’s not heritage Andalusia – head half an hour inland for that – but it is great fun for kids. If you want a little more refinement, Malaga’s less than 30 minutes away for the Picasso Museum, Carmen Thyssen and the only Pompidou Centre outside France.
£1220 for 14 nights including return flights from Stanstead. Based on two adults and two children. One bedroom apartment, self catering, Benalmadena.
Find out more about this bargain family holiday on the Costa del Sol with Love Holidays.
7/7 Vilamoura, Algarve Coast, Portugal
Popular Vilamoura on the Algarve coast has Praia da Falésia, with its soaring rainbow coloured cliffs and long, long sands, as a local beach. Oceanica and Val da Lobo golf courses are minutes away and the resort’s less than half-an-hour from Albufeira or Faro, for waterparks and theme parks.
£1270 for 14 nights including return flights from Gatwick. Based on two adults and two children. Self-catering, one bedroom apartment, Vilamoura.