Make money from your Bank Holiday break

There are lots of brilliant things about Bank Holidays, but on a financial level they can be a disaster. Popping away for a long weekend may not cost you any holiday allowance - but it can set you back a small fortune. The good news is that you can take the edge off all this spending - with cashback. It means that for everything you spend on your Bank Holiday break, you can get as much as 12.6% back.

We reveal 15 generous cashback travel deals for the Bank Holiday season.

Train tickets

1. If you're booking travel by train, there are some decent cashback rates on offer. One of the highest is 3.15% on Thetrainline.com - which you can use regardless of which company you are travelling with.

2. However, this site does add in more charges than you can get from buying direct, so it's also worth checking the price of booking direct - and whether the train company itself offers cashback. Virgin Trains, for example, offers 2.1% through TopCashback.co.uk.

3. East Midland Trains, meanwhile, offers 2.5% through Quidco.

Hotels

4. There are some brilliant deals available here. TopCashback.co.uk is offering an exclusive 12.6% cashback on all Hotels.com mobile bookings until midnight Sunday 22nd May 2016 (8% through Quidco).

5. Alternatively you can save an exclusive 4% on all accommodation bookings with Booking.com until midnight Sunday 22nd May, when booking through TopCashback.co.uk.

6. One brilliant way to save is by booking a 'secret hotel', through a company that will not reveal the name of the hotel until you have paid. By staying anonymous, they can offer some huge discounts without rising damaging their brand. Lastminute.com offers a huge number of these deals, and if you book it through TopCashback.co.uk you'll also get a fantastic 11.5% cash back.

7. There are also some decent deals when booking direct. TopCashback.co.uk for example has 13.12% cash back at Venere hotels (10% at Quidco).

8. TopCashback.co.uk also offers up to 5.25% cashback from Travelodge until Sunday (2% from Quidco).

Car hire

9. Plan a road trip now and save 11.55% cashback on car hire with Avis when booking through TopCashback.co.uk. The deal ends midnight Sunday 22nd May, so be quick.

10. Expedia is offering 10.5% cashback on car hire until Sunday 22nd May, when booking through TopCashback.co.uk and up to 12% through Quidco.

Travel companies

11. Make a saving on your short break with 9.45% cashback on city breaks and attractions at Superbreak.com, when booking through TopCashback.co.uk (9% through Quidco).

12. Save 2.1% cashback on Thomson package holidays booked through TopCashback.co.uk.

13. Earn up to 3% on Thomas Cook breaks through Quidco.

14. If you want to stay closer to home, you can get out and about this summer with 6.3% cashback on new National Trust memberships bought through TopCashback.co.uk (3% through Quidco).

15. Save up to 5.25% cashback when booking Thorpe Park and Alton Towers Holidays through TopCashback.co.uk (5% through Quidco).