Spratleys Meadow

Spratleys Meadow sits just outside Amersham and serves as the local sports ground for the town - nothing fancy, but genuinely useful if you're staying at one of the nearby parks and fancy a kickabout or a watch of whatever's on. It's the sort of place where you'll find football matches, cricket in summer, and the occasional athletics event, depending on the season. Real community stuff.

The meadow itself is open and functional rather than stunning. If you're based at Lights Camera Glamping or Penn Meadow Farm Camping nearby, it's worth knowing about if you've got kids who need to burn off energy or if you're keen on local sports. The surrounding Buckinghamshire countryside is far prettier for a proper walk, but as a base for an afternoon's activity, it does the job.

Families with sporty kids will get more from this than most. Walkers heading out into the Chilterns won't find much reason to linger. It's free to access the meadow itself in most cases, though you may need to check ahead if there's an organized match on - worth ringing Amersham town council if you want confirmation before you visit.

The real appeal comes when you're staying at one of the caravan parks within a few miles. It's convenient, local, and means you're not always reliant on driving somewhere bigger. Perfectly decent for what it is.