Unusual
destinations for a family holiday
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Photo:
Courtesy Cuevas Pedro Antonio De Alarcón in Guadix
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Families
looking for something different for a holiday break can find some amazing
and unusual destinations all over the U.K. and Europe. Rather than
the same old beach holiday, try something a little out of the ordinary
this year.
When
travelling in the United Kingdom or around Europe, Baby
Friendly Boltholes offers some great family friendly hotels and other
options to choose from for the best family holidays. Children are always
up for something new and different, and especially love to have something
to brag about to their pals. The following is a choice of some of
the more unique locations to choose from around Europe.
Stay
in a cave in Spain
When visiting
southern Spain, the whole family will enjoy staying in a prehistoric troglodyte
cave.
While
this might sound a little basic, some of the caves have been beautifully
renovated to include all the necessary mod cons in the way of bathrooms
and kitchens and some, like at Cuevas
Pedro Antonio De Alarcón in Guadix near Granada, even have a
Jacuzzi in the master bedroom.
One
of the great benefits of staying in a cave is that the temperature stays
at a comfortable level all year round (those troglodytes seem to have known
what they are doing) and often there is a swimming pool and restaurant
on site.
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Photo:
Courtesy Cuevas Pedro Antonio De Alarcón in Guadix
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Sleep
in a tram in the Netherlands
Around
40kms outside of Amsterdam, the Controversy Tram Hotel offers great bed
& breakfast accommodation for the whole family in either old trams
or train compartments.
Comfortably
fitted out, this accommodation has everything the family could need.
On
top of this, the kids will love the fact that there are farm animals on
site, as well as several play options including an airplane. Loads of fun
is to be had by the whole family
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Sleep
rough in a forest in Sweden
For something
a little more primitive, but loads of fun for the whole family, Kolarbyn
is situated around two hours away from Stockholm and offers small forest
huts.
Everything
at Kolarbyn bears the environment in mind and this is a great example of
the best of eco-tourism.
While
each hut only has two beds, covered with cosy sheep skin rugs, an additional
berth can be added for a child, or older children can stay in their own
hut close by.
This
is rough eco-living at its best, with no electricity or running water.
Water is fetched from the nearby spring and there are primitive kitchen
facilities available for guests, along with recycling bins for any waste.
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staying at Kolarbyn in the cooler months, all huts have a wood heater.
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Kirkenes
SnowHotel in Norway
Staying
in Scandinavian climes, the Kirkenes SnowHotel in Norway is a place of
fascination, if a little chilly. Imagine staying in an igloo, and
you have an idea what is going on here. Open between the 20th December
and 20th April, you travel by ship to Hurtigruten Harbour where you are
met by the hotel’s guide and transported to wonderland. All the hotel rooms
have different décor with beautiful snow art on the walls and the
hotel has several restaurants offering the best in Norwegian fare.
These
fun options for a great family holiday are, forgive the pun, just the tip
of the iceberg - there are so many unusual destinations on offer in this
wonderful world. However, it is hoped that the options shown will
inspire you to try something a little different this year. Have a
wonderful holiday and make loads of great memories!
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