We are 25ft above the ground, sitting among the branches of three oak trees, eating baguettes with cheese, ham and Nutella. We have come treehouse camping in France’s Loire Valley.

Eurocamp has 7nts self catering in a 3 bed Espace mobile home with decking at Parc de Fierbois site in the Loire Valley, France, from £1,325.40 based on a family of 4 sharing in August 2017.

And yet the spa I was enjoying, in the Loire Valley, was part of a campsite. So I was living like a king in the country of the châteaux, but paying a very reasonable price for the experience.

Our five-year-old Evie scarcely drew breath as I tucked her into bed on the first night of our stay in France. "Daddy, daddy, I'm too excited to sleep, this is the best holiday EVER. I love this ...