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16 places at their best for families this month, and 6 to think twice about. Daytime highs are long-term averages.
Short-haul Atlantic beaches, three water parks and resorts built around kids' clubs
June: Warm, long days, water parks open, and prices below July and August. The best balance before UK school holidays start.
Check it for your kids' ages →All-inclusive Belek resorts with kids' clubs, plus Turkey's biggest theme park
June: June: hot and sunny with the sea warm enough for kids. Quieter than July and August until UK and German school holidays start.
Check it for your kids' ages →Calm Nusa Dua and Sanur beaches, a big water park and a safari park within a day trip
Check it for your kids' ages →Europa-Park and Rulantica in Rust, with forest villages and waterfalls nearby
Check it for your kids' ages →Surf beaches, rock pools, the Eden biomes and steam trains on England's far west tip
June: June: long days, fewer crowds before English schools break up, and the best value for families with pre-schoolers.
Check it for your kids' ages →PortAventura, Ferrari Land and sandy Salou beaches an hour south of Barcelona
Check it for your kids' ages →Sandy bays, water parks and Minoan ruins on Greece's largest island
June: Very good: hot but not extreme, before the school-holiday peak.
Check it for your kids' ages →A long beach season, big water parks and resorts that run free kids' clubs
Check it for your kids' ages →LEGOLAND, LEGO House and an indoor water park in Billund, plus Tivoli in Copenhagen
Check it for your kids' ages →Gardaland, water parks and a safari zoo around Italy's biggest lake
June: Warm and long days, with all parks open.
Check it for your kids' ages →Shallow sandy bays in the north, water parks and an aquarium in the south-west
June: Sea warms up and school holidays have not yet started; very good value for families not tied to school terms.
Check it for your kids' ages →Free kids' clubs, lagoon beaches and a safari park, all on an island you can drive round
Check it for your kids' ages →Efteling's fairytale park, a safari drive, Duinrell's slides and hands-on Amsterdam
Check it for your kids' ages →Waikiki beach days, Ko Olina lagoons and a snorkel bay, all within an hour's drive
June: US school holidays begin; prices and crowds rise through to mid-August.
Check it for your kids' ages →Two Disney parks, a Gaulish theme park and city museums built for small hands
June: Long days, mild weather and no French school holiday yet, so the best balance of daylight, queues and price.
Check it for your kids' ages →Shallow white-sand bays, big family resorts and Bronze Age towers kids can walk through
June: Our pick with July and September: warm sea, long days, clubs running. Tanka's mini-club hours start mid-June.
Check it for your kids' ages →Volcano hot springs, zip-lines and monkey-filled beaches within a day's drive
Check it for your kids' ages →Five theme parks, a wildlife sanctuary and surf beaches within half an hour
Check it for your kids' ages →One island, one lagoon, one kids' club: a beach holiday with almost nothing else to plan
June: Southwest monsoon: more cloud and rain, rougher sea on the exposed side, lower prices; Baa Atoll has its manta season (roughly May to November).
Check it for your kids' ages →Universal, Oceanarium and Mandai wildlife parks, all under an hour by car in the tropics
June: Local school term break and start of the months when the UK government warns of possible haze from Indonesian fires (June to October).
Check it for your kids' ages →Disneyland, Universal and LEGOLAND within one coastal drive, plus San Diego's zoo
June: Coastal 'June Gloom' often keeps beaches grey until midday; crowds climb sharply once US schools break in mid to late June.
Check it for your kids' ages →Winter-sun family resorts with Siam Park and a volcano an hour away
Check it for your kids' ages →Kinderhotels with childcare built in, ski and summer lifts, valley rides and thermal water
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