Jubilee Barn

There's adventure in almost every direction at Jubilee Barn – the sounds and sights of Silverstone (10 minutes), indoor skiing at Milton Keynes (30 minutes) and wartime code-breaking heritage at Bletchley Park (35 minutes) are all among the highlights, but there are also National Trust Properties like Stowe (15 minutes), canal tours in Banbury (20 minutes) and nature reserves like Farthinghoe (15 minutes) to keep you pleasantly occupied. If, instead of a whirlwind of sightseeing, you'd rather take tours at a slower pace, head out to the university city of Oxford (40 minutes) and punt your way around its colleges and cloisters. Once comfortably settled into a leisurely rhythm, you might like to take a stroll by the Thames in Port or Christ Church meadows before retiring to an old wood-panelled pub like The Eagle and Child, one-time watering hole of Tolkien and other literary luminaries. For sport, Cherwell Edge Golf Course (15 minutes), Climb Quest Milton Keynes (35 minutes) and Hinton Sky Diving Centre (15 minutes) are all nearby to help you stay in shape – although you'll need a head for heights for the last two options. Not your case? There’s always the skydive simulator at iFLY (35 minutes).