I looked on the OS map and found a lake not far from here, not close enough to walk to but close enough to drive to. 2 parking spaces according to the trust who own it so we set off. When we got there both parking spaces were at the end of a single track lane with two gates both with signs saying no parking. There were three stiles, none marked public footpath and one blocked off with barbed wire.
Never mind, we decided to go to some wildflower meadows that we'd found the details of. We got there expecting to park on the road as the website said it was possible. We did indeed park on the road but there was no indication whatsoever where these wildflower meadows were despite the details we found online (again from the owners) saying there was a public footpath along the edge of the meadows. We put the location on on my phone and sure enough we were in the right place.
Never mind again. Lets go to a water park where their web site says there is parking and lake side walks which allow social distancing. There are apparently plenty of activities for families to do even when social distancing is an issue - hiring rowing boats, kayaks etc. We get there and it's a private mobile home site as well and there is no public parking available as it's all being used for the mobile home site and parking is not allowed on the adjacent road as it's a narrow country lane.
All we wanted was to be able to go for a walk somewhere without spending a fortune but ended up driving round for three hours and not being able to do any of the things we had hoped to do.