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Ready-made shortlists of family trips: by month, by children's ages, by how much driving you want and by the kind of holiday you're after.

3 tripsWhere to Go with Kids in August: Trips That Handle the HeatAugust is the hardest month to plan well. Southern Europe is at its hottest and most expensive, school holidays fill every resort, and the places that look best in photographs are often the least comfortable with children. These are the trips on our catalog that hold up in August — mountains where the temperature stays reasonable, northern latitudes where the season is at its peak, and coastlines where the sea does the work.View shortlist
8 tripsEurope with Kids: Family Trips by Age, Pace & MonthShort flights, no jet lag and a wide spread of trip types — Europe is where most families start. The range on this page runs from an all-inclusive week where nothing is planned, to alpine valleys where cable cars make real mountain walking possible at five, to a fjord route that never needs a car.View shortlist
10 tripsFamily Trips Without a Car: Trains, Ferries & TransfersDriving abroad with children in the back is the part of a holiday most parents would happily skip — unfamiliar roads, car seats to sort out, and somebody having to stay alert at the end of a flight. These trips are built on trains, ferries and pre-booked transfers instead. Every one of them can be done without ever sitting behind a wheel.View shortlist
12 tripsBest Trips for Kids Ages 5–10: Ideas by Pace & BudgetFive to ten is the widest window a family gets. Children at this age can walk a real distance, sit through a train journey and remember what they saw, but still find a deer park or a water slide more memorable than a cathedral. These trips are shaped for that: physical, varied, and built around one main thing a day.View shortlist
6 tripsNature Trips with Kids: Cable Cars, Fjords & Short TrailsNature with children works when the scenery does not depend on a hard walk to reach it. Cable cars, mountain railways, fjord ferries and flat lake loops are what make these routes possible with a five-year-old — the view arrives before anyone runs out of legs.View shortlist
7 tripsBeach Holidays with Kids: Calm Bays & Easy SwimmingNot every beach suits a family. What matters is the entry gradient, the shelter from wind, and how far the sand is from where you sleep. These trips are built around coastlines that are genuinely easy with children, from an all-inclusive week where the sea is fifty metres away to an island route with a beach finish.View shortlist
4 tripsFamily Theme Park Trips: Ages & Height Limits That MatterA theme park is a whole day, and the day after one is not a sightseeing day. These routes are built with that in mind — the park gets a full day, a recovery day follows it, and the height limits are stated before you buy anything.View shortlist
8 tripsOne-Week Family Trips: Short Itineraries, Two Bases at MostA week is the length most families actually have. These routes are built to fit one — no more than two bases, short transfers, and nothing that needs a fortnight to make sense.View shortlist
6 tripsRelaxed Family Trips: One Activity a Day, Few Hotel MovesOne main thing a day, long breaks and as few hotel changes as possible. These are the trips for families who have learned that the holiday everyone remembers fondly is rarely the one with the most in it.View shortlist
6 tripsBest Family Trips for Toddlers: Shallow Beaches, Short TransfersUnder five, the trip is decided by transfers and naps rather than by sights. These routes keep the moves to a minimum, put the sea or the pool within walking distance, and do not depend on anything a small child is too short to ride.View shortlist