Newcastle Park

More than one play area, and exercise equipment for you right beside where your kid climbs.

Several play areas spread over a big grassy park, plus a splash pad for hot days. Old trees shade the picnic tables, so you can actually sit a while.

Every room is a two-room suite, so kids can sleep while you stay up with the lights on. Breakfast is cooked to order in the morning.

The practical base: hot breakfast downstairs, and restaurants close enough to walk to when nobody wants back in the car.

Thoroughbreds thundering past with the mountains behind them, and some days the infield adds pony rides, face painting and carnival games.

127 acres of gardens with peacocks strolling right past your kid. The paths are mostly flat, so the stroller comes too.