The summer is now officially over, but at angels & urchins we’re not going to sit and demise its passing. Not us. Too many other holidays to look forward to. So we’re putting in an advance order for ITC Classics new family brochure, currently at the printers and available at the end of September. We love researching holidays online, but do like a brochure because of all that sofa time with a cup of tea researching the options. Once you’ve narrowed down your choice of blue skies and golden sands, give ITC a call (01244 355 550) to get the answers on all those tricky questions on interconnecting rooms and how much shade there is in the kids’ club.

It’s also fun to try the holiday quiz finder at 101 Holidays. We tried it imagining the children in tow, and without – to startlingly different results.

You can then plan the winter sun wardrobe. Queen of the laid-back beach look is Heidi Klein, while good old M&S can be brilliant because you can buy bikini and tankini tops and bottoms in different sizes. For the sprogs, we’ve long been fans of  beachware from Sunuva; we’ve featured the groovy kidswear brand before, and the mesh tops offer high UVA protection, which means less hassle with the sunscreen bottle.   

Not long till half term – and we’ll have plenty more ideas in the angels & urchins travel section.