Lake Bryant Resort

Just over an hour from Lake Bryant Resort, Daytona Beach is a prime spot for family adventures: spend an afternoon at Daytona Lagoon waterpark, go horseback riding along the beach, or head straight for the Daytona International Speedway for the world-famous Daytona 500 (or one of its other high-speed events). Get your own taste of adrenaline in Orlando, an hour and a half away. They call it the ‘theme park capital of the world’ for a reason and you’re definitely going to want to spend a day (or two, or three) visiting the city. Make a beeline for the rides at Disney World, Universal Studios, Legoland and Busch Gardens, then sit tank-side and meet the animals at SeaWorld – and that’s just for starters. If ‘coasters and killer whales (they’re orcas, really, but alliteration…) don’t float your boat, go to Orlando anyway for a poke around the science centre, Madame Tussauds, the Harry P Leu botanic gardens and oodles of shops. Closer to home base, there’s tons to keep you around: fans of the vino should slip (sip?) to Dragon Flower Winery for tastings, equestrian-types can sign up for a tour of the stables at Gypsy Gold Farm, and those who haven’t fulfilled their need for speed simply have to zoom over to Don Garlit’s Museum of Drag Racing.