Almost Wild

From the site you can walk straight on to wild moorland in Dartmoor National Park, and have a gentle yomp up to Yelverton Rock (55 minutes’ walk). Take a dip in the river at Cadover Bridge (five minutes’ drive), a photogenic wild swimming spot on the River Plym, while the Drake’s Trail Cycle Path (10 minutes’ drive) follows an old railway line, providing easy cycling for families. If you feel like a day out in the big city, Plymouth (half an hour) offers fish-feeding sessions at the National Marine Aquarium, or you can climb to the top of Smeaton’s Tower lighthouse for views across the English Channel. There are lots of shopping and dining options in Royal William Yard, a former 18th-century naval yard, as well as tours and tastings at Plymouth Gin Distillery. If kids are part of your holiday deal, take them to play laser games at Plymouth Karting (25 minutes), or wait for a sunny day and treat them to a sunny day at Bovisand Beach (35 minutes), with its abundance of tidal pools for crabbing.