DESTINATIONS

Best for Bear Grylls wannabes
Want to wean them off their Nintendo DS? How about foraging for food and making camp on an organic farm, two and a half hours by train from Stockholm? Located deep in a forest, and under the expert guidance of your hosts — the kind of people who know how to wrestle a moose, should a rampaging one sweep into camp — you will learn how to identify and gather edible food, read animal tracks and light fires.
Family time It's not just about foraging. Guests will also enjoy horse and carriage rides to a lumberjack cabin for lunch, rowing on the lake and fireside tales of the forest.
Just for kids Children can sleep under canvas for three of the five nights. Join them, or snuggle up in a real bed inside a farm building.
Adults only Get the adrenaline going with a swim in the lake or go on a kayak tour. £ £ £
Nature Travels (+44 (0)1929 463 774, naturetravels.co.uk) offers a five-day tour for £363 per adult. One child per adult can travel for £11 - additional children: £121. Includes meals and accommodation. British Airways (ba.com) flies to Stockholm.

Best for holidaying en masse
A 'gîte cluster' means you can enjoy each other's company while being able to shut the door on your gîte when toddler has a tantrum. Brittany's Forêt Secrète has been thoroughly vetted by specialists Tots to Travel to ensure it has everything a young family needs, from high chairs to sterilising equipment.
Family time Enjoy a group hug with the resident pygmy goats and Archie the pot-bellied pig.
Just for kids The play barn here is so huge you might lose the children among its ball pools, slides, air hockey and swings.
Adults only The grounds round Forêt Secrète are vast. Tots can run for what seems like miles, and still be within sight. Grab a glass
of wine and enjoy the views. £ £ £
Tots to Travel (+44 (0)845 269 4126, totstotravel.co.uk) offers one week in a two-bedroom gîte from £345. BA (ba.com) flies to Paris.

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