The Royal Logistic Corps Museum

The Royal Logistic Corps Museum sits just outside Winchester and tells the story of one of the British Army's least celebrated but absolutely vital units. You're walking through decades of military logistics - everything from First World War supply chains to modern operations in Afghanistan. It's genuinely absorbing stuff if you care about how armies actually function rather than just the combat bits.

The collection covers uniforms, vehicles, equipment and personal accounts from soldiers who kept armies fed, fuelled and equipped. There's a working kitchen display that shows what troops actually ate, which is far more interesting than it sounds. Kids might find the vehicles engaging, though younger ones could get restless if they're after the flashier, more action-focused museum experience.

Winchester itself is a proper medieval town worth a half day - the cathedral is stunning and the high street has proper independent shops rather than the usual chains. If you're camping at Hookpit Farm Caravan Site, you're barely a mile away, which makes this a sensible rainy-day option or a couple-hours-browsing sort of visit during a park holiday.

Allow two to three hours maximum. It's the kind of museum where you either connect with the subject matter or you don't - there's no pretending interest if logistics bore you. That said, if you've got family members interested in military history or how operations actually work on the ground, it's well worth the short drive from your caravan.