British Isles

In a World Heritage Site in the Peak District near Matlock, and with good views and original features, Lucky Cottage is aptly named. It has three bedrooms, sleeps five and is available for a week from Sunday for £469 and four nights from July 21 for £385 with holidaylettings.co.uk. 01865 312010

Three nights' B&B in a manor near the sea are on offer for £129 with breaksincornwall.com between July 21 and 31. Porth Veor Manor Hotel has a new heated outdoor pool, gardens that lead to the beach and is a mile from Newquay. 01621 784666

A three-night break on Jersey with B&B, dinner and free bar is available for £248 with 3XTravel.com for the next two weeks. The deal includes fast ferry from Poole or Weymouth and is based at the Hotel Ambassadeur at St Clements Bay. Take the car from £99 return. 0871 4341410

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A cottage dating back to 1711 on a working farm in the Pennines near Brampton and Hadrian's Wall is on offer with a 20 per cent saving with Cumbrian Cottages. It has two en suite bedrooms, sleeps four and costs £440 for a week from July 26. 01228 599960

Book within the next few days to take advantage of introductory savings on self-catering breaks in a resort in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park which opens in August. Prices start from £448 for a weekend break and £700 for a week in a lodge for four at Bluestone, which has a spa, sports club, wine bar and restaurants and offers free entry to the Blue Lagoon water park. 01834 862400

Short haul

Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep will do more than set hearts a'flutter in Mamma Mia! the Movie, the romantic film with Abba songs that opens next week; they will lure visitors to Skopelos, the Greek island where part of it was shot. Kosmar Holidays offers a week's self-catering this month at a complex with pools, a 30-minute walk from the beach and town, from £399 for adults and £299 for children. Flights from a choice of UK airports and transfers included. 0871 7000747

Ionian Island Holidays has a villa for four with a private pool available on Skopelos for a week from July 18. The holiday costs £615 a person, based on four sharing, with flights, transfers, car hire and food hamper. 020-8459 0777

Discover why Puglia is becoming an increasingly popular destination on a week's deal with Citalia. It is based at the Hotel Sierra Silvana, with a big pool and low-rise buildings, including medieval trulli houses, in hills near Fasano. The holiday costs from £559 with a BA flight from Gatwick to Bari on July 19, transfers and half-board. A free shuttle service runs to a sister hotel on the beach at Torre Canne. 0871 6640253

Early July packages on offer with First Choice include two deals starting on July 9. Self-catering for a week on Minorca costs from £299 with a flight from Gatwick and a room at the Sea Club apartments with a pool and Kids' Club near Cala'n Forcat. A week's half-board at a small three-star hotel on Ibiza costs from £373 with a flight from East Midlands. 0871 6649011

A 12-night trip to the Norwegian fjords and Iceland is on offer from £699 with Thomson Cruises. The Magic of Iceland voyage starts from Harwich on July 24 and the price includes full board, port taxes and tips. 0871 2302800

Long haul

July packages with Hayes & Jarvis include eight nights in Thailand for £649 and nine in Sri Lanka for £749. For the first, fly with Gulf Air from Heathrow on July 16 for transfers to the Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach at Cha-am. The second includes B&B at the four-star Eden Resort & Spa on Beruwela beach and a flight from Heathrow on July 23. 0871 6640246

Enjoy an end-of-the-summer break on the Gulf Coast of Florida with Funway Holidays. Book by July 15 and pay from £755 for a week in late August and September at Sheraton Sand Key Resort with tennis, pool and fitness centre on a secluded island near Clearwater. The price includes a BA flight from Gatwick and car hire with full insurance. 0844 5570770

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

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