Bryn y Castell Coppice

You'll find yourself in proper woodland walking territory here, with Bryn y Castell Coppice offering a straightforward ramble through Shropshire's mixed forest. It's the kind of place where you turn up, pull on your walking boots, and spend a couple of hours threading through the trees without needing a guidebook or a membership card.

The coppice itself isn't dramatic or particularly rare - no waterfall, no ancient monument, just good solid woodland with the sort of paths that get muddy after rain and lovely in that damp, loamy way. You're close enough to Wrexham to make it work as a morning expedition before heading elsewhere, which is handy if you're based at one of the nearby glamping spots like Archers' Meadow.

Walkers will get the most from this. Families with younger kids might find an hour enough before the "are we there yet?" questions start up. It's the sort of place you visit because it's convenient and the fresh air is doing you good, not because you've read rave reviews online.

There's no obvious entrance fee or visitor centre to speak of, so you can simply turn up. Allow an hour to ninety minutes depending on how you feel and which trails take your fancy. It's a decent tack-on to a Shropshire countryside weekend rather than a destination in itself.