Grange Farm Park

With two excellent fishing lakes on site as well as other fishing opps and a nine-hole golf course nearby, you certainly won’t be stuck for things to do between relaxing with glasses of bubbly in the hot tub and partaking in pleasant nature walks around the site's gorgeous 15-acre gardens. Should you feel the need to venture off site at any point though, the fun seaside resort of Mablethorpe is less than 10 minutes' drive away. This lovely little seaside town's award-winning golden sandy beach stretches for miles and is a great spot for families during the summer, with donkey rides and a popular sand train that departs from the town centre promenade and provides a regular service along the seafront, dipping in and out of the shallow water and stopping at intervals along the way. For a really grand day out with the kids in Mablethorpe, add the seal sanctuary and wildlife centre into the mix – you'll get to see not only rescued seals but also primates, reptiles, birds of prey, meerkats and aviary birds, and if you're lucky enough to visit on a quiet day you might even get to feed the seals yourself. When it comes to animal spotting in the wilderness, Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve and Gibraltar Point are both a short drive from Grange Farm Park and make for excellent birdwatching territory among their sandy, muddy seashores, sand-dunes, salt marshes and freshwater pools – just be sure to bring your binoculars and pack up a picnic to make a good day out of it. Over in the friendly coastal village of Sutton-on-Sea (about the same distance away from base as Mablethorpe), there's an excellent sandy beach that's good for peaceful seafront strolls and long dog walks out of peak season; if you're after somewhere a little livelier, however, then good old Skeggy is half an hour's drive away – plenty of shops, eateries, arcades and funfair rides – as well as a theatre showcasing big tribute acts, West End musicals, dramas, pantos and skating and dance shows – make this a pretty popular spot for families visiting the area. Also within easy reach of Grange Farm Park there's Fantasy Island theme park, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre and the antique fairs at Horncastle, Cadwell Park racing circuit and the Manby Motorplex, all around half an hour's drive away.