Syerscote Meadow Camping and Caravan Site

There’s tons to do in and around Tamworth – a town known for its fab flower displays – including visits to Drayton Manor Park for the rollercoasters and animal attractions (20 minutes' drive). More creatures can be seen at Twycross Zoo (15 minutes), home to the western world’s biggest collection of primates; Sumatran tigers and snow leopards are also among the 500 beasts residing at this open-air complex. For monkeying about with a wintery slant, wing your way to the SnowDome (20 minutes), a centre for indoor skiing, snowboarding and ice skating. Craving calmer times? Leisurely lopes are to be had around the National Memorial Arboretum UK Centre of Remembrance (10 minutes), a large outdoor spot honouring members of the British Armed Forces and civilians who died in wartime. Kingsbury Water Park Nature Reserve (25 minutes) is a place that’s just as peaceful – potter around this 600-acre country park’s 15 lakes in search of birds and wildlife. Follow up with a gander at some of England’s oldest trees in the grounds of Calke Abbey, the National Trust-protected and Grade-I listed country house that served as an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until it was dissolved by that pesky king, Henry VIII.