It’s still possible to book a family summer holiday, including travel and accommodation, for a grand. A number of £1,000 Brittany Ferries sail-and-stay packages are available in July and August, for a family of four. And there are plenty more for those whose budget can stretch to £1,500.

“Families are feeling the pinch, but they needn’t forego a summer holiday if they choose carefully,” said Christophe Mathieu CEO Brittany Ferries. “The regions we serve by cruise-ferry are safe and welcoming. Over-tourism is also not a thing in our destinations. If you choose Brittany Ferries this summer, you won’t be disappointed. Crucially, neither will you break the bank.”

The packages are described as sail-and-stay because the price includes cruise-ferry travel to your destination and accommodation. Options include campsites, French gites, apartments, cottages and hotels. Prices are kept down thanks to an automatic 30% discount on normal ferry price, something Brittany Ferries applies to every sail-and-stay trip, even for one night’s stay.

Brittany Ferries departs three locations across the south coast of England. In the west country, Plymouth serves Roscoff in Brittany and Santander in Spain. Ships from Poole sail to Cherbourg and Guernsey. The company’s UK hub Portsmouth serves Le Havre, Caen, Cherbourg and St Malo in France, as well as Santander in Spain, and Guernsey.

Great deals from Portsmouth:

1. La Grenier, a cosy and charming half-timber gite in the heart of Normandy. Typical of local architecture with views of the village, it’s located about an hour from the ferry’s arrival in Ouistreham (Caen). To stay from Saturday 11 July until Saturday 18 July, this package will set you back £946.

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/holidays/details/2792645/le-grenier

2. La Maison Bleue is a pretty stone property near Dinan and the spectacular Rance Estuary in Brittany. The perfect location to explore historic St Malo, with its sweeping golden beaches, the spectacular Mont St Michel and to sample the world’s best oysters in Cancale. The price for a week from 22 August to 29 August: £1,035

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/holidays/details/2792602/la-maison-bleue

3. If campsites are your thing, check out Camping Sunelia Les Places Dorées. Perfect for families, and featuring a large water park, nearby beach and cycle paths, a sail-and-stay week at the end of August is priced at £1060

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/holidays/details/2789143/camping-sunelia-les-places-dorees

4. St Malo is one of the most beautiful cities in France. And the Goélia Résidence le Domaine des Mauriers apartment accommodation puts you right in its heart. The historic walled city, re-built brick-by-brick after WW2, restaurants to die for and the best beach in the world at nearby Rotheneuf, memories will be made for just £1,038 August 22nd to 29^th

https://www.brittany-ferries.ie/holidays/details/2718708/goelia-residence-le-domaine-des-mauriers

And from Poole

5. Yelloh Village – L’Ocean Breton, is one of Brittany Ferries favourite campsites. Its location is superb, as are the facilities and the chalet accommodation. Take your family in the last week of August and it will cost just £1049.

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/holidays/details/2789207/yelloh-village-locean-breton

An £800 holiday departing Plymouth in the last week of August

6. This deal is priced at little over £200 per person – for a family of four. Leave Plymouth and arrive in beautiful Roscoff before heading off to the fantastic Cottage Kérénoc, St Vougay. It’s just 30 minutes’ drive. Nearby is the Château de Kerjean (2.5km) known as Le Versailles Breton. Plouvorn (9.5km) has a lake with watersports – pedal boats, catamarans, stand up paddle and windsurfing.