Anna Van Praagh 

Quick escapes

All the offers from the paper along with a clutch of web exclusives.
  
  


Under £150

Travelselect (0870 990 9550) is offering great deals on European flights, including Nice for £98, Athens £135, Pisa £126, Rome £122 and Barcelona £122. All flights are returns with British Airways from Gatwick, valid for departure until 31 December.

Under £200

A series of weekends away for walkers, cyclists, theatre and music lovers are being arranged at the four-star Bryngarw House in South Wales. Weekends feature an eclectic range from musical breaks with tickets to shows and cycling weekends with packed lunches and route plans, to saints and legends weekends. Each weekend break is for two nights accomodation with dinner, bed and breakfast. Call Bryngarw House directly on 01656 729009 to book.

Try the Lake District for a romantic weekend at the seventeenth-century Swan Hotel in Grasmere. Two nights' half-board, including a bottle of Champagne, is £120 per person (based on two sharing). Offer open until 16 September. Contact 0870 400 8855 or www.heritage-hotels.co.uk, quoting 'Champagne'.

Under £300

Peregor Travel (0845 345 0003, 0845 345 0004) have got some great value flight deals - New York, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia from £230pp, Florida from £245, Phoenix, San Diego and Houston from £255 and LA, San Francisco and Chicago from £265. All prices are for return flights and include all airport taxes. Bookings must be made by 30th September for flights leaving from 1st November. Flight details are based on midweek departures from london with minimum stay of a Saturday night and the maximum stay of one month.

Travel to Stockholm any time throughout September departing from Gatwick or Heathrow, and stay at a four-star hotel for three nights for £235. Price includes three nights accommodation and breakfast, return flights and all taxes. Book with Eurocity Breaks on 0870 709 3044.

Relax in Portugal for a week for £189, including flights and B&B, at the Estalagem Santo Andre Hotel. Flights from Gatwick on 27 September. Alternatively fly on 20 September for £229. First Choice (0870 750 0001).

Under £400

Visit the Pelion peninsula, the new hip Greek destination on the mainland. Direct Line Holidays (020 8239 3399) is offering two weeks for the price of one, departing Heathrow on 23 September, for £350, based on two sharing. Accommodation is family run and close to beach and fishing village.

Under £700

Stay at the 4-star Sunset Beach Hotel, Montego Bay, Jamaica for 7 nights. Flights with Airtours leave from Gatwick 21st October - all meals, all drinks, watersports and dance lessons are included in the price based on 2 sharing. Book with Travelcare on 08701 500 388.

Under £900

Take a break and travel to Spain for a week long scenic riding holiday in the hills of Andalucia. Accommodation (family run with ensuite facilities) and meals (Breakfast, picnic lunches and supper - wine with meals) are provided. Travellers will stay in a different hotel every night along the trip. Price is based on two sharing. Evening meals are eaten with the other members of the group. Contact Inntravel on 01653 629003.

Under £1,000

Bales Worldwide (0870 241 3209) is offering a ten day introductory sightseeing trip to China. Principle highlights include a visit to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the ancient city of Xi'an. Price includes return flights and transfers from London Heathrow, B&B accomodation and a full sightseeing programme with an English speaking guide. Departs 9th October.

Bridge The World (0870 444 7474) has a multi-trip flight deal for those with stamina. A round-the-world ticket from Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow to Delhi; overland to Kathmandu; Singapore-Saigon; overland to Hanoi; Bali-Perth-Ayer's Rock-Sydney; overseas to Christchurch and Auckland; Fiji-Los Angeles; overland to Las Vegas and back to London is £969 per person plus tax, including all flights and a £50 overland travel voucher. No date restrictions.

Under £1,500

Depart until 27 September from Gatwick or Heathrow to Jamaica for 14 nights at the adults-only, four-star Beaches Grand Sport Hotel. The price of £1,499 (based on two sharing) includes unlimited meals, drinks, land and watersports. Book at www.lastminute.com

 

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