Wentworth Swimming Pool

The leisure centre in Hexham isn't your typical tourist attraction, but if you're staying at Springhouse Boutique Holiday Park or East Farm Glamping nearby, it's worth knowing about. Wentworth Swimming Pool is the main draw here - a proper facility with decent lane space and varying depths, so it actually works for everyone from lap swimmers to families with toddlers.

You get the standard leisure centre experience: changing facilities that are clean enough, reasonable water temperature, and staff who know what they're doing. It's open early weekday mornings (6:30am) if you want to swim before heading out into Northumberland's hills, or evenings when the weather turns. Weekends are busier, predictably. There's also a gym and exercise classes if the rain really sets in.

This isn't somewhere you'd drive twenty minutes out of your way for. But if you're based in the area during a park holiday and need to get the kids in the water without driving halfway across the county, it ticks the box. A couple of hours max is realistic - enough for a decent swim and a hot chocolate after. Admission costs aren't listed on their site, so phone ahead before you go. The Hexham location means you're handy for the town itself too, which has proper cafes and shops worth a browse.