Field Mill

Field Mill is Mansfield Town Football Club's home ground, a proper working football stadium right on the edge of Mansfield town centre. Unless there's a match on, you won't be wandering round the pitch itself, but matchdays turn the place into something worth experiencing if you're a football fan staying at one of the nearby parks like Tall Trees or Sherwood Forest Holiday Park.

The stadium has genuine history - it's been kicking about since 1861, which makes it one of the oldest football grounds in the country still in use. The ground itself is compact and atmospheric, the kind of place where you can actually hear what's happening on the pitch rather than getting swallowed up in some vast modern bowl.

Football supporters will get the most from a visit, obviously. Families with kids who enjoy the game should check the fixture list before booking their stay. Match days usually run Saturday afternoons and midweek evenings depending on the season. There's a proper fan culture here without the aggro you sometimes get at bigger clubs.

If you're camping at Silverhill Woodland Retreats or Fairview Farm Log Cabins, you're only four miles out, so it's a realistic evening trip. Admission costs vary depending on whether there's a game on, but stadium tours might be arranged outside matchdays if you ring ahead. Honestly, if football doesn't do it for you, Mansfield's town centre and the proximity to Sherwood Forest mean there's plenty else to fill your time.