France
Pedal and pamper is the rejuvenating dish of the day at L'Hôtel de Toiras (0033 5 4635 4032, hotel-de-toiras.com), on Ile de Ré. The Spa and Cycle package from £194 per couple includes daily treatments such as hot stone or Ayurvedic massage, healthy seafood dinner and free use of bicycles to work off those pesky calories around local nature reserves.

Lincolnshire
Kids now have even more adventure holiday options with the opening of PGL's latest centre at Caythorpe Court (0870 0507507, pgl.co.uk). The mansion, with 50 acres of grounds, offers the usual mind-boggling array of activities including abseiling, fencing, high ropes, zip wire and raft building. Full-board supervised weekends from £115, weeks from £340.

Italy
Swimming, tennis and Italian bowls are provided at Sardinia's four-star Is Benas Country Lodge (020-7242 2455, Sardinia-holidays.co.uk). Departing April 15, seven nights' B&B costs £468pp, including flights and car hire. IB