Beaches are big with kids on holiday, so get those buckets and spades down to Benacre, Walberswick, Covehithe and Southwold. Take a stand-up paddleboarding safari at Wells-Next-the-Sea with North Norfolk Paddleboards. Or take the dog down to Sutton Hoo, the famous Anglo-Saxon burial ground.
Discover an amazing underwater world of turtles, penguins and starfish at Sea Life in Yarmouth. Learn all about life in bygone times at Norfolk’s Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, then let off steam in the adventure playground. Or go bounce crazy on the trampolines, cargo net bridges, tunnels, ball pits and tunnel slide at Jump Warehouse.
Meet tigers, lemurs and giraffes on a wild day out at Banham Zoo, or discover birds and animals from tropical South America at Amazona Zoo in Cromer. Enjoy camel rides, donkey rides and llama walks at Oasis Camel Centre. Or pop back into prehistory at ROARR!, the UK’s largest dinosaur-themed adventure park.
Have a unique day out at BeWILDerwood, discover the enchanting world of Twiggles and Boggles and find a forest full of family fun, climbing walls, taking aerial ropewalks and getting lost in muddled mazes. Enjoy adrenaline-fuelled antics at Planet Laser. Or chill the pace painting pots at Hatter Street Studio.
Discover the quiet country lanes on the three bikes kept at the property. Bring your clubs for beautiful golf courses at Diss, Bungay, Aldeburgh and Norwich. Sweat it out in temperatures up to 42 degrees with Hot Yoga at MatSpace. Or hit the pretty bridleways on horseback with North Manor Equestrian Centre.
Find out what you can do with salami and chorizo on a charcuterie course at Suffolk Salami. Take a charcuterie-board delivery from Marsh Pig. Enjoy a brewery tour at Adnam’s and follow the brewing process from grain to glass. Or discover one of England’s most exciting wine producers at Flint Vineyard.
Get active on go-karts with Anglia Karting. Go Ape at Thetford Forest on the high ropes and segways. Strap your boots on for walks around RSPB Minsmere, along the broads and becks of Angles Way, or on Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path. Skydive at Elough. Or go up, up and away with a hot-air balloon ride from The Oaksmere pub.
Fish the deep with East Anglian Charters up to 60 miles out to sea. Explore the upper reaches of the Alde Estuary, hiring a Canadian canoe from Iken Canoe. Indulge yourself with a ‘weaving massage’ at The Swan at Lavenham. Or uncover years of beautiful history at Helmingham Hall, Holkham Hall or Ely Cathedral.
