Serenity Lakes

While the countryside has many opportunities for activities of its own (biking and hiking perhaps?), you’ll find one particular activity in Cambridge only: punting on the river Cam, a peaceful way to while away an afternoon moving down or upstream. This cathedral city is also packed with an assortment of museums, such as the iconic arts and antiques at The Fitzwilliam Museum (35 minutes' drive). There are more sights for the arty types at Kettle’s Yard (35 minutes) or you might want to take yourself a good tour of all the historical buildings and landmarks, like King’s College Chapel (35 minutes), the Cambridge University Botanic Garden (35 minutes) or just outside of Cambridge, Wandlebury Country Park (20 minutes), which has stunning picnicking grounds and an Iron Age hillfort. With the IWM Duxford (25 minutes) war museum and Audley End House and Gardens (25 minutes) also within driving distance, there are many pages of history you could explore – at the latter, have a go on the mansion’s piano, see where the servants used to live or peek inside the stable and meet the horses.