Bargain breaks for August bank holiday

Families looking for an adventurous getaway before the schools re-open would do well to check with PGL which has availability – and savings – on Family Active breaks at various centres at the end of August.

For example, at the Barton Hall adventure centre in Devon, there are savings of up to 30 per cent on three- and four-night holidays starting 28 August. This means, for example, that two adults and two children (aged six-to-18 years) would now pay a total of £696 for a four-night stay (saving £300), or £550 for three nights (saving £138).

Prices include full-board accommodation in en-suite family rooms (sleeping up to six), a huge choice of activities such as climbing, abseiling, orienteering, raft building etc – plus evening entertainment. For more information, visit pgl.co.uk.

Cornish Cottages, the specialist in properties on The Lizard peninsula, is offering savings of 20 per cent on all remaining cottages – more than 60 available - for the Bank Holiday week commencing 29 August.

Properties range in size from cosy cottages for two, such as Mariners Cottage – 100 metres from Church Cove, through to Summer Lodge, a large, refurbished bungalow sleeping up to ten (five bedrooms and four bathrooms) in Lizard village, 400 metres from the Coastal Path.

A week’s rental of Mariners Cottage is now £408 (saving £102), while at Summer Lodge the new price is £1276 (saving £318). Visit cornishcottagesonline.com for more details.

Take an August Bank Holiday break at the four-star Fitzpatrick’s Castle hotel in Co Dublin and enjoy an extra night free - worth £70 person – with Irish Ferries Holidays.

The offer applies for departures on 28 or 29 August when the price for a three-night break with breakfast is £238 per person (twin share) inclusive of return Holyhead/Dublin cruise ferry crossing for car and two passengers.

Similar deals are also available at the four-star Carlton Abbey Hotel in Co Kildare – per person price £214 (saving £58 each) and at the three-star Finnstown Country House in Co Dublin where three nights costs £210 for each of two (saving £56). Visit irishferries.com for more details.