Get fit and have fun with the family

Geocaching: Betteshanger Park, near Deal

Geocaching runs all year round at this brilliant country park and is the ultimate high-tech search for buried treasure!

You’ll use a handheld GPS receiver to navigate to the multiple ‘cache’ (treasure) locations around Betteshanger. Geocaching is fun for all ages and is perfect for youngsters as it combines outdoor play with team building and problemsolving.

There’s no requirement to pre-book, simply pick up your kit from the cycle hire outlet. It costs £5 and the route takes 45 minutes to one hour depending on how quick you are.

How about trying something new with the family this year? We’ve rounded up some activities, adventures or experiences we think you and the kids will love.

Family cycle: Cyclopark, Gravesend

A £35 family offer which includes hire, refreshments in the on-site cafe and free parking is currently available. The package must be booked in advance. More details at www.cyclopark.com

You don’t need a shed packed with bikes to get out and about on two wheels.

Gravesend’s Cyclopark has cycle and helmet hire packages for families and can point you in the direction of off-road bike trails to safely explore. The attraction, which also has play facilities for youngsters, a skate park and bmx area, is a popular place for families with children and teens of all ages.

Orienteering: Leybourne Lakes Country Park, near West Malling

Put your family’s navigation skills to the test thanks to a new orienteering course. Children and adults have to try to find the ‘marker posts’ positioned around the park, using a leaflet or mobile phone app for guidance. The leaflet is available onsite or to download and print at home at www.tmbc.gov.uk/llcp. The course is open to the public year round.

Local council member said: “It’s really good to have yet another facility open to the public at Leybourne Lakes where both adults and children are able to learn and use new skills in the beautiful surroundings. I hope that many of our visitors take the opportunity to try out the orienteering course, while enjoying everything the park has to offer.”

The ultimate family staycation with Airbnb Plus: Various

From a rustic stable in Sissinghurst to a restored Deal pub, a number of unique homes in the county are now available to rent for the ultimate family staycation.

A new service, Airbnb Plus, has launched in East Kent offering a new tier of premium properties which also includes a fisherman’s cottage in Broadstairs and a former school house in Whitstable.

Airbnb says with the launch of Airbnb Plus the chosen properties allow families to stay with all the comforts of home, hopefully taking the stress out of holidays.

To learn more about the properties available to book visit www.airbnb.co.uk/plus

Parent and toddler trampolining: Various

Leave the big kids behind and try an activity just for you and the little ones, thanks to the growing popularity of dedicated parent and child trampoline sessions. All of Kent’s trampoline parks are running timetabled sessions for small children in which they can explore and bounce without the danger of older visitors. The dedicated sessions give parents and their smallest charges more space to play, learn and build confidence at their own pace, say organisers, as well as giving them the opportunity to socialise with other children of a similar age. And parents must lead by example - as all toddlers must be accompanied by an adult. Age ranges and sessions times vary, please check with your nearest park.

Geocaching at Betteshanger