Boscrege Caravan and Touring Park

You'll need a car if staying at Boscrege, as the nearest bus stop is a mile away and services in the rural parts of Cornwall aren't too frequent. But once you've set off, pretty much everything you might fancy in south-west Cornwall is within easy reach: it's two miles to Praa Sands from here, eight to the Lizard Peninsula, nine to St Ives and 10 to Mousehole. A must is getting your pic snapped at the Land's End signpost 20 miles away. The National Trust's Godolphin, a 17th-century house with 16th-century gardens, is also easily reachable from the site; subtropical plants thrive at Morrab Gardens, and the Lost Gardens of Heligan are to the east near St Austell.