Galtres Farm Campsite

Historic York is 10 minutes’ drive from Galtres Farm, with excellent museums (great for the odd rainy day too) including the reconstructed Viking town, complete with smells, at JORVIK Viking Centre, or chocolate-making (and, more importantly, tasting) at York’s Chocolate Story. Other top sights well worth a look include the ornate Minster and the cute cobbled Shambles shopping street, dating from medieval times. Chances are most kids will adore visiting the petting zoo at Piglets Adventure Farm (five minutes’ drive) as well as meeting the creepy-crawlies at The Web Adventure Park (10 minutes). If high-octane days out for older kids are what you’re after, Flamingo Land Resort (40 minutes) obliges with its high-speed rollercoaster rides. Get active with some serious walks in the North York Moors National Park, or sit back in comfort to see the moorland landscapes from onboard a vintage steam train departing from Pickering (half an hour). Add a bit of culture into the mix with tours of the gorgeous apartments at stately Castle Howard (half an hour), or catch the art exhibitions at Georgian-style Beningbrough Hall (25 minutes).