Rip up the track with go-karting in Ilminster. Enjoy a new activity every 30 minutes at Pennywell Farm, including pig-racing, pond-dipping, ferret-racing, goat-walking and pony-pampering. Or tackle the 13 activities, including trampolines and inflatables, at Flip Out in Wellington.
Discover the ultimate vertical playground at Clip n’ Climb in Exeter. Hack the hills on horseback with Woodhouse Riding Stables. Go Ape at Haldon Forest on hilltop-to-hilltop zip wires and daring high-level crossings and enjoy 360-degree views of the countryside. Or scale the 30 obstacles at The Bear Trail in Cullompton.
Older kids can try pretty much anything at Escot, home to axe-throwing, quad-biking, karting, laser tag and night laser. Or meet furry friends and get stuck into the magnificent maze, outdoor and indoor adventure play, traversing walls, drop slide, zip line and authentic Saxon Village at Wildwood Trust.
See the creatures of the Jurassic coast and go back in time at Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium. Meet horses, donkeys, ponies, small animals and birds at Fern Animal Sanctuary. Ride the open-top steam train through lovely countryside at Pecorama. Or feel the sand between your toes at Burton Bradstock, Lyme Regis and Charmouth.
On site, grubby-fingered mycophiles will enjoy the chance to forage the forests for mushrooms, or we can provide creative-writing classes or watercolour classes. Want to keep up with your gymming and swimming? Chard Leisure Centre’s the place, and Stockland can help with tennis courts.
Spend a weekday evening on a tour at Otter Brewery or potter the 3000 vines of Dalwood Vineyard and exit through the gift shop. Walk the Blackdown Hills from the door, keeping an eye out for dormice and kingfishers. Or pop into Crewkerne and Honiton for antiques and Lyme Regis for books and souvenirs.
Empty the sea of mackerel on a fishing trip from Lyme Regis with Harry May. Chill out with herb-garden healing at The Pig at Coombe and find yourself in the Potting Shed treatment rooms for a facial or stone massage. Or try a massage, manicure or pedicure at Pure Beauty in Chard.
Take a magical history tour of beautiful Exeter Cathedral, Sherbourne Abbey, the Mary Anning Museum in Lyme Regis and the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Or enjoy National Trust treasures at Killerton, a family house with a great garden, the orchards, avenues and parkland or Barrington Court, or Elizabethan masterpiece Montacute House.
