Check out what some of our clients are offering this half-term.  Whether you’re in search of sun or surf, October half-term is a great time to get away and re-charge your batteries before the winter.

Hit the surf in Cornwall where the Sands Resort is offering free wetsuit, surf and bodyboard hire.  Get kitted out with wetsuits and boards at the hotel’s Surf Shack then head for the surfing favourites of Fistral Beach and Watergate Bay.  For those who prefer to stay on dry land, there’s everything from age-banded children’s clubs, masses of outdoor space filled with adventure play areas, football nets and a climbing wall, to that all-important Spa.

Or grab the last of the sun’s rays on a half-term break in Sicily.  Temperatures are still in their early 20’s, with up to six hours of sunshine a day and the island’s cultural attractions are relatively crowd-free.

Villas available with specialist soloSicily include The Queen’s Jewels near Taormina.  Stay in a cottage (sleep 4-8) with a large shared pool and views over lemon and olive tree-filled gardens and buy citrus fruits, olive oil, jam and eggs  from the farm.  Spend your days trekking or mountain-biking at the nearby Alcantara Gorge, thrill the kids with a trip up Mount Etna or head for the very chic Taormina for some retail therapy and a very large ‘gelato’.