Pagel- Upper Wildwood

Midi-Pyrenees

For toddlers and older siblings ‘Pagel’ has a magical quality, like an enchanted forest, the five acres of beautiful ...

Why Top Ten? Dedicated to imaginative play with a huge timber pirate ship and, planned for 2010, an Indian Village for overnight camp-outs!
Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 5

Country Kids - Chestnut House

Languedoc-Rousillion

A holiday here should come with the warning: “You May Find It Difficult to Return to Your Former Life!” After a week ...

Why Top Ten? Combines boutique hotel luxuries for parents with tractor rides, petting farm and cr�che for kids
Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 5

Tredethick Farm Cottages - Dairy

Cornwall

Tredethick’s popularity means you often have to book a long time in advance and within minutes of arriving it’s easy ...

Why Top Ten? Toddlers love sleep-inducing evening swims,morning feeding rounds and egg collecting, plus weekly pony rides- expect to hear about farmer Tim for months,if not years, after!
Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4

Villa Pia- Family Room for 2 adults+1 child 2-12 +/- infants

Tuscany & Umbria

A stay at Villa Pia is one of the most popular holidays featured on the Baby-Friendly Boltholes website and with very good reaso ...

Why Top Ten? Blends picture-postcard Italy with amazing food, courtyard play area, indoor playroom, a tree-trunk house and cookie-making with local Italian mamas.
Bedrooms: 1 Sleeps: 4

Clydey Cottages - Bramble Cottage

Wales - West

It takes little more than that first view of Clydey Cottages to understand exactly why owners Dewi and Jacqui gave up high-flyin ...

Why Top Ten? Set around a traffic-free ‘village green’, these pretty cottages come with a heated indoor pool, play area and daily farm rounds making a stay as much a treat for parents as kids.
Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 6

Bosinver Farm Cottages- Well Close

Cornwall

At first sight the multi-award wining Bosinver Farm looks like an idyllic model village with pretty detached cottages scattered ...

Why Top Ten? This cluster of individual cottages share rolling meadows, forest trails, farmyard friends, an outdoor pool and a soft play room with gym gear for parents.
Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 6

La Petite Ferme

Poitou Charentes

Le Manoir de Longeveau’s fantastic combination of pretty gîte accommodation, beautiful setting and brilliant facilities, ...

Why Top Ten? This cluster of gites manages to be tranquil yet crammed with useful facilities and services including a golf course, tennis courts, bar and bistro (great kids menu!) plus various pools, creche, play area and 'secret' playhouse
Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 6

4 Rue de la Dive -La Grange

Normandy

4 Rue de la Dive is the elegantly converted coach house of an 18th century Manoir set in 17 hectares of beautiful grounds. Previ ...

Why Top Ten? Lovely gite with massive list of baby gear, gated swimming pool, friendly donkey, tennis courts, sand pit and, best of all, a huge play barn stuffed with toys and ride-ons – toddler heaven!
Bedrooms: 4 Sleeps: 8

Chateau de Gurat, Le Mas Provencal

Poitou Charentes

A quick flick through the guestbook at Gurat finds that, along with words like "fantastic", "wonderful" and "beautiful" seemingl ...

Why Top Ten? Pretty cluster of gites sharing a fab play barn, trampoline, swings, giant Connect 4, gated pool with toddler section, long list of baby gear and a huge sandpit that toddlers never want to leave!
Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4

Sands Resort Hotel and Spa

Cornwall

BFB was first alerted to the Sands Hotel and Resort by the deputy travel editor of The Times whilst she was researching a featur ...

Why Top Ten? This family-run Cornish hotel is widely acclaimed for its massive range of facilities for toddlers including indoor and outdoor play areas, inside and outside swimming pools, creches and kids clubs, kids supper times and parent-friendly features including free baby-listening, a bar, bistro and a spa
Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 6
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