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Issue No. 36 September 09, 2008

Hot for Half Term and Cool Holiday Savings


Hot for Half Term and Cool Holiday Savings :: Handpicked by Take the FamilyWith the back to school panic now a distant memory, we can all take a bit of a breather, gather our thoughts, and make the most of the lull to plan our next family holidays and breaks.

Even golden Team GB are chilling out a bit, whilst the Paralympian brits are still storming the results table. Whether you want a bit of sun therapy or a cool winter break we have it all at our fingertips, so you don't even have to lift one of yours.

 

Browse our winter sun, winter sports, last minute deals, and family breaks. Or snap up a bargain for summer 2009, take a look at our latest travel partners, and our shiny new gold medal worthy exclusive deals.

See all our Exclusive family offers


Latest Holiday Offers


Lapland at Center ParcsMagical Winter Moments at Center Parcs

Center Parcs have themed all 4 of their parcs this Christmas transforming them into spectacular Winter Wonderlands! Each parc has it's own pantomime with Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin all making an appearance. There are carriage rides, choirs, reindeer, snow queen processions, fireworks, with each parc having slightly different events. Click here to find out more.

 

Other Winter Wonders include:

Santa's Lapland with Esprit - Exclusive Take the Family 5% discount or fabulous other offers. Please note: you must quote 'Take the Family' to receive the best offer.

Free Childcare with Crystal Ski - Available for January and March departures, one week in Pepi Penguin Creche or Whizz kids club. Also free child ski passes in Andorra.

Save 50% on Granny and Grandad with Ski Famille - Save up to £1,000 when you book a family ski holiday with up to two grandparents staying for half price.

Save up to 20% with PV-Holidays on Self Catering apartments and Ski Hotels, includes Snow Guarantee! - Available at over 100 residences at 35 resorts.

Activities Abroad Winter Brochure - Northern Lights, Huski/Reindeer/Snowmobile Safari, ICEHOTEL® or Santa himself

Bluestone - Enjoy tubing on 150ft real snow slopes (from specialist snow makers) from 6th Dec for 5 weeks!

See all Winter Sport and Fun Offers


Take the Family to Luxury Family HotelsExclusive 10% OFF Luxury Family Hotels

Ever fancied visiting a luxury country house hotel with your children, but thought your days of wonderfully indulgent weekends were a thing of the past? Luxury Family Hotels not only makes it possible, but positively welcomes families with children - you'll wonder why you have never been before.

There are five hotels in the group each offering sumptuous luxury, beautiful surroundings topped off with fantastic childcare, and fun activities.

We love them so much we have teamed up with Luxury Family Hotels to offer an Exclusive 10% discount. Find out more about our own experiences of Moonfleet Manor, Fowey Hall and The Ickworth.

See all Luxury Family Hotels


Exclusive Half Term Savings from Travelbeam Luxury Hotels :: Hand picked by Take the FamilyExclusive Five Star Half Term Savings, Tenerife

We've teamed up with new partners Travelbeam Luxury Hotels to bring you an Exclusive Half Term offer at the luxurious five star ABAMA Golf & Spa Resort in Tenerife with savings worth £1200 per family! Just quote 'Take the Family'.

The ABAMA on the unspoilt west coast of Tenerife is, in our opinion, by far the best luxury hotel for children AND their parents. It is a beautiful resort with several pools, (including a great pool with a slope perfect for toddlers), a sandy beach (with imported white sand) and a complimentary kids club (for ages 4 to 12 years), a spa and splendid golf club.

Family-focus meets pure luxury with Travelbeam’s hand picked portfolio of European Luxury Hotels. They know their hotels inside out and specialise in spot-on, unbiased advice. Talk to them and your holiday will definately be all the better for it.

Find out more about The Abama

See more from Travelbeam and The Abama

More October Half Term Offers:

Sunsail Beach Clubs -10% off or a Free Child Place when you book a Sunsail beach club before 30th November 2008

Crystal Active Club Tamarisk - £1,464 for a family of four at October half term, soak up the late summer sun

Porto Sani Village, Halkidiki - From £2,616 for a family of four between 8 Sept - 31 Oct 08

Cottages 4 You- Exclusive 5% discount on hundreds of available cottages throughout the UK, Ireland, France Spain, Portugal, Italy and Croatia

Feather Down Farms - You may need to be good at keeping the stove going, but they are still open and have availability for October Half Term, (and now includes Free fire wood for 2009.)

See more October Half Term Ideas


Special Offers

See all our Late holiday offers


Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner holidays

Mark Warner

Exclusive MW Offer plus £100pp off for Xmas & New Year Ski ... more

October Half Term holiday destinations
  • Tenerife - Beautiful beaches are Tenepenny
  • Cyprus - It'd be a pitta to miss it
  • Mauritius - Kids get Devotion in the Indian Ocean
School holiday family adventure with The Adventure Company

The Adventure Company

Oct half term availability and more fab school hols adventure...more

Christmas, New Year & Feb Half Term destinations
  • Lanzarote - Kids go potty for Lanzarote
  • Egypt - Cairo-ro-ro your felucca gently down the Nile
  • Antigua - We're very pro-Antigua
Extra £20 off every Thomson holiday for Take the Family users

Thomson Holidays

Exclusive extra £20 OFF ALL family holidays on top of any other offers... more

Easter holiday destinations
  • Maldives - Family paradise found
  • Barbados - Sun, Sea and Sandy Lane
  • Florida - Much more than a mickey mouse holiday

Latest News


Take the Family go to Bluestone holiday village in Pembrokeshire - 2 families and 2 adjoining LodgesBluestone - 2 Families, 2 Lodges - Twice the Family Fun

Take the Family recently took a trip to experience Bluestone for themselves the new next generation holiday village in Pembrokeshire. Since it's eased in launch at the end of June, Bluestone has been working tirelessly to iron out any teething problems, before ramping up to full capacity. The vision is clear, a sustainable holiday 'village' with minimal impact on the environment from the very beginning, whilst benefiting the local community. Holiday makers are encouraged to explore the local area, boosting the local economy, and of course enjoying its beautiful sights and terrific activities. The majority of staff are locally sourced, even the meat in the general stores is locally produced, and all energy for the Blue Lagoon and Sports Centre is generated from the biomass energy centre, whilst lodges are triple glazed with a selection having solar panels..

We wanted to holiday with another family, as the kids get on so well, so we chose adjoining Caldey lodges for 2 families, 2 adults and 5 kids.

Read about our 2 family break at Bluestone Holiday Village

(More of our latest feature articles include, Camping in England and Scotland, and A family holiday in St Lucia.)

Current Bluestone Offers : Call Bluestone and Quote 'Take the Family'

Save 25% on Autumn - Book by Sept 30th to receive 25% Off All Autumn Bluestone breaks from now up to October 20th.

Early Bird Special - Book by September 15th to Save 15% on any 2009 Bluestone break, in any lodge

Find out more about Bluestone Holiday Village

Read postings and comments on our forum about Bluestone


Dea's Fantastically Foul Feast with Roald

Our exclusive columnist Dea Birkett reveals her kids most celebrated meals, assisted by the king of disgusting recipies, Roald Dahl, at Café Twit, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, paying homage with upcoming 'Roald Dahl Day', Sept 13th.

Read Dea's Eating with Kids A Fantasticallly Foul Feast with Roald


Find it on the Forum

Thanks again for all contributions to our discussion forum Talk the Family .

There's tons of information on there from parents just like you, so why not search for what you are after or ask others for advice?.

Current discussion points include, Where to stay with 4 kids in the Med?, What's Bluestone like ?, Family holidays for Christmas - Rest of Europe ?, Eating with Kids - Roald Dahl Style ?, and Tell holiday companies what YOU want on your holiday ? .

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Top Exclusive Offers

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Exclusive 5% Off Esprit Ski family holidays with Take the Family

Exclusive Esprit Ski Offer

Save an Exclusive 5% off your family holiday froml Esprit Ski ... more

Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner holidays

Exclusive Mark Warner Offer

Additional 5% off all Mark Warner snow, sun, ski or sail holidays ... more


Happy holidays from everyone at Take the Family

Happy holidays from everyone at Take the Family!Wherever you're planning to Takethefamily this Autumn, Winter, Spring or Summer, we wish you a fun and peaceful journey.

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