Toddler friendly weekend away near London

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Hi folks ! We are looking for recs for a weekend away close to London (2-3 hours drive) with our 21 month old. We want something like Bourton-on-water which we loved previously due to number of ‘touristy’ things to explore within the village (which were also toddler friendly), plenty of cafes and the village itself being pretty. Any suggestions ?

southwold - stuff to see and do and old stuff to see and do further along the coast. Nice and totally doable from London.

Broadstairs, anywhere along the south coast really. Gives you access to loads of places

The Isle of Wight! Drive from London to Portsmouth is about 2 hours, then the ferry is less than 45 mins. So much to do with a toddler, not least the gorgeous beaches but also a model village, donkey sanctuary, adventure parks, lots of lovely little cafes and beautiful scenery.

Matlock Bath on the edge of the Peak District has a lot to do: Gulliver’s Kingdom, an aquarium, steam train and Heights of Abraham. There’s a really good farm park nearby too.