Bath city centre
Roman Baths · Photo: MPhernambucq
Start early at the Roman Baths before the queues, then let off steam in Royal Victoria Park, which has one of the best playgrounds in the city.
Landmark · 09:30–11:30 (2h)
Pick up the children's audioguide; the steaming Great Bath is the highlight.
The steaming Roman bathing complex at the heart of Bath, with the Great Bath, temple remains and a museum of finds. An included audioguide has a children's track, and costumed characters often appear in holidays.
Photo: MPhernambucq
Food stop · 11:50–13:30 (1h40m)
Picnic or park café lunch, then the climbing net and aerial runway.
Photo: David Dixon
South WestWells
A morning of show caves, circus and mini golf at Wookey Hole, then a free scramble through the quieter Ebbor Gorge just up the hill.
Wookey Hole Caves → Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve
South WestShuttaford Barns, Holne
Base yourselves in a converted barn in a quiet Dartmoor valley with a games room for wet evenings, then spend a day around Buckfastleigh: piggy cuddles and tractor rides at Pennywell Farm, lunch at Buckfast Abbey, steam engines at Buckfastleigh station and otter feeding time at the sanctuary next to the steam railway. Everything is within 15 minutes of the barn.
Shuttaford Barns → Pennywell Farm → Buckfast Abbey restaurant → South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh station + 1 more
South WestTorquay
A guided tour of prehistoric caves in the morning, then the rest of the day among the animals and play areas at Paignton Zoo.
Paignton Zoo
