Make your money go further this half-term

Make your money go further this half-term by taking advantage of Irish Ferries Holidays' 'seven nights for the price of five' offer and an early booking deal saving 10 per cent on self-catering breaks at the Glenbeg Point Holiday Homes in Co Wexford.

With the double offer, two adults will pay a total of £336 - saving £51 each - for the week's holiday which also includes return cruise ferry crossing from Holyhead to Dublin or from Pembroke to Rosslare. Up to three children travel and stay free of charge.

Glenbeg Point is close to the seaside town of Courtown - where the Forest Park Leisure Centre boasts indoor pool with waterslide and water playground - and within easy walking distance of the nearest beach. For more information, visit irishferries.com.

Bargain-price, four-night breaks - just £12.50 per person, per night - is the offer for couples from Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire to a selection of more than 35 properties.

The deal applies throughout February (excluding half-term) and March. For larger cottages sleeping more than two, the cost for each additional person is £49 for four nights.

For a couple, Little Harbour View is a stylish, second floor apartment in the heart of the popular resort of Tenby with views down to the harbour; a four-night break is a total of £99. For a bigger party, Kingswood (sleeps four) is a traditional terraced cottage in picturesque Solva; with full occupancy, a four-night break is £197. For more information, telephone 01437 772760 (offers not available on website).

For a bargain-priced half-term break, check out Wollrigg Cottage in the Scottish Borders - set in gardens complete with tumbling stream and humpback bridge - courtesy of cottage agency, Ecosse Unqiue.

Sleeping four, this snug and cosy property with open fire in the sitting room and oil fired Aga in the spacious kitchen/dining room, now costs £265 (saving £30) for seven nights from 14 February.

The cottage is situated high in the hills above the little hamlet of Ashkirk in Selkirkshire - an area steeped in history and awash with stately homes, keeps and castles - and is ideally located for walking, riding, fishing and golf. For more information, log on to unique-cottages.co.uk.