Royal Berkshire Disc Golf Course

You'll find eighteen baskets scattered across parkland in Wokingham that most locals don't bother mentioning to visitors. It's free, it's open whenever you fancy, and it requires nothing but a frisbee - though hiring or buying one on-site is straightforward enough.

Disc golf sits somewhere between traditional golf and a walk in the woods. Each hole sends you toward a metal basket from a marked tee, and you count throws like you would strokes. The course winds through decent woodland with enough elevation change to keep things interesting without being brutal. It's not manicured fairways and bunkers - it's proper grassland with trees that actually matter tactically.

Walkers get more out of this than you'd initially think. If you're staying at Scotland's House Campsite (4.8 rating, very solid) just down the road, you could easily combine it with a proper country walk - the course sits within larger park grounds worth exploring on foot. Families with teenagers work well here; younger kids lose interest after five or six holes unless they're already keen on the sport. Solo players and couples looking for something different on a park holiday will find it genuinely fun rather than gimmicky.

The real advantage is there's zero pressure. No green fees, no booking, no crowds at 8am on a Tuesday. Turn up, play, leave. If you're camped nearby and the weather's decent, it's worth an hour or two. Don't expect championship course aesthetics, but the layout is thought-through and the setting beats a car park any day.