Wick Dairy Farm

Listen up cyclists, because Route 339 of the National Cycle Network runs right in front of the farm on its way from Bridgwater (55 minutes by bike) to join the South Somerset Cycleway (half an hour), a hedge-lined network of rural lanes leading to pretty market towns like Castle Cary (90 minutes) and Sherborne (two hours). There are no end of hiking trails around the Somerset Levels wetlands (five minutes’ drive); follow the River Parrett Trail along the water’s edge to the photogenic ruins of Benedictine Muchelney Abbey (an hour’s stroll) or walk peaty landscapes and woodlands teeming with wading birds from Avalon Marshes Centre (25 minutes’ drive). If you fancy getting out on the water, go paddleboarding or kayaking along the Parrett from the slipway at Huish Bridge (10 minutes). Mix a bit of culture into your holiday itinerary with a visit to the 16th-century mansion at National Trust - Montacute House (half an hour), home to a priceless collection of ornate Flemish tapestries – although the kids might prefer to climb aboard the Concorde or sit on the flight decks of fighter planes and helicopters at the Fleet Air Arm Museum (25 minutes).