Willow Hill

If the on-site pool has whetted your appetite for all things watery, you can head to Croft Farm Water Park (15 minutes' drive), where you can have a go at canoeing, windsurfing and sailing. There’s also paddleboarding, either on your own individual board or on an oversized one for the whole family. The Regency spa town of Cheltenham (20 minutes) is renowned for green areas like Pittville Park, with a boating lake, and Montpellier Gardens, with tennis courts and a bandstand. When you’re done relaxing on grassy expanses, you can head to Cheltenham Racecourse and have a flutter on the horses. Take a walk through Showborough House Sculpture Garden (20 minutes) to get an insight into the contemporary local art scene. From large metal installations to delicate glass pieces, all works displayed in the pretty 1.5-acre garden are for sale, so you may return to the site with a unique souvenir of your holiday.