If a South African safari is a step too far, then visit the new Wanyama Village & Reserve at Chessington World of Adventures. The new attraction features animals such as the grévy’s zebra and the scimitar-horned oryx, which graze freely at the back

Located in Watergate Bay overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on Cornwall’s north coast, the Sands Resort Hotel & Spa is a family retreat full of adventure. Nearby is Adrenalin Quarry – an adventure zone featuring the UK’s longest zipwire

, indoor pool, tennis courts, adventure playground, treasure hunts and nature hunts on offer, the resort is also home to FlowRider – an ingenious self-contained wave machine that hosts surf and body boarding lessons from £15 per person (for children age

Center ParcsThere’s never a dull moment at Center Parcs villages in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham, Elveden Forest in Suffolk, Whinefell Forest in Cumbria and Longleat Forest in Wiltshire.Families can enjoy nature walks and aerial adventures

and Adventure Golf, in addition to the Resort Rangers children’s club, mountain biking trails, treasure hunts, princess pamper parties, and games room Rooms cost from £172 per room based on 2 adults & 2 children sharing a family room with breakfast, celtic-manor.com. 

and boat trips for pure pleasure or a spot of fishing.If it rains, head to Blue Lagoon Water Park & Adventure Centre, Anna Ryder Richardson’s Manor House Wildlife Park, Folly Farm, the Pottery Shed Café or Caldey Island, all of which are in or just outside

Plas RhianfaPlas Rhianfa is a stunning Welsh chateau in Anglesey, though it wouldn’t look out of place in the Loire Valley. In celebration of one of the UK’s greatest children’s writers, the hotel has created a fun Enid Blyton package for families

Newquay’s more sheltered town beaches. Not only are Great Western, Lusty Glaze, Porth and Towan ideal for novice surfers, but they are also good all-round family beaches. As well as surfing lessons, the Lusty Glaze Adventure Centre runs a Junior Baywatch

Doherty, from televison show Jimmy’s Farm, there are food demos by top chefs while past performers have included KT Tunstall and Scouting For Girls. There are art activities, pirates adventures and hands-on den- and treehouse-building workshops

of adventure to be had upon these fair shores. “You don’t have to opt for the seaside,” says Julia Hart, publisher of the Let’s Go With The Children guides – a series of 14 books designed to help parents find fun things to do with the family around the UK