Mr & Mrs Smith

The Manor House Hotel has an excellent 18-hole golf course designed by Peter Alliss. Mention Mead Cottage when booking at the Golf Shop (+44 (0)1249 782 982) for a hotel rate. Bowood Golf Club is on the other side of Chippenham (www.bowood.org). This is an equestrian area and the Badminton Horse Trials in May are a major event (www.badminton-horse.co.uk). If you fancy seeing the Cotswolds on horseback, try Lacock Riding Centre (+44 (0)1249 730 0400). Hover above the countryside with Bailey Balloons (+44 (0)1275 375 300) or Bristol Balloons (+44 (0)117 963 7858). For a dose of adrenaline, head to the nearby Castle Combe racing circuit for motor racing, go-karting, skidpan training and 4x4 off-roading (www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk). Sooth your jangled nerves at the Thermae Bath Spa, less than 15 miles away (www.thermaebathspa.com).

How to burn some rubber: Follow in the tyre tracks of Stirling Moss at the Castle Combe racing circuit. There are a series of track days throughout the year when you can thrash your car round the circuit or take to the tarmac in a Formula Ford racing car. Alternatively, let a highly-trained maniac scare the life out of you when you're a passenger in a Ferrari, Lotus or Subaru Impreza. You even get a certificate (of insanity?) at the end.