Lytton Lawn Touring Park

The first stop outside the park should be seaside village Milford on Sea for boat hire, beach walking, watersports and the all-essential ice cream: take a look from the beach for The Needles of the Isle of Wight or go east to the boat yard and bird sanctuary at Keyhaven. Historical types can also make their way by foot or ferry to Hurst Castle, built by Not So Good King Henry VIII to guard the Solent all those years ago. The scenery around Lytton Lawn means there’s gallons of good sightseeing, cycling and walking, such as the bike trip to Lymington along the coastal cycle path, or all sorts of hikes and nature-spotting around the nearby New Forest. And it wouldn’t be a seaside holiday without taking in more beaches: there are striking sand dunes and a woodland nature trail at Sandbanks Beach, where you can also cross to the National Trust’s Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour. Little piggies will just have to go to nearby Paultons Park to gawp at Peppa Pig World and they might also clamour for a day at Putlake Adventure Park or go wide-eyed at Liberty’s Owl and Raptor Centre; once you’ve earned your Brownie points at these you can trade off for some of the many grown-up attractions nearby: Christchurch Priory, Exbury Gardens and Beaulieu Motor Museum and Village should hit all the historical and cultural highs. For urban times (and more beaches), Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch are all within driving distance, and anyone down in this corner of the world will be well rewarded with a ferry trip across to the eye-watering Isle of Wight.