Carn Kenidjack

The walk up Carn Kenidjack from Penzance isn't what you'd call strenuous, but it's steep enough to make you work for the view. Once you're up there - and it takes maybe twenty minutes from the town - you get a proper sense of how Penzance sits between the sweep of Mount's Bay and the moorland that rolls inland. The rocky outcrop itself is modest, nothing dramatic, but it gives you height without needing technical kit.

Walkers will find it a decent warm-up if you're staying around Penzance and want to stretch your legs without committing to a full afternoon trek. The moorland approach has that raw Cornish edge to it - windswept, genuine, nothing manicured. Families with primary-school kids can manage it fine, though younger children might need a hand on the steeper bits.

There's no café, no facilities, so bring water. It's free to go up whenever you fancy. The best light is probably late afternoon, when the sun catches the bay. Winter's quieter, but you'll need proper boots. Summer gets busier as part of the wider Penzance walking circuit, but it never feels crowded.

If you're based at Roselands Caravan Camping Park or Lands End Camping & Glamping, it's a useful half-hour outing to break up a holiday. Not a destination in itself, but worth the detour if you're in town anyway. Good views, genuine effort, and you're back in Penzance for a proper pasty by teatime.