Badgers Hill Stadium

Badgers Hill Stadium sits on the outskirts of Warminster, a proper little sports ground that punches above its weight. It's home to local football and hosts everything from league matches to community events - the kind of place where you actually know half the crowd by the end of the afternoon. The pitch itself is well-maintained, and there's decent seating for a stadium of its size.

This is one for the football enthusiast or anyone with local connections. If you're after atmosphere and grassroots sport rather than championship stadiums and corporate hospitality, you'll find it genuine. Match days are when it comes alive; otherwise it's fairly quiet. Admission depends on who's playing and whether there's a fixture on - best to ring ahead or check locally.

If you're staying at one of the nearby holiday parks - Center Parcs Longleat Forest, Longleat Caravan Club, or Brokerswood are all within a few miles - it's worth adding to the itinerary on a match day. The stadium sits well within striking distance of proper attractions like Longleat House and Warminster's town centre, so you could easily combine it with other activities. Allow a couple of hours for a match, or just pop down for a pre-match walk around the ground if there's no game on. It's the kind of local stop that makes a park holiday feel less packaged and more real.