Craig Fawr

The walk up to Craig Fawr rewards you with one of those views that makes you forget your knees hurt. You're perched above Aberystwyth with the whole Cardigan Bay laid out below - the town itself gets smaller the higher you climb, and on a clear day you can see right across to the Preseli Mountains inland. It's a proper vantage point, the kind where you stop talking halfway through a sentence just to look.

Getting there is half the appeal. The ascent from Aberystwyth takes the best part of an hour depending on your pace and fitness, winding through moorland that shifts between bracken and scrubland. The path is well-trodden but steady in places. Bring water. The viewpoint itself is exposed and windswept - in winter you'll understand why locals call it what they do, but on a calm summer afternoon it's glorious.

Walkers will get the most from this. Families with younger legs might find the climb a bit of a slog, though teenagers who aren't too precious about it will manage fine. History buffs should note the Iron Age fort that once stood here - there's not much to see now, but knowing what was defended from this spot adds weight to the panorama.

It's free, obviously. Allow two to three hours if you're including the walk and time to actually sit and take it in. Either of the nearby glamping or caravan parks - Brynllwyd or Woodlands - make sensible bases for exploring this stretch of coast, and Craig Fawr works perfectly as a day's outing from either.