Planning your next getaway? Here’s our handy guide to the best locations for surviving a zombie apocalypse.

And none of them include faffing around in a forest for six long seasons, do you hear me, Rick?

Cockatoo Island

If you’re after a weekend away that doubles as a safe-house from the living dead, take a staycation in Sydney’s Cockatoo Island. Originally a convict prison, then school, then dockyard, this is well-fortified, small enough to clear out any zombies, and safe enough to spot marauders.

It has a range of accommodation, from luxury holiday homes to tents, two cafes to raid and on-site barbecues. You’d have a never-ending supply of fish and could foray to the mainland for supplies.

media_camera Cockatoo Island has everything you need to survive the zombie apocalypse. (Pic: Supplied)

Plus, if the end of the world happens in October, you get the bonus of Tex Perkins on-site for a concert. An Aussie Rick Grimes if ever there was one.

Fort Denison

If Cockatoo Island’s not fortified enough, nip over to nearby Fort Denison, also in Sydney Harbour. You couldn’t ask for a safer spot to hide out from the flesh-munchers. Its restaurant will have some supplies, but it’s less comfortable than Cockatoo Island so you might want to pack a lilo.

The best bit is it still has a working cannon, so should anyone try to pinch your last pack of chips, you can bring out the big boy.

media_camera Cannon = Cool. (Pic: Supplied)

Suplejack Downs

If you’re after something a little more rural, how about Australia’s most remote cattle station, 760km south of Darwin and stretching over 3,823 square kilometres. Best of all it has 8000 head of cattle to keep you fed and helicopters to spot any walkers. The downside is it’s a bit of a trek to the shops.

Burgh Island

If you want to get stuck somewhere in style, I suggest Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, England — an art deco hotel on a tidal island only accessible on foot at low-tide.

media_camera The top of a dustbin isn’t the best place to hang out during a zombie apocalypse, guys. Just sayin’. (Pic: AMC/The Walking Dead)

Agatha Christie set Evil Under The Sun there, which is fitting indeed. The luxury hotel grows its own fruit and veggies, so as long as the chef isn’t drooling, you’ll be dining like a king.

Sasquatch Caves

For the hardier among us, head to the Sasquatch Caves in British Columbia, Canada. They are a series of above-ground tunnels in a dense forest. With endless supplies of flora and fauna, you could survive here for years — as long as your name is Bear Grylls and Big Foot doesn’t get you first.

Boston

If a city-break is more your thing, don’t think you have to discount them according to the laws of apocalypse script writing. According to the Zombie Apocalypse Index, put together by Economic Modelling Specialists International, the safest city in the USA to survive zombies is Boston, Massachusetts.

media_camera Hmm. We’re not so sure about Boston. (Pic: Boston Bay/Supplied)

Based on the combination of fighting off the dead, containing the bitten, scientists to find a cure and enough food to survive, it is closely followed by Salt Lake City and Columbus, Ohio.

Can someone please tell Rick and co before season seven starts?