Sports Plaza

Sports Plaza sits just outside Warminster in Wiltshire, and it's the sort of place you'd stumble across if you're staying at one of the nearby parks - Longleat's virtually on the doorstep, as are Center Parcs Longleat Forest and The Treehouses. It's a working sports venue rather than a tourist attraction in the traditional sense, so expectations need managing from the start.

The facility itself handles the usual array of indoor sports - badminton courts, tennis, that kind of thing - and depending on what's on when you visit, you might catch local league matches or community events. It's genuinely useful if you're cabin-bound during a rainy spell at one of the holiday parks nearby and the kids need to burn off energy. Adults keen on a casual game will find it functional enough.

Really, though, Sports Plaza works best as a backup plan rather than a destination in itself. If you're already staying at Longleat Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite or Hidden Wood Glamping, it's convenient for a couple of hours if weather turns. The admission fees and opening hours weren't readily available when I checked, so ring ahead before planning around it. Warminster itself has more interesting options if you've got time - the town centre's walkable and the surrounding countryside is proper lovely for getting out properly.

Families with younger children after structured activity might get something from it, but walkers and history types will want to look elsewhere. Worth knowing about, but don't make it your reason for visiting the area.