Stourport Library

Rain hammering against your caravan windows? Stourport Library might just save your holiday sanity. This modest community library sits right in the heart of Stourport-on-Severn and proves surprisingly useful for families camping nearby.

Children will find a decent selection of books and often some computers for internet access - handy when the park WiFi is playing up. The staff are typically helpful with local information too, which beats wandering around in circles looking for the nearest decent pub or shop.

It's hardly a destination in itself, but libraries like this serve a proper purpose during longer stays. Quiet spot to plan your next day out, check the weather forecast, or simply escape the chaos of family camping for half an hour. Parents of bookish kids will appreciate having somewhere dry and peaceful to retreat to.

The building itself won't win any architectural prizes, but it does what it says on the tin. Free entry, naturally, and you're looking at maybe an hour tops unless you're genuinely settling in with a good book.

With several caravan parks within easy reach - Walshes Farm and Lickhill Manor are both under a mile away - it's a reasonable backup plan for wet weather days. Just don't expect anything fancy.