Summer Garden

The Summer Garden in Warwickshire is one of those places that creeps up on you. You're driving through Kenilworth thinking you've seen everything the area has to offer, then suddenly there's this proper oasis of colour and space. It's a working garden rather than a stately home's manicured show piece - beds overflow with perennials, there's real atmosphere in how things have been allowed to grow together.

You'll spend a good hour here wandering the paths, longer if you're serious about plants. The layout rewards poking about. There are quiet corners where you can actually sit and think, which matters more than it sounds when you're on a caravan holiday with three kids in the back seat. Photographers will find decent shots, gardeners will take notes, children might tolerate it better than you'd expect.

If you're camping or caravanning at one of the nearby sites - Broadwell Woods is closest at just over two miles - this makes a genuinely worthwhile half-day. It's the sort of place that balances well with more energetic attractions. Kenilworth town itself has the castle if you want something grander, but the Summer Garden works better on a lazy afternoon when you're not trying to cram everything in.

Check ahead about opening hours and admission - details weren't immediately obvious when researching - but assuming it's open and reasonably priced, it deserves an afternoon of your time. The Warwickshire area needs more spots like this.