Ladybirch Motorhome Park

Get out into the wilds with wetland walks and the chance to spot otters at Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve (20 minutes’ drive) or walk up to Castle Ring, an Iron Age hill fort in Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (30 minutes). You can also take the dog for a trot around the manicured parkland at National Trust-owned Shugborough Estate (25 minutes), or discover the Capability Brown landscapes at Weston Park (30 minutes). Kids can meet meerkats and watch sheep racing (yes, really) at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World (30 minutes), and just a bit further away are the big-hitting coasters and Thomas the Tank Engine rides at Drayton Manor Theme Park (45 minutes). Anglers can do a spot of carp fishing at Seighford Lakes (10 minutes) and other sporty options include golfing – there’s a positive glut of local courses – and pony trekking close by too.