Palleg Golf Course

If you're staying at Brecon Beacons Camping & Caravan Park and fancy a round of golf, Palleg Golf Course is within striking distance - about 5.5 miles away in Powys. It's a proper working course, not a tourist attraction pretending to be something it's not.

The course itself offers the kind of straightforward golf you'd expect from a Welsh course: decent views of the surrounding countryside, enough challenge to keep you occupied without being brutally difficult. It's the sort of place where locals turn up on a Saturday morning, rather than somewhere that relies on passing trade. You're looking at a traditional layout with decent turf and the usual run of Par 3s and 4s.

Couples and serious golfers will find it worth the short drive from your caravan base. If you're just casually interested in hitting a few balls, it probably isn't worth the trip - you'd be better off finding something closer to Swansea if that's where you're headed next. Kids? Only if they're already keen on golf.

For practical details, I'd ring ahead before you go - opening hours and green fees aren't widely advertised online, and you'll want to check they're not closed for a private match. It's a solid local course in Mid Wales countryside, the kind of place that works brilliantly if you're actually a golfer, and not at all if you're not.