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and Alnmouth are a short drive away. An absolute must is a Billy Shiel's (www.farne-islands.com) boat trip from Seahouses to see the puffins and seals on the magical Farne Islands. Seven nights for a family of four in Barn Cottage costs from £898; www.ruralretreats.co.uk

on the doorstep.Dignity sleeps eight, as does Time with an additional two sofa beds. From here you can take a trip the Harestanes Estate near Jedburgh for a class in how to build shelters, light fires, use tools, track wildlife and forage for wild foods. £950 per

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

.5. All-in-one rainsuits and wellies are always a must on any camping trip!6. Take marshmallows to toast by the campfire! Bring along some chocolate and Dove's Farm Organic Wholewheat Digestives to squish either side of your hot toasted marshmallows

and had a little picnic on the seafront. Our trip coincided with the inaugural Eastbourne Cycling Festival, so we stopped to watch the boys performing a host of fancy stunts on high ramps and obstacles for a bit, before the grown-ups took a slow amble