There’s no shortage of short break deals

For those short of time - but keen to get away this July – head to Jersey and enjoy a three-night break at the special rate of £229 per person with Modern Hotels.

This twin share price – saving £55 – applies throughout the month and includes return Fastcat crossing from Weymouth or Poole, transfers and accommodation with full English breakfast at the three-star Mayfair Hotel. Children, two-11 years and sharing with two adults, pay just £138 each.

This three-star hotel is centrally-located in St Helier and offers a wealth of facilities including indoor pool, gym, steam and Jacuzzi, along with a children’s club during the main school holiday period and soft play area for toddlers - modernhotels.com.

Save £190 on a week’s peak season holiday in Woolacombe, North Devon– and enjoy the free use of more than 40 facilities – that’s the offer to families this August from Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks.

The revised price of £495 – for bookings made by 30 June - applies to week-long holidays starting on 15 August in fully-equipped ‘Buttercup’ caravan holiday homes, sleeping four. Three night weekend and four-night midweek breaks – starting on 14 and 17 August respectively – are reduced by £134 per family and now cost £295.

Free activities on offer include 10 heated indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, nine-hole golf, cinema and fishing, along with clubs for the children and evening entertainment. Visit woolacombe.com/bp.

A free night and a complimentary three-course evening meal…a special offer from Irish Ferries Holidays throughout July and August at two four-star hotels – both with swimming pool, sauna and gym – the Carlton Millrace in Co Wexford and the Carlton Abbey in Co Kildare.

With this new special offer, a three-night stay with breakfast – and the complimentary dinner – is now from just £214 per person (twin share), with children under 12 years travelling and staying free of charge, paying for meals direct to the hotel.

Prices are inclusive of return Sunday to Thursday cruise ferry crossings for car and passengers on Irish Ferries’ Holyhead/Dublin or Pembroke/Rosslare routes - irishferries.com.