Whitelake Park

Topped by St Michael’s Tower (all that’s left of a 14th-century church), Glastonbury Tor (20 minutes’ drive) has expansive views of the Somerset Levels, Dorset and Wiltshire. An important spiritual site, the hill is also a wildlife haven, and you might be able to spot kestrels, woodpeckers and rabbits. Bad weather and you fancy heading indoors? There are a couple of good museums within a 20-minute drive: the collection at Haynes Motor Museum ranges from vintage cars and motorbikes to Formula One cars, while the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum displays dozens of aircraft, including the first British Concorde. You’re between two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty here (Mendip Hills and Cranborne Chase), so there are plenty of hikes to be had before the music starts. Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve (25 minutes), in the Mendip Hills, is a woodland area carpeted with ferns, mosses and wild herbs.