Llandyfriog Riverside

The Teifi River winds through this stretch of Carmarthenshire countryside like it's got nowhere particular to be, and that's rather the point. Llandyfriog Riverside is a proper riverside walk rather than a formal attraction - the kind of place where you turn up, park near Llandysul, and just follow the water downstream for as long as your legs fancy. The river itself is the draw: clear enough on a good day to spot the occasional trout, banks lined with oak and alder, the whole thing refreshingly unpretentious.

Walkers will get the most from this. It's not a strenuous hike, more a gentle ramble that rewards you with actual peace rather than Instagram moments. Children might manage thirty minutes before asking if there's ice cream, though adventurous ones will find fallen logs to balance on and stones to turn over. The river's proper cold even in summer.

There's no admission charge and no set hours - it's just land you can access. Allow two hours if you're doing the full walk downstream, less if you're just after a quick leg-stretch. The nearest town, Llandysul, has the basics for supplies, though you'd be wise to pack a flask.

For a park holiday in the area, this pairs well with The Hiveaway or Thistledown just down the road - gives you something gentle to do on days when the weather's decent but not spectacular. It's the kind of spot that reminds you why you came to Wales in the first place rather than somewhere more conventional.