The Wildings Campsite

There's a solid selection of activities to get stuck into down the hill in Bourton-on-the-Water (20 minutes' walk/five minutes' drive) – between the model village, the twittering creatures at Birdland, a maize maze, a model railway and the Cotswold Brewing Company's tasty ales, you shouldn't find yourself short of outings for a range of budgets and tastes. Also five minutes away is Greystone Farm Nature Reserve, an attractive spot for gentle country rambles. Wardens Way (10 minutes' drive) is where walks on a grander scale can be embarked upon, with 14 miles of waymarked trails to tread. Setting off from the village of Lower Slaughter (10 minutes) is probably your best bet – here there's also the Old Mill Museum and a historic church to admire en route. Venturing a little further away also brings rewards. Cirencester (25 minutes) is the place to be if you're one to watch horses tearing up turf at a polo match, but there's also a lido, water park, Roman history museum and arts centre to poke your nose into. Cheltenham (30 minutes), which is full of fancy architecture, is also within reach.