British Isles

Celebrate carnival with a difference in the New Forest. Follow the procession through the village of Brockenhurst, Hampshire, on Bank Holiday Monday and try the local food and ale at the fête that follows. Make a weekend of it by staying at the nearby Forest Park Hotel from £142 for two nights' B&B. 01590 622844

Train buffs can track down a bargain in the village of Grosmont, the terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway next month. Ingleside, a four-bedroom Edwardian villa that sleeps eight, is on offer for £552 for seven nights from September 5 or 12 - a saving of £138. The village, near Whitby, is a good base for exploring the Esk Valley and East Yorkshire coast. Yorkshire Cottages, 01228 406701

Weekend breaks in the cathedral city of Norwich cost from £73 throughout next month, including two nights' accommodation, breakfast and dinner on the first evening. The deal is available at the three-star Holiday Inn Norwich City through Superbreak, 0871 2223055

A family of four pays just £175 to stay six nights in an apartment or caravan at Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parcs, North Devon, when arriving on August 30. Ten pools, tennis courts, a cinema, health spa, children's club and ten-pin bowling are among facilities on site. 01271 870343

Families can still take advantage of city breaks costing from £69 a night until the end of the month. The price applies to rooms sleeping up to two adults and two children aged under 16 at the Novotel Bristol Centre and includes breakfast. The same deal costs from £79 at the chain's Edinburgh Park hotel and from £89 at the Novotel London Tower Bridge. 0870 6090962

Short haul

Soak away your cares in a geothermal swimming pool in Reykjavik on a three-night break in Iceland in September costing from £249 B&B. Accommodation is in the three-star Hotel Cabin, 15 minutes' walk from the centre. Return flights are through Heathrow, Manchester or Glagow. www.icelandair.co.uk

Enjoy a relaxing four-night break in Brittany from £149 next month, without the hassle of taking a car across to France. The cost includes return ferry crossings between Weymouth and St Malo, with free port parking in the UK. Holidaymakers have the choice of six hotels, all within the city walls and a short walk from the ferry port. Book through Condor Breaks, 0845 6033118

One-way charter flight tickets to the Mediterranean are being sold off from just £30, including tax, by Monarch Flights. The fares are available to Faro, Palma and Mahon, Naples, Venice and Catania, and Dubrovnik and Pula from a range of UK airports. Flights to Tenerife and Lanzarote, Turkish and Greek gateways and Larnaca and Paphos are priced from £40. The sale follows Monarch's decision to target destinations attracting house buyers, who are looking for one-way fares. 0871 4238564

A week at the five-star Elegance Hotel on the beach at Marmaris in Turkey now costs from £489 half-board - a cut of £132. Depart from Gatwick on September 8 with Olympic Holidays. 0844 5762386

Savings on holiday homes in unspoilt harbour resorts of the Spanish Costa Brava are on offer from PCI Holidays. Among them is Sa Punta, a three-bedroom house that sleeps six and is ten minutes' drive from the Catalan villages of Begur and Pals. It is reduced by £115 to £595 for a week from August 30. Sa Punta is one of a group of ten homes that share a pool and garden. Flights are not included. The nearest airport is Gerona. 0845 1301440

Long haul

Cruise the western Caribbean for nine nights at almost half the usual price. The round trip out of Miami on the Carnival Valor starts at £1,165 for passengers departing Heathrow on September 13 - a saving of £1,084. It includes full-board and return flights. The ship stops off at Grand Cayman, Roatán, Belize and Cozumel. Book with 1st4cruising.com, 0844 8715844

Seven nights in St Lucia cost from £799 for the week from September 1. Stay at the all-inclusive St Lucian by Rex resort on Reduit beach. Flights are from Gatwick with Virgin. Tropical Sky, 0870 9079600

Save £300 on a de luxe pavilion at the Rayavadee resort, Thailand, if you book by the end of the month and travel between September 1 and October 31. The price starts from £1,718 B&B with flights. 0845 2773310

All prices are per person and based on two travelling together and sharing a room unless stated otherwise

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