Whites Spinney

A proper little woodland walk just outside Southam, Whites Spinney is the kind of place locals know but visitors often miss. It's nothing flashy - just a spinney, which means a small stand of mixed woodland, but it does the job if you need to stretch your legs without venturing too far from the campsite.

The walk itself takes about an hour depending on your pace and whether you stop to poke about. The trees are decent, mostly oak and ash with a decent carpet of bluebells in spring. Birds are active here too - woodpeckers if you're lucky, though you'll hear them more often than you'll see them. It's peaceful enough that you'll actually notice the quiet, which is rarer than you'd think near a town.

Families with young kids might find it a bit short for a whole morning, but it works well as a break between other activities. The paths are mostly firm underfoot, though it can get muddy after rain. The real value is just having woods on your doorstep - no queues, no entry fee as far as I can gather, and you're back at Holt Farm Campsite within easy reach.

If you're staying in the area, pair this with a walk around Southam itself or head towards the wider Warwickshire countryside. Whites Spinney isn't a destination in itself, but as part of a park holiday where you want a quick woodland fix without faffing about, it does the trick.