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5 places at their best for families this month, and 4 to think twice about. Daytime highs are long-term averages.
Surf beaches, rock pools, the Eden biomes and steam trains on England's far west tip
Check it for your kids' ages →LEGOLAND, LEGO House and an indoor water park in Billund, plus Tivoli in Copenhagen
July: Warmest month and longest days, but Danish school summer holidays (roughly late June to early August) make LEGOLAND and Lalandia their busiest.
Check it for your kids' ages →Waikiki beach days, Ko Olina lagoons and a snorkel bay, all within an hour's drive
July: Peak family season: warm, dry and busy, with the highest hotel rates and long waits for popular attractions.
Check it for your kids' ages →Shallow white-sand bays, big family resorts and Bronze Age towers kids can walk through
July: Hot, dry and busy with Italian families on school holiday. Plan beach time for early morning and late afternoon, and book the boats ahead.
Check it for your kids' ages →Kinderhotels with childcare built in, ski and summer lifts, valley rides and thermal water
July: Warm valley days and full guest-card programmes, but this is high season and afternoon storms are common in the mountains.
Check it for your kids' ages →Short-haul Atlantic beaches, three water parks and resorts built around kids' clubs
Check it for your kids' ages →All-inclusive Belek resorts with kids' clubs, plus Turkey's biggest theme park
July: July: peak season. Daytime highs commonly reach the mid-30s C and prices and crowds peak, so plan indoor or shaded time in the afternoon.
Check it for your kids' ages →Calm Nusa Dua and Sanur beaches, a big water park and a safari park within a day trip
July: Dry and sunny but the busiest period, with school-holiday crowds from Australia, Europe and Asia and the highest prices; book early.
Check it for your kids' ages →Europa-Park and Rulantica in Rust, with forest villages and waterfalls nearby
July: Hot and crowded across German and French school holidays; Rulantica is busy and queues for coasters are long.
Check it for your kids' ages →PortAventura, Ferrari Land and sandy Salou beaches an hour south of Barcelona
July: Hot and busy across Spanish and French school holidays; plan water-park and beach mornings, with rides in the evening.
Check it for your kids' ages →Volcano hot springs, zip-lines and monkey-filled beaches within a day's drive
July: A short, drier spell in the middle of the green season, plus school-holiday demand.
Check it for your kids' ages →Sandy bays, water parks and Minoan ruins on Greece's largest island
July: Hot (often above 32°C) and busy; the highest prices of the year, so plan midday at the pool.
Check it for your kids' ages →A long beach season, big water parks and resorts that run free kids' clubs
July: Very hot, with highs often above 35°C inland; the busiest and most expensive period, so plan midday indoors.
Check it for your kids' ages →Five theme parks, a wildlife sanctuary and surf beaches within half an hour
July: Mild and sunny but the sea is cool; school holidays fill the parks.
Check it for your kids' ages →Gardaland, water parks and a safari zoo around Italy's biggest lake
Check it for your kids' ages →One island, one lagoon, one kids' club: a beach holiday with almost nothing else to plan
Check it for your kids' ages →Shallow sandy bays in the north, water parks and an aquarium in the south-west
July: Hot and busy; the highest prices and the longest water-park queues. Plan midday at the pool.
Check it for your kids' ages →Free kids' clubs, lagoon beaches and a safari park, all on an island you can drive round
July: Cooler, drier winter; windier on the east and south coasts, and European school-holiday prices apply.
Check it for your kids' ages →Efteling's fairytale park, a safari drive, Duinrell's slides and hands-on Amsterdam
July: Dutch summer holidays are staggered by region through July and August, so Efteling and Duinrell run busy every day; 15–25 °C and showers are normal.
Check it for your kids' ages →Two Disney parks, a Gaulish theme park and city museums built for small hands
July: Hot, French school holidays start early July and run to the end of August; Disney and Astérix are at their busiest and priciest, and Paris can pass 35 degrees.
Check it for your kids' ages →Big-pool resorts, warm sea and island boat days, best from November to April
July: UK and European school holidays meet the southwest monsoon: showers and sunny spells, but rough seas and red flags close many west-coast beaches to swimming.
Check it for your kids' ages →Universal, Oceanarium and Mandai wildlife parks, all under an hour by car in the tropics
Check it for your kids' ages →Penguins and an aquarium in Cape Town, then Big Five game drives with no malaria tablets
Check it for your kids' ages →Disneyland, Universal and LEGOLAND within one coastal drive, plus San Diego's zoo
July: Peak season: the highest ticket tiers, the longest queues and inland heat in Anaheim; the coast stays comfortable.
Check it for your kids' ages →Winter-sun family resorts with Siam Park and a volcano an hour away
July: Hot and busy; resort prices rise and the island's Teide area can be much cooler than the coast.
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