Educational breaks without the kids

Now the kids are back at school take your own educational trip around the UK! The sums add up to some great value for money breaks with Haven and British Holidays who are offering four night breaks from October 8th from as little as £79 in standard self-catering accommodation for up to four people. Simple maths makes that less than £20 per person - so what about the rest of your holiday timetable?

History….there’s plenty! Step back in time to 1066 with a visit to Haven Holiday’s Combe Haven on the outskirts of Hastings – where you can even learn archery like King Harold’s army. Church Farm, at Pagham is ideally placed to explore nearby Fishbourne, one of the major Roman sites in the UK.

A trip out from Presthaven Sands on the coast of North Wales will encourage you to enjoy the best of Welsh industrial history with a visit to Sygun Copper Mines or the Llechwedd Slate Caverns. Or put Welsh castles on your agenda with a break at Hafan y Mor - within easy reach of Caernarfon, Harlech, Beaumaris and Conwy.

Geography? Head for the Jurassic Coast and you’ll get several millennia of geology in one 95 mile stretch of coastline. Choose one of the four award-winning Haven Holiday parks including Devon Cliffs, Haven’s flagship park and the most Westerly landmark on the heritage coast, Weymouth Bay, Littlesea and Seaview.

If English is on your timetable try Doniford Bay for a trip to nearby Exmoor and the landscapes that featured in ‘Lorna Doone’ or book a break at Lakeland, close to Lake Windermere and enjoy some Autumn walks through the countryside that inspired William Wordsworth. Craig Tara in Ayrshire is in the heart of ‘Rabbie Burns’ country.

There will be no shortage of fabulous views for your art lessons. Try the wonderful seascapes of Cornwall with views from Riviere Sands to the renowned artists’ town of St Ives. Or the landscapes of Norfolk and the Broads, popular with so many famous painters over the centuries.

If you want to keep up with Science several Haven and British Holidays parks include a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Perran Sands in Cornwall helps to manage the county’s largest dune system, rich in rare flora and fauna. It might be within sight of Blackpool Tower but Marton Mere borders a SSSI, a real haven for wildlife and wildfowl. Or pay a visit to the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth, an easy drive from Hafan y Mor.

Don’t forget your PE lessons! All 34 parks have heated swimming pools and you can choose parks that have multi-sports courts, indoor sports arenas, climbing walls, fishing, horse-riding, golf, boating lakes, pitch and putt and lessons in archery or fencing.

To grab a term-time break at any one of Haven’s parks around the UK click on Havenholidays.com. Prices start at £79 for four nights from October 8th in standard self-catering accommodation for up to four people at selected parks, including Hafan y Mor, Combe Haven and Seashore in Norfolk.