Woodleigh Caravan Park

For all you avid cyclists and walkers, there are plenty of local routes out into Dartmoor National Park (five minutes’ drive) – one of the most popular is a hike along the Teign Gorge from Drewsteignton (10 minutes' drive, home of a very popular foodie pub). This you can combine with a tour of Castle Drogo (15 minutes), built in 1910 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Road-based cycling routes include the Tedburn Loop (10 minutes), a ride from Fingle Clapper Bridge (15 minutes) across Dartmoor to Chagford (20 minutes) and the National Cycle Network Route 28, which wends its way through Devon from Okehampton to Salcombe via Throwleigh (15 minutes). The kids might pester for days on the beach, and that’s easily sorted with a visit to Ness Cove (half an hour), accessed by a subterranean tunnel, or strolls down the pier at Paignton (40 minutes). You can also keep youngsters amused on the water slides at Splashdown Quaywest (40 minutes), or take them to admire the mini Statue of Liberty and Stonehenge at Babbacombe Model Village (35 minutes). If you want to explore a bit further afield, check out the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth (55 minutes), or wander the gardens and spot the Rembrandt painting at National Trust-owned Buckland Abbey (50 minutes).