Under £200

The Lake District is ideal for a rambling weekend with Solo's Holidays (08704 992299; solosholidays.co.uk). A two-night break at the Thistle Grasmere Hotel includes two guided walks, half-board with wine at dinner and a disco each evening for £199pp.

Under £300

You can enjoy Tuscan delights for less with Eurocamp (0870 366 7552; eurocamp.co.uk this month. Seven nights for two adults at the Norcenni Girsole Club in Valdarno, Tuscany, costs £294, including off-peak ferry crossing.The site has spa, sauna, gym and massage.

Under £400

Steal away to the French Riviera this autumn and live it up at the Hotel Le Grimaldi (00 33 493 160024; le-grimaldi.com). The break costs £356 for two and includes two nights' accommodation with breakfast, a day pass to a health club, two massages and lunch at a restaurant in Nice.

Under £800

Enjoy the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao for seven nights, including breakfast and accommodation in a four-star boutique hotel with lastminute.com The holiday, in September, costs £749pp, based on two sharing; flights depart from regional airports as well as London.

Under £900

Rugby fans can book for next year's Lions rugby tour of New Zealand. Travelmood (08700 664556; travelmood.com) offers return flights to Auckland from Heathrow or Manchester and two weeks' motor home hire. Departures are 28 March-15 June 2005, but you need to book by 28 September.