Take me there… Lake Heikki, Finland
Lapland is known for many things – reindeer, Father Christmas, the northern lights – but local cuisine is not one of them. However, a new holiday to northern Finland is putting the culinary highlights of the North Pole centre stage. Guests at the Isokenkäisten Klubí, a traditional guesthouse on the shores of Lake Heikki in Kuusamo, near the Russian border, will be treated to lunch cooked over an open fire in a "kota" (a reindeer-hide tent), the chance to try ice fishing and cooking their own catch, and a Russian feast accompanied by vodka. Prices from £1,555pp for an eight-day trip, between January and March (mightyfinecompany.com).
It's a good time to... get healthy in Morocco
Hippy hangout, cheap and cheerful package holiday, chi-chi city break – Morocco is all things to all people. The country's latest reinvention sees it becoming a go-to destination for high-quality yoga and fitness retreats. Among the offerings for 2013 is a week-long retreat in the Atlas mountains from healthy holiday specialist Fitscape. Kasbah Angour is a boutique hotel built in the style of a Berber castle. A week's stay including accommodation and a programme of hiking, jogging and circuit training costs from £1,395pp (9-16 March and 1-8 May; fitscape.co.uk/kasbah-angour).
For a blast of sunshine and spirituality, sign up for a desert-camp holiday with Morocco Retreats. Combining a stay in a luxury riad in Marrakech with two nights in the Sahara, the seven-night package costs from £1,590pp and includes daily yoga, reiki, massage and meditation (2-9 March; moroccoretreats.com).
And finally, if time is short, the Healthy Holiday Company has launched a range of high-impact long weekends, including a three-night yoga and surfing break near Agadir, which costs from £695pp and includes two days of guided surfing, two yoga classes, two massages and return flights (thehealthyholidaycompany.co.uk).
Give me a break… The week's best deals
A winter break in Norfolk The Hoste Arms in Burnham Market on the north Norfolk coast has won acclaim for its menu of locally sourced seasonal food. Guests booking a two-night weekend stay before 27 March will be offered a complimentary three-course à la carte meal on the Friday or Sunday evening. Weekend B&B rates at the hugely popular inn start from £85pp (thehoste.com)
A weekend in Belgium Bruges in winter is magical with cosy cafés serving hot chocolate and skaters skimming along the frozen canals. Book a stay at the three-star Hotel Bryghia with Inntravel and get your third night's accommodation for free when you arrive on a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday night. Two-night breaks start from £136pp (inntravel.co.uk/offers)
