Wootton Fields Library

A proper local library that actually feels like part of the community rather than a sterile book warehouse. Wootton Fields serves readers across Northamptonshire with a solid stock of fiction, non-fiction, and reference materials, plus the usual suspects - DVDs, audiobooks, children's sections. Nothing flashy, but that's rather the point.

The opening hours are a bit scattered, so check before you go: afternoons Tuesday to Friday, mornings Wednesday through Sunday. It's free to browse, though you'll need membership to borrow. The space works well for a quiet hour while your family's at the caravan parks dotted around Northampton - Billing Aquadrome and Riverview Park are both within easy driving distance.

Who'll get the most from it? Readers after a bit of peace, mainly. If you're staying at one of the holiday parks within a few miles and fancy escaping the usual park activity schedule for a morning or afternoon, this beats sitting in a tent waiting for the rain to stop. Children's sections are usually decent in libraries like this, though don't expect activities or storytimes - this is self-service browsing.

The real draw is simply that it's there when you need it. A comfortable, free stop on a rainy day, three miles from Northampton town centre. Worth knowing about if you're basing yourselves at Blisworth Park or Billing Aquadrome for a week. Nothing extraordinary, but sometimes ordinary is exactly what a holiday needs.