Little Dunley Cottages

Travel back to prehistory in Dartmoor National Park with yomps to the megaliths at Scorhill and Fernworthy stone circles (both 40 minutes’ drive), or stroll across the stone arches of the 17th-century bridge at Fingle (35 minutes). See glamorous apartments at the Sir Edwin Lutyens-designed Castle Drogo (half an hour), or walk amid ancient woodland to the cascades at Becky Falls (15 minutes). For a day at the coast, head for Teignmouth (20 minutes), where you can laze on the beach on warmer days, play amusements on the Grand Pier and eat fish and chips on the prom. You may care to strike out along sections of the South West Coast Path from Teignmouth too, taking in tiny bays including Totem Cove (55 minutes’ walk) and the red-sand beach at Badger Cove (an hour and 15 minutes). Stover Country Park (five minutes’ drive) is the spot for gentler ambles round the lake. When you feel like channelling your inner child, Crealy Theme Park and Resort (25 minutes) has an abundance of thrill rides and log flumes, or how about seeing the sights of England in miniature at Babbacombe Model Village (also 25 minutes)?