Chelworth Fields Shepherd Huts

For most of your water-based needs, head to Cotswold Country Park & Beach (10 minutes’ drive), where facilities range from boat hire (including large swan pedalos) to paddleboard and kayak rentals, plus a vast inflatable water park. Those who prefer solid ground to water can have a go at miniature golf or a climbing wall. Cirencester (20 minutes) was an important Roman city, and that ancient heritage can be explored in the Corinium Museum, which is home to spectacular mosaics, metal brooches and figurines, sculptures and coins. Abbey Grounds Park has the remains of a Roman town wall. The pretty village of Bourton-on-the-Water (35 minutes) is known as the Venice of the Cotswolds for the five stone bridges spanning the River Windrush. Stroll along the river all the way to the Cotswold Motoring Museum, with its colourful collection of classic cars, and beyond, to the Model Village, where you might feel like a giant among the miniature reproductions of Bourton-on-the-Water’s buildings.