Lyford Camping

As you’re staying in the Vale of the White Horse, first port of call should be the horse that it’s named after: the Uffington White Horse is a huge chalk figure carved into the hillside and it’s about 10 miles (20 minutes’ drive) away from Lyford Camping. For more walks, you could head out onto the Thames Path or up into the Cotswolds (half an hour). Meanwhile, other country pursuits are on hand with horse riding (five minutes), fishing (15 minutes) or lake-based antics at Cotswold Water Park (45 minutes). Farmer Gow’s (15 minutes) is a good place to introduce kids to farm animals; if they’d like to see something more exotic, try Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens (half an hour). Of course there’s also much history to explore in the area, whether you’re heading into the colleges of Oxford (half an hour), exploring old estates like Buscot Park (20 minutes) and Blenheim Palace (half an hour) or taking a different approach at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (35 minutes).