Llandow Touring Caravan Park

To the beach – but first, a choice: shall it be nearby Nash Point (10 minutes’ drive) for paddles and dog walks around the lighthouse, or will you rise early for a beachside brekkie at Llantwit Major’s beachside café? Maybe you want to hit the surf at Southerndown (15 minutes); lessons can be had down there for folk who haven’t quite got the knack of standing on a board. Or perhaps you’ll head off to Ogmore (15 minutes) to fulfil that dream of riding a horse on the sands... Choices await castle-seekers too – Castell Coch, Caerphilly Castle and Ogmore Castle are all within 40 minutes’ drive. Dyffryn Gardens is 25 minutes away if you’re more about the outdoors, or you could try the Welsh Hawking Centre (20 minutes) to see the big birds take flight. Should your favourite outdoor view involve a glass of wine, you’re in luck: Llanerch Vineyard and Glyndwr Vineyard are both within a half-hour drive. Speed-seeking sorts (adults and kids over eight) will no doubt want to take to the track at the South Wales Karting Centre: it’s a 10-minute stroll from the site, and with an excellent café to take care of any non-driving companions.