Sunnyview Touring Park

There’s a lot in the local area that could lead you to spending quite some time dawdling around Doncaster. Start off at the Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery (10 minutes’ drive), an informative attraction with displays on fine art, archaeology and local history. Those wanting to learn more about the lay of the land can also visit Conisbrough Castle (10 minutes), whose tall turrets are said to have inspired renowned writer Sir Walter Scott. Similarly easy to reach is Crookhill Park Golf Course (10 minutes), an 18-hole club set amid splendid South Yorkshire countryside. Like your landscapes a little less managed? The Dearne Valley, a short drive away to the west, has two RSPB-run nature reserves – Adwick Washland (20 minutes) and Old Moor (25 minutes) – that should keep birders, wildlife photographers and walkers satisfied. Sunnyview Touring Park is also within an hour of handsome North Yorkshire spots like York, where the Gothic minster, topsy-turvy Shambles and National Railway Museum are likely to leave various types chuffed. The bubbly hub that is Harrogate (an hour), a spa town, is also well worth the journey.