Dobella Lane Farm

Fancy a city sightseeing day out with the kids? There are several at hand, and they are all easily accessed from the M18. You can admire the Humber Bridge (35 minutes’ drive) as you head for Hull (50 minutes) to feed the sharks at The Deep, or treat youngsters to the sights and sounds of Viking-era York (45 minutes) at Jorvik Viking Centre. Turn west for Leeds (50 minutes) and jousting tournaments at the Royal Armouries, or exercise the dog on an outdoor artwork tour at the riverside Yorkshire Sculpture Park (45 minutes). On any rainy days, hands-on games at Sheffield’s National Videogame Museum (50 minutes) might keep teenagers distracted from the weather. There’s no need to drive so far every day though, as it’s only five minutes’ drive to coarse fishing on Sugar Mill Ponds, and you can be on a golf course within 10 minutes. Oakhill Nature Reserve (also 10 minutes) has peaceful woodland walks leading to newt-filled ponds, and is extra-pretty in spring when the snowdrops are blooming.