Camp Elwood

Swing through the treetops monkey-style on the high ropes course at Holkham Hall (10 minutes’ drive), where there’s also a rowing lake for those who want to stick to land height. Holkham beach (half an hour' walk) has more paddling on hand, this time in the salty surf. Each beach seems to hold its own specialities, with Wells-next-the-Sea (five minutes' drive) suited to crabbing, great fish and chips and colourful beach huts on the shore. Cromer (45 minutes) has been labelled ‘the Great Barrier Reef of Britain’, and it’s easy to see why once you snorkel its chalk bed full of fish and crabS. In nearby Blakeney (20 minutes), however, you’ll be more likely to spot a seal than a crab on one of the many seal-spotting boat trips. History doesn’t seem so far away in this area either, as Walsingham Abbey (15 minutes) is an old pilgrimage site with an ancient packhorse bridge, river and woodlands. And in Houghton Hall & Gardens (half an hour), you can explore inside a characterful walled garden with flowers and sculptures at every turn.