Bargain price Christmas shopping breaks

A bargain-price Christmas Shopping break – three nights’ half-board for just £135 – is the offer from Modern Hotels at its three-star Mayfair Hotel in the heart of St Helier.

This special deal is for stays during Jersey’s ‘La Fête de Noué’ – 28 November to 13 December - when St Helier will sparkle under a canopy of Christmas lights and the air will be infused with aromas of mulled wine and roasting chestnuts. As well as late night shopping in the town’s stores, visitors can browse for gifts in colourful craft markets and enjoy Dickensian storytellers, carols by candlelight and street theatre.

The price of £135 per person (twin share) includes three nights’ half-board, return Fastcat crossing from Weymouth and return harbour/hotel transfers. Flight-inclusive packages are also available on request - modernhotels.com.

Or bag some festive bargains on a Christmas shopping break in Gibraltar – where visitors can make their money go further as purchases are VAT-free – courtesy of city break specialist, Cities Direct.

A two-night stay, for example, at the four-star O’Callaghan Eliott Hotel – ideally situated in the heart of the shopping district – costs from £245 per person, based on two sharing and inclusive of return Gatwick flights on 1 December and accommodation with breakfast.

There’s a wide choice of gift ideas including perfume, spirits, jewellery, glassware, porcelain and cameras and, after the shopping sessions, guests may wish to relax in the hotel’s pool or sauna or even take the cable car to the top of the Rock for some fantastic views - citiesdirect.co.uk.