East Bank picnic site

The River Nene has carved out a proper spot here just east of Wisbech, where East Bank picnic site sits alongside the water with enough space to spread out and actually breathe. You get tables, grass, and the kind of unremarkable but genuinely useful facilities that make a riverside lunch feel less like eating in a car park and more like an actual outing.

It's the sort of place families with young kids will appreciate - flat ground, water to watch, no huge crowds fighting for elbow room. Walkers using the Nene Valley Path will find it a natural stopping point rather than a destination in itself. If you're after riverside views and Instagram moments, you'll probably find them elsewhere; this is honest, low-key stuff.

The site works well as a break during a caravan holiday from any of the nearby parks - Parklands Holidays, Laurel Park Campsite, The Lawns, or Delph Bank are all within six miles. It's free, as far as anyone can tell, and you can turn up whenever. Bring a picnic, stay an hour or two, move on. No pretence, no booking fees, just a riverside breather that does exactly what it says on the tin. Allow an hour if you're stretching your legs, longer if you're actually settling in with food.