Ruffwoods

The handsome market town of Wisbech (15 minutes' drive) will probably be your first port of call, whether you're planning on taking a dip at its well-maintained public pool, wandering through the grounds of pretty Peckover House and Garden, a National Trust property, or catching a movie at the independent Luxe Cinema. Make sure that you also get the chance to visit other pretty towns in the area, such as Spalding (30 minutes) with its connections to the Netherlands and boat trips aboard a water taxi, Peterborough (40 minutes) and its spectacular cathedral or King's Lynn (40 minutes) with its excellent range of restaurants, museums and independent shops. For time out of town, you could head to Hunstanton (an hour) and its beaches on the north Norfolk coast. Alternatively, head inland and make the most of the greenery that's waiting to be explored at the Sandringham Estate (45 minutes) or in Thetford Forest (just over an hour).