This year Ben Fogle plans to lobby parliament to raise awareness for his 'Call of the Wild' campaign to get kids to spend more time outdoors, and forest school camps are springing up around the country which is all good news especially with studies showing that a quarter of UK children are spending just half an hour a week outdoors. In the West Country, home to holiday cottage specialist Toad Hall Cottages www.toadhallcottages.co.uk one of our greatest resources is our beautiful countryside and there is little doubt that children benefit from being out in it. Not only is it great fun to run through fields, splash in rivers and build campfires, at the same time children are getting lots of exercise and fresh air, using their imagination and making new friends.

For parents looking for a holiday where they can relax whilst their children run wild in the countryside, Toad Hall Cottages have just the ticket. The Cider House, The Granary, The Shippen, The Linhay and Grandad's (Sleeping from 3 – 6 people , 3 nights self- catering from £297 for 4 people at The Cider House) are a group of luxury holiday cottages on a farm in glorious countryside at the foot of the Blackdown Hills in East Devon. Children are free to safely explore the 17 acres of meadows down to a small river where there is a riverbank den, campfire and barbecue site. Or under the watchful eye of the farmer and his wife, kids can collect the hen's eggs every morning and help feed the resident pigs and other small farm animals that roam the property. And if that's not enough there is a games room equipped with a pool table, table tennis, table football and darts board and outdoor playground with playhouse, trampoline and swings.

From the parents perspective the cottages are all well-equipped and extremely comfortable with wood floors, luxury kitchens and bathrooms and cosy wood burners. An extensive list of baby and toddler equipment is available for families with small children and each cottage has a private outside area with barbecue where parents can sit and watch as their children run wild and have lots of good old fashioned outdoor fun!

For further information visit www.toadhallcottages.co.uk. Tel. 0800 6101122
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