Forest Edge Kart Club

Go-kart racing just outside Winchester, and it's the sort of place that gets under your skin whether you're eight or eighty. Forest Edge Kart Club takes itself seriously - proper timing gear, decent track layout, the works - but never so much that you feel like you've wandered into a Formula 1 academy by accident.

The track itself is fast enough to feel satisfying without being genuinely dangerous, which matters when you've got kids in the passenger seat or a mixed group of mates who range from "never done this before" to "I watched F1 once". The staff know their stuff and won't let anyone out who shouldn't be out. Allow a good two hours if you're doing a proper session - there's usually a briefing, the actual drive time, and then hanging around trying to convince your mate they didn't actually beat you.

It's ideal for a break from campsite life, especially if you're based at Hookpit Farm Caravan Site just five miles away. Bit of a drive from Winchester town centre, but that's rather the point - you want to be somewhere proper and not squeezed into some industrial estate.

Works best with older kids and confident drivers. Younger ones might find it more stressful than fun, though many venues do family sessions so check ahead. Rain doesn't shut it down, which is typical Hampshire planning. Book online first - don't just turn up and hope.