Norton Moor View Camping

Kick off the day with a peaceful stroll or cycle in Witherdon Wood (five minutes’ drive). You might want to save most of your energy for a visit to Roadford Lake (10 minutes), where the watersports options include sailing, kayaking and canoeing (followed by a cake and coffee in the café, perhaps). There’s plenty more around for active types, whether it’s grabbing a hire bicycle from Sourton (20 minutes) and tackling Dartmoor’s bridleways and country lanes or trying the coastal hikes and surf in north Cornwall coast locations like Bude (35 minutes). Bude is a dream for family-friendly days out, as is Trethorne Leisure Park (20 minutes), which has a climbing wall, pony riding activities and bumper cars. Picnic bits or packed lunch ingredients – or indeed, days dedicated to trying foodie specialities – can easily be found in the market towns of Okehampton (25 minutes) and Launceston (15 minutes) too.