Dinosaur, Wildlife and Education Center

The combination of dinosaur exhibits and live animal encounters makes this Worcestershire attraction a solid half-day outing if you're camping nearby in Droitwich. You get reconstructed prehistoric creatures - the sort of thing that keeps children entertained for a couple of hours - alongside working enclosures with actual wildlife. It's the sort of place that works well on a drizzly afternoon when you can't face a long walk.

Families with younger kids will get more from it than older ones. The dinosaur models are engaging enough, and seeing live animals beats scrolling through a phone, though it's not on the scale of a major zoo. The education angle means staff tend to know their stuff if your children ask questions, which is refreshing.

The location near Droitwich is convenient if you're staying at any of the surrounding caravan parks - Twin Oaks, Amber's Bell Tent, or The Wharf are all within a couple of miles, so you could easily pop over for a couple of hours without a major journey. It suits a mixed-weather day in the Midlands perfectly. Worth checking opening hours and admission costs before you visit, as the details aren't widely published online. Allow two to three hours maximum unless your group is particularly into dinosaurs, in which case you might stretch it to four.