Longfield Farm

As well as its leisure centre, Barton-upon-Humber (five minutes' drive) has angling opportunities at Pasture Wood Fisheries, a lively arts centre, a sailing club and a waterfront footpath that runs from Humber Bridge Park to Barrow Haven. It's not much further to get to Far Ings National Nature Reserve (10 minutes), where there are bird hides for nature and photography fans. Over the bridge in Hull city centre (25 minutes), visitors have access to family-friendly attractions like The Deep, one of the UK's most popular aquariums (its architecture is rather interesting too). Once you've checked out the city's undersea life, resurface in the city's cultural quarter and head out to the New Theatre or Comedy Lounge for a range of live entertainment. For some heritage, make tracks for Thornton Abbey (10 minutes) and check out the ruins that date all the way back to 1140 AD. Once clued up about the local history, set out to catch a race at Beverley Racecourse (30 minutes) or to catch some rays at coastal resorts like Cleethorpes (35 minutes) and Scarborough (an hour and 20 minutes).