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Posted by Tom Watts at 10:08 on Thursday 07 July 2011

In celebration of The Travel Foundation's Make Holidays Greener Week, the Sun newspaper asked greentraveller to come up with our top 10 environmentally friendly breaks in the UK and Europe. Here are the ten we chose and links to their listings where you can check availability and book directly with the accommodation owner or tour operator that provides these inspirational eco-friendly breaks:

Natural Retreats in the Yorkshire DalesNatural Retreats in the Yorkshire Dales1. Natural Retreats, Yorkshire, England
These secluded, self catering eco cabins are ideal for a relaxing country break, featuring state of the art facilities and breath taking views as well as numerous walking and cycling paths nearby to satisfy adventurous types. Each cabin can comfortably sleep six people and costs from £420 per cabin for a two night weekend stay.
>> Check availability and book Natural Retreats

1. Family Seashore Adventure, Pembrokeshire, Wales
You'll get to travel out to sea by boat, wander sandy beaches for treasure and, by night, tell stories around a warming campfire on this four day family holiday run by the Field Studies Council. Prices start from £175 for adults and £140 for children, including all activities and comfortable accommodation.
>> Check availability and book Family Seashore Adventure here 

2. Family Seashore Adventure, Pembrokeshire, Wales
You'll get to travel out to sea by boat, wander sandy beaches for treasure and, by night, tell stories around a warming campfire on this four day family holiday run by the Field Studies Council. Prices start from £175 for adults and £140 for children, including all activities and comfortable accommodation.
>> Check availability and book: Family Seashore Adventure

3. Churchwood Valley Holiday Park, South Devon, England
These Wooden cabins each have their own kitchen and bathrooms and can be found in a wildlife-filled wooded valley, right next to to the coast line and beaches of South Devon with plenty of opportunities of coastal and countryside walks. One week in a two-room cabin that can sleep up to six people costs from £345.
>> Check availability and book: Churchwood Valley Holiday Park

4. Vintage Vacations, Isle of Wight, England 
Take the opportunity to go retro and stay in one of ten fantastic American vintage caravans, hidden away in a secluded field near the beautiful ferry port of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Each caravan is fully kitted with kitchen, hot shower and retro boardgames for the kids. The caravans can sleep up to six people each and cost from £160 for a weekend and £360 for a whole week.
>> Check availability and book: Vintage Vacations

5. Whale and Dolphin Watching Conservation Holiday, Isle of Mull, Scotland
Explore the wildlife rich waters off the West Coast of Scotland on this 12 day conservation trip, surveying whales, dolphins and other sea wildlife with the stark cliffs of Scarba in the background. On your journey, you'll pass through tranquil lochs, past misty mountains and medieval cliff-top castles. The 12-day trip costs from £1,295 per person and includes meals, accommodation, all kit and insurance. 
>> Check availability and book: Earthwatch's Whale and Dolphin Watching Conservation Holiday

Keycamp's popular treehouse holidays in BrittanyKeycamp's popular treehouse holidays in Brittany6. Keycamp Treehouse, Brittany, France
Get back to nature and bed down in the tree-tops at Keycamp's Chateau Des Ormes' campsite, situated in 250 acres of parkland. Watch the world go by from the decked terrace or take part in the numerous activities on offer nearby. The treehouses can sleep two adults and up to four children and cost from £449 for five nights, including a midweek Dover-Calais ferry crossing.
>> Check availability and book: Keycamp's Treehouse

7. Sail Rail to Dublin, Ireland 
SailRail is an exciting new initiative that provides low cost, combined train and ferry tickets between stations and ports throughout England and Ireland. A combined train and ferry ticket to Dublin via Holyhead port in Wales costs from £24 from Manchester and from £27 from London or Newcastle.
>> Check availability and book: Sail Rail to Ireland

8. Emerald Coast Cycling Holiday, Brittany, France
This exciting 9 day self-guided cycling tour crosses magnificent coastal paths, past pristine beaches and through traditional fishing ports. Throughout the trip, you'll bed down in everything from family-run hotels to plush manor houses. Prices start from £949 for the nine day trip, which includes half-board accommodation in family-run hotels, bike hire, maps and luggage transfers each day.
>> Check availability and book: Emerald Coast Cycling Holiday

9. City break by train to Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thanks to the impressive high speed rail line from Brussels to Amsterdam, the beautiful canal-side cafes and bustling cobbled side streets of Amsterdam are now a little over four hours from London St Pancras by train. The journey costs from £116 return, with Eurostar trains to Brussels Midi and the fast Thalys train from Brussels Midi to Amsterdam.
>> Check availability and book: Train from London to Amsterdam

 

10. Snorkelling Holiday, Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia 
Learn the basics of snorkelling and discover the colorful inhabitants of Sardinia's turquoise sea by day, enjoying the restaurants and bars of a traditional Sardinian village by night. Prices start from £230 per person including three days of snorkelling tours, all equipment hire and seven nights in self-catering accommodation.
>> Check availability and book: Snorkelling Holiday, Sardinia

 

See our 'Top 10 Green Holidays' article in the Sun.

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