If you were wondering what happened next at the end of The Phantom of the Opera, there isn’t long to wait. Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical taking up the story ten years later, opens in London on March 9. Superbreak (0871 2213344, superbreak.com) has packages of one night’s B&B at the President Hotel, Russell Square, and tickets for the show from £89pp, from March 18 to April 30.
There are free flights and transfers on selected cruises with Amawaterways this spring. For example, the Romantic Danube cruise, seven nights from Vilshofen, Germany, to Budapest on the five-star MS Amadante departing on April 11 or 18, visits Prague, Vienna and Bratislava. The cost is from £1,197pp, including wine, use of bicycles and excursions. Details: 0800 3899811, amawaterways.co.uk.
Fly to New York on British Airways from £299 return. Book by January 26 for travel until June 30 at netflights.com, on 0844 4931244 or at a Thomas Cook or Going Places branch.
Fly off and find sun and sand in Anguilla on January 25, with £1,570 off per couple at the five-star Cap Juluca. Seven nights’ B&B, flights and private transfers cost from £2,825pp with Elegant Resorts (01244 897516, elegantresorts.co.uk).
Take a midweek winter break at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire. A “Classiques du Manoir” dinner and Swedish massage in your room after breakfast the next morning costs £725 per couple for one night, Sundays to Thursdays until March 31. Details: 01844 278881, manoir.com.
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February half-term Send the children out to learn how to build a shelter, read a map and make a fire on a Forest Survival afternoon while staying at Deerpark, near Liskeard, Cornwall. Other activities led by rangers include an Amazing Animals trail with bug spotting and pond dipping. Three nights’ self-catering in a two-bedroom cabin (sleeping up to six) are from £266. Details: 0845 1308224, www.forestholidays.co.uk
Easter The whole family can learn to surf in Morocco at Surfland, a French-owned surf school. Stay at Hippocampe hotel in the village of Oualidia, where there are quad bikes and canoes for hire, too. Five nights’ half-board, flights and private transfers are from £720pp with The Best of Morocco (0845 0264588, realmorocco.com). Surfland lessons cost from £16 per adult and £13 for children aged 5-plus.
May half-term Take guided mountain walks in the Cairngorms, explore castles and try optional activities such as mountain biking or pony trekking. Stay from four to seven days in a four-star guesthouse with breakfast and packed lunches. Guided and self-guided activities are included in the costs, from £299 per adult and £239 per child (up to 17), optional activities extra. Details: 0131-625 6635, www.wildernessscotland.com
Summer holidays If they loved the films, show them the real Madagascar. They’ll learn about lemurs, seek out chameleons and see other wildlife unique to the country on a ten-night trip through the private nature reserves of Berenty and Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, ending up at the beach on Sainte-Marie Island. From £2,475 per adult and £1,495 per child with Cox & Kings (020-7873 5000, coxandkings.co.uk).