Chapel Farm

The easiest route for a walk or a bike ride around here is along the Camel Trail, which runs for a flat and traffic-free five miles alongside the river from Wadebridge to Bodmin and Padstow. If you’re aiming for the former, take a tour of the old jail and a ride on the steam railway; in the latter, stop in for top-notch food at the town’s celeb-owned restaurants. Newquay, 25 minutes’ drive away, is rightly famed for its beaches and watersports – sea kayaking, jetskiing, flyboarding, surf lessons… all can be sorted in the town and along the nearby coast. A waterpark, aquarium and zoo are also in town for folk with kids too small to be sent out to sea. Other top picks for family days out include the various rides of Camel Creek Adventure Park (10 minutes’ drive) and the tropical domes of the Eden Project (half an hour); traditional fishing village Port Isaac (20 minutes) and Lanhydrock House (25 minutes) might be more your style if you’re travelling without nippers.