Sandy Bay Holiday Park

On a break with the kids? Number-one on the bucket list may well be the marine wonders at Busselton Jetty’s Underwater Observatory (10 minutes’ drive) for 360-degree views of an artificial reef with a wafting forest of brightly coloured tropical corals as well as sponges, fish and invertebrates. At Yallingup Maze (25 minutes), challenge your family’s brainpower in the timber labyrinth, and there are fairground rides for younger kids and a petting farm at Country Life Farm (15 minutes). Cool down on the water rides at Xcape at the Cape (10 minutes), or keep cool by trying several of the numerous flavours at Simmos Ice Creamery (15 minutes) , where the kids can work up an appetite for a second ice-cream on the 18-hole mini-golf course. They’ll most likely love the ice-cream-eating emus too. There are beaches aplenty to choose between, from Meelup Beach (20 minutes) for barbecues, paddleboarding and snorkelling, to the white sands and clear water for swimming at Dunsborough Beach (15 minutes). And at Canal Rocks (half an hour), a timber walkway leading between the bizarre rock formations offers spectacular views of the ocean.