Locksters Pool Camping

Would you prefer a cycle, canoe or kayak? You’ll have the choice of all three in Hay-on-Wye (10 minutes’ drive), where the river’s all alive with watersports, the streets with bookshops and the surrounding hills with cycling trails, including Gospel Pass on Wales’ tallest road. While you’re on an active streak, there are a few other places that will deliver on that front, from the ancient woodland and river walks around Pwll y Wrach nature reserve (25 minutes) and the waterfall hike at Water Break-Its-Neck (40 minutes) to hiking and mountain biking on Black Mountain (half an hour). Over at Llangorse Lake and the Llangorse Multi Activity Centre (35 minutes), there's everything from horse riding and mountain biking to watersports and climbing too. When you’re ready to take things at a slightly slower pace, that’s okay, as it’s all about the city streets, cider museum, Gothic cathedral and old buildings around Hereford (40 minutes). It’s fairly laidback at the National Trust’s Croft Castle and Parkland (40 minutes) and while activities with the little animals in Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre (25 minutes) might make the kids a little excited, watching the owls is quite a way to unwind.