Humby Lakes

Make for Belton House (15 minutes' drive) if all the country pursuits you've indulged in on site have you in the mood for the high life – here you can stroll through a forest full of follies, take a breather out on the belvedere or book yourself onto a guided tour of the 17th-century house. Looking for another splendid structure to admire? Woolsthorpe Manor (15 minutes), a yeoman's house set in grassy grounds, was once the family home of Isaac Newton – and yes, the apple tree's still going strong. Up for treading some more of Lincolnshire's eminently walkable land? There's a six-mile stroll that links up Ropsley (15 minutes' walk) and Humby (10 minutes' drive), passing through leafy woodland surrounds and briefly joining part of an ancient Roman road. Humby Lakes is also within half an hour's drive of Rutland Water Nature Reserve, where 25 miles of car-free paths leave you plenty of scope for sauntering or cycling around the water's edge. Seaside jaunts are also far from out of the question – Skegness is about an hour and 15 minutes by road, while the wide open skies and coastal nature reserves of the Wash are roughly an hour away.