Under £200
Antiques enthusiasts depart 29 November to Brussels for the Sablon Nights festival and two nights' B&B in the four-star Jolly Hotel du Grand Sablon. £194 including Eurostar. ShortBreaks (020 8402 0007).
Walking Holidays (01524 701431 or 01274 567558) has an invigorating five-days' walking from 25 November based at Cober Hill near Scarborough. Four nights' inclusive accommodation is £177 not including travel. Evenings are spent country dancing if still on your feet.
Free pre-Christmas fashion shows with refreshments at Galeries Lafayette in Paris, so pamper yourself with two nights' midweek B&B at the two-star Hotel de L'Europe. £153 including Eurostar. Thomson Cities (0870 606 1476).
Spend Christmas or New Year in the immaculate Old Chapel in Mullion on the Cornish Lizard Peninsula. Sleeps four at £151 each (based on full occupancy) for weeks beginning 20 or 27 December. Classic Cottages (01326 555555).
Early season one week 'lucky dip' deal to Morzine, Courchevel, La Plagne or Chamonix from Esprit Ski (01252 618 300) for £199 (£149 children sharing family room) departing 15 December. Half-board catered chalets, flights from Stansted to Geneva and transfers.
Jersey taster with car hire for £149. Two nights' B&B at the mid-range Mayfair Hotel in St Helier and flights from Gatwick. Book early for free night or upgrade to half-board. Call Travelsmith quoting B603 (0870 748 1000).
Between 14 November and 26 December enjoy a two night break in Amsterdam priced from £169. B&B is at the two star Belfort Hotel with Eurostar from Waterloo or Ashford. Advantage Travel Centre (0870 444 3493).
Under £400
Four nights great shopping in Boston between 1 and 18 December with accommodation at The Radisson Hotel and BA flights from Heathrow. The cost is £362 through Bridge the World (0870 444 1716).
A walk from Settle along the Pennine Way to the Howgill Fells in Yorkshire with Inntravel (01653 629023) starting 29 November. Four nights half board at characterful inns en route. Two picnic lunches, luggage transfers, walking maps and notes for £315.
Under £500
Hayes & Jarvis (0870 8989890) has dramatically reduced the cost of a seven night holiday at the Shelly Beach Club in Mombasa, Kenya for departures 24 November to £409. All inclusive accommodation, flights from Gatwick with transfers.
Under £600
Seven nights half board at Pension Vordergrub in Kitzbuhel from 21 December for £549 with Directski (0800 587 0945). Includes flights, transfers, free lift pass, ski school, ski and boot hire.
Over £1,000
John Humphrys fans should join the Fred. Olsen Lines (01473 742424) 19-night all-inclusive cruise on the Black Watch departing 4 January on which he is guest lecturer. Calls at Madeira, Tenerife and the Cape Verde Islands en route to Brazil and return flight to London. Current prices are £1195 (inside cabin) or £1395 (outside).
· Prices are per person.
