Tudor Glen Caravan Park

Kids will be keen to start exploring hereabouts once they hear just how much is within a 25-minute drive: the hair-raising rides at Oakwood Theme Park, the archery, paintball and karting at Heatherton, and the animals and fairground at Folly Farm are all in easy reach of the site. If that’s not enough for cantankerous kids, make no bones about it – the nearby Dinosaur Park is a must-visit, and a roaring time will be had by all on the rides, slides and dino trail. No miniature palaeontologist along for the trip? Head instead to Manor Wildlife Park, where the residents are very much of the here and now, and very much still breathing. A few days must be spent exploring the towns and villages nearby, especially those along the coast. Start with Manorbier where there are gardens to traipse through and a castle overlooking that award-winning beach before moving on to the galleries, forts, castles, museums, shops and National Trust properties of Tenby and Pembroke, each 10 minutes away. Appetites whet by museums and old buildings should be satisfied by poking around Carew and Pembroke castles, both within 15 minutes, and Cilgerran castle (an hour-long car ride from base).