Stay in one of these great hotels, where your baby is not just tolerated
but genuinely welcomed, and spend Christmas the way it should be spent - having
fun with your family!
- The Celtic Manor Resort,Wales
- Saunton Sands Hotel, Devon
- The Grove,Hertfordshire
- Peebles Hydro Hotel, Scottish Highlands
- Lapland
- Reykjavik
- Tenerife
The Celtic Manor Resort, nr Newport, Wales
The Celtic Manor offers you the chance to spend Christmas indulging while your children get involved in a whole host of activities. The resort is full of festive atmosphere and the wide range of dining, accommodation and facilities mean that there's something for everyone.
Children's
activities include
- the Hideaway Club
- games room with mini cinema, dance mat, computer games and comfy bean bags
- fairies and elves play session
- Christmas craft
- Christmas pantomine
- puppet show
Price guide
- from £81 per room per night bed and breakfast
- children's own room £75 per room per night, sleeps up to 3 children
Saunton Sands Hotel, Barnstaple, Devon
Wake up to the windswept drama of Sauton Beach and take a bracing stroll by the sea to work up an appetite for lunch at the Saunton Sands Hotel. This hotel offers the perfect combination of a winter holiday with your family and a Christmas party all in the lap of luxury.
Children's activities include
- movie mornings
fancy
dress disco - Spangles the Clown, Captain Coconut and Professor Fumble
- visit from Santa
- children's tea party
- trip to see Dick Whittington
- circus workshop
- family table tennis and putting competitions
- archery tuition
Price Guide
- from £165 per person per night
- price includes breakfast, dinner and Christmas day lunch
- family rooms available
The Grove, Chandler's Cross, Herts
Spend Christmas at a home away from home, without any of the washing up, at The Grove. Here you can do what you want, when you want whether that means having breakfast in bed, wandering into the larder for a turkey sandwich at midnight or staying up late chatting. The Grove offers all the Christmas tradition with a little contemporary magic. Make sure your little ones don't forget to hang their stocking on their bedroom door…
Children's activities include
Anouska's
kids' club, hidden behind the walled garden - pantomime
- meet Santa in his grotto
- Christmas workshops
- play with elves and super heroes
- disco and carol singing
- giant scalectrix grandprix
- indoor swimming pool and bikes to explore the 300 acre grounds
Price guide
- from £855 per person for two nights
- children in their own room from £525
- children under two stay for free
Peebles Hydro Hotel, Scottish Highlands
Take in the festive beauty of your surroundings and relax in the knowledge of no cooking and no washing up! Peebles Hydro promise to make this Christmas break your best ever, the proof is in the number of guests who return year after year. There is a full programme for both the big kids and little kids, keeping everyone entertained.
Children's
activities include
- carol singing
- films games
- entertainers
- a visit from Santa
- fancy dress parade
- high tea
Price guide
- from £489 per person for 3 nights
- children under 2 £75 per child for 3 nights
- 2 to 6 year olds £96 for 3 nights 7 to 12 year olds £111 for 3 nights
- 13 to 16 year olds £138 for 3 nights
- prices include 3 evening meals, bed and breakfast, Christmas day lunch,
use of leisure facilities and all activities and entertainment
Do spas and children mix? Read this family's account of their stay at Peebles Hydro
Make Christmas dreams come true for your little ones with a trip to Lapland. Dash through frozen woodlands on a sleigh pulled by reindeers in search of Santa, later relax with a hot drink around a blazing log fire. If you're lucky you might even catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights to cap it all off.
Children's
activities include
- reindeer, husky, toboggan and snowmobile rides
- a trip to Santa's post office and a meeting with the great man himself
- have a go at skiing
- arctic circle ceremony
- meet Rudi Reindeer and Hal the Husky
Price guide
- prices vary depending on length of stay and resort
Arctic Experience in Reykjavik
Spending Christmas in Reykjavik will give you a chance to truly experience
how Icelandic families celebrate Christmas. Be sure to look out for the thirteen
Christmas 
'lads',
or 'Jolasveinar', who come down from the hills to make mishief, they might even
leave you little ones a gift. The city itself sparkles with the lights that
adorn the streets, windows, balconies and gardens.
Activities include
- a guided Golden Circle tour
- chances to try traditional Icelandic delicacies
- soaking in the warm waters of the Blue Lagoon
Price guide
- from £753 for 4 nights
- price includes flights, airport transfers, bed and breakfast, meals as stated on the itinerary, excursions and local transportation
Fancy spending Christmas day basking in the sun on the beach then later enjoying a snowball fight? Well, in Tenerife you can! To find the snow all you need to do is head to the top of Mount Teide, the 3,718 meter snow capped dormant volcano in the heart of the Island. Or you can choose to stay at the hotel and take advantage of the complimentary massage.
Children's
activities include
- a whale watching excursion on the Lady Shelley catamaran
- special activities
- seasonal workshops
Price guide
- £360 per person for four nights bed and breakfast
- £325 per child for four nights bed and breakfast
- price includes a massage for adults, whale watching excursion, activites and workshops
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