Play area: Lodges and log cabins in Ely, England

Mad Hatters Campsite

• Peaceful five-acre rural site with pond and wildflower meadows
• Two miles from Ely: walk there along the banks of the River Ouse
• Mad Hatter theme for kids, including playhouse and discovery trail

Horsley Hale Farm

• Luxurious Cambridgeshire glampsite on a private estate near Ely
• Half an hour's drive to Thetford Forest; under an hour to Cambridge
• Ensuite safari lodges with wild swimming, alpaca feeding and a bar

Lazy Otter Meadows

Pidley Bottom Shepherd's Huts

• Seven-acre smallholding in the Cambridgeshire countryside
• A 45-minute drive from Cambridge; fishing and golf a walk away
• Lots of hands-on activities including collecting eggs or feeding lambs