Wild Camping at Cladswell

Ragley Hall Park and Gardens (10 minutes’ drive/20 minutes’ walk) is a stately Palladian mansion set in 450 acres of parkland; it has a crammed schedule of events, from bike weekends to air displays, music festivals to lavish weddings. The house is host to a fabulous art and porcelain collection, and in the grounds – designed by Capability Brown, no less – kids can run around in the 3D maze and on climbing frames. Another big attraction in the area is Stratford-upon-Avon (25 minutes’ drive), where you can explore William Shakespeare’s 16th-century birthplace and the childhood home of his wife at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage. If you’re spending the whole day there, you might like to hire a rowing boat to paddle down the River Avon or book tickets for a performance at the esteemed Royal Shakespeare Theatre. When you have young kids to entertain, Imagination Street (10 minutes) is an amusement centre with soft play and bouncy castles – that should take care of them if you hit any days when the weather isn’t playing ball.