Anchorite Hill

The walk up Anchorite Hill from Wotton-under-Edge takes about twenty minutes if you're not dawdling, which frankly you will be. It's a proper little climb - nothing alpine, but steep enough that you'll feel your legs working - and the reward at the top is genuinely worth the huffing. The views across the Cotswolds roll out in front of you like someone's unfurled a map. On a clear day you can see for miles; on a grey one it's still atmospheric in that moody English countryside way.

The hill itself is modest in height but commands the landscape around Wotton-under-Edge, which sits just below. History types will appreciate the name - an anchorite was a medieval hermit who'd wall themselves up to live a life of prayer and solitude. Whether there actually was one here is debatable, but the story sticks around. It's the sort of place where you understand why someone might want to sit alone with their thoughts.

This works well as a morning walk if you're staying at one of the nearby parks - Wixoldbury Farm Glamping or Pepper Pot Caravan Park are both within a few miles. It's not a full day's outing by any means, maybe ninety minutes to two hours all in, but it's exactly the type of local leg-stretcher that makes a park holiday feel like you're actually exploring rather than just sitting on a static van. Walkers will enjoy it. Families with reasonably fit kids will manage fine. It's free, naturally, and open whenever you fancy turning up.