Embers Camping - Turners Hill

Active families can make straight for Ardingly Reservoir (15 minutes’ drive) to hire paddleboards or kayaks for splashing around on the water. If you have your own craft, there’s a boat slipway on the shoreline that you can use for a small fee. Back on dry land, circumnavigate the reservoir on the nature trail, go fishing (a permit is needed) or spot birds including kingfishers at the water’s edge. More high-octane challenges for you and the family include tackling the tree-top rope courses and all-terrain electric Segways at Go Ape Crawley (20 minutes), or the paintball games and laser tag at Driver Wood Activity Centre (10 minutes). On a more sedate note, animal lovers should drop by Tilgate Nature Centre (25 minutes) and get up close to friendly donkeys, comical meerkats and furry alpacas. Expert zookeepers give daily talks, and your kids can help feed some of the animals.