Top spots for family fun

Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Lanzarote is Ireland’s favourite Canary Island, with over 250,000 holidaymakers soaking up its year-round sunshine, friendly resorts and relaxed beaches every year.

Playa Blanca is a good pick for families, due in the main to white sandy beaches (never a given on these volcanic islands) like Papagayo. The resort is upmarket and laid back, and guests of HL Paradise Island get the added bonus of free access to its waterpark.