Burghley Park Golf Course

The golf course at Burghley sits on proper grounds - you're playing across land that's been working for centuries, just with fairways instead of fields now. It's an 18-hole course that takes advantage of the estate's rolling terrain, and even if you're not a golfer yourself, the setting's genuinely worth the walk around. Stamford, that honey-coloured stone town just over the way, provides the perfect lunch stop if you fancy breaking up your round.

Golfers will spend a solid three to four hours here depending on ability and how busy it gets. The course opens early at half eight most mornings and runs through to five o'clock, which gives you decent windows to play. If you're staying at Stamford Meadows Glamping just down the road - barely a mile away - you could roll out of your bell tent and be teeing off before most people have finished breakfast.

For non-golfers in your party, there's less to do, truth be told. This isn't a visitor attraction in the traditional sense. But if you're holidaying at one of the nearby glamping spots like The Nest or Rockingham Forest Park and someone in the group actually plays, it's handy to have on your list. The grounds themselves are pleasant to walk, though you're really here for the golf. It's the kind of place you book ahead for, especially weekends.