Take a late escape

? Saddle up at the Can Jou riding centre in Sant Jaume de Llierca, Catalonia, with Inntravel's Riding Holidays (01653 629010): seven nights half-board in a 15th-century farmhouse is £488 (usually £598) for bookings made by 31 October, including six picnic lunches, wine with meals and six days' guided riding. Departs Gatwick 5 November.

? Spend three nights for the price of two at The Bay Trees hotel (01590 642186) in Milfordon-Sea, Hampshire; three nights is £60 per person, including breakfast.

? Classic Cottages (01326 555 555; www.classic.co.uk) has a week in the 15th-century thatched Monks Cottage in Heanton Punchardon, North Devon, for £275, available between Saturday 28 October and 16 December. Sleeps six plus a cot.

? Panorama Holidays (01273 427777) has seven nights half-board in Tenerife at the three-star Oro Negro in Playa de las Americas for £405 per person, including return flights from Gatwick.

Departs 4 November.

? Depart Gatwick on 6 November for seven nights half-board in Majorca (accommodation allocated on arrival) for £129 per person.

Book through Thomas Cook Direct (0870 751 9927).

? Head for Malta with Lunn Poly (0870 3334400); 14 nights at the Porto Azzurro Aparthotel in St Paul's Bay is £269 per person, including return flights from Gatwick. Departs 3 November.

? Airtours (0800 028 8808) has seven nights self-catering in Portugal (accommodation allocated on arrival) for £139 per person, including return flights from Gatwick. Departs 2 November.

? Depart Gatwick on 5 November for seven nights in Eilat at the Hotel Moon Valley for £359 per person, including breakfast and return flights. For bookings call Cosmos Tropical Paradise on 0870 908 4299.

? Eilat Choice (0870 750 0001) has seven nights all-inclusive in Paphos, Cyprus, at the four-star Ascos Coral Beach Hotel for £399 per person, including return flights from Gatwick. Departs 15 November.