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For information call the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Office in London (020-7352 9962; www.monaco-congres ).Q. My 11-year-old daughter is a keen cook and would love to learn more. Do you know of any, preferably vegetarian, cookery courses taking place over the summer holidays? We live in Leicestershire, so could easily get to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby or Birmingham on a daily basis, but would be prepared to think about a week in London if that's all there is. She wouldn't mind cookery lessons paired with other activities too.Lucie Thacker, Ashby-de-la-ZouchA.

There are a couple of cookery schools which run courses for children, although these do not include the traditional summer activity camps and do tend to be for just one day. The renowned Leith's School of Food and Wine (020-7229 0177, www.leiths ) in London is organising cookery classes for 11-14 year-olds during the summer aimed at learning how to make interesting, sophisticated but simple recipes. These will cost about £60 for the day, but dates have not yet been finalised.Another place you might want to consider is The Vegetarian Cookery School ( www.vegetariancookeryschool ; 01225 789682) in Bath, which has cookery classes for children between nine and 12 years old and for teenagers from 13 to 16 years old. Courses are offered during the Easter, half-term and summer school holidays on set dates.

"Kids in the kitchen" courses are set to take place on 18 April and 30 May while the "Teenagers in the kitchen" courses are scheduled for 19 April and 31 May. The dates for the summer holidays, again, have not been set yet. The children's courses cost £20 for a 9am-12pm or 2pm-5pm session including tuition, recipe folder, the use of all equipment, snacks and drinks; while for the teenagers, the price is £45 for a full day (10am-3pm). Accommodation is not included in these prices but Bath has no shortage of possibilities where beds are concerned.

The school can supply a list of vegetarian-friendly bed and breakfasts on request.If you would prefer a longer holiday you could try The Old Court House Vegetarian Guest House and Cookery School (01348 837095) in Pembrokeshire. The school runs cookery courses combined with walking holidays along the coastal path so you could have a family holiday by the sea. Bed and breakfast costs £22.50 per person (half-price for children). Cookery courses run from Tuesday to Friday with cooking classes all day Wednesday, Thursday and half of Friday and cost £195 per person including all meals and accommodation.Send your family travel questions to S F Robinson, The Independent Parent, Travel Desk, The Independent, 191 Marsh Wall,London E14 9RS Or crusoe independent.co.uk.