Panpunton Hill

The walk up Panpunton Hill from Knighton takes you proper into the mid-Wales landscape - rolling moorland, the sort of place where you half expect to spot a red kite wheeling overhead. It's not a massive summit, but that's rather the point. You get genuine views across Powys without needing fell-walker's legs or eight hours to spare.

The approach is straightforward enough, though the final push gets a touch steep. On a clear day you can pick out the border country stretching away toward England. The hill itself doesn't have much infrastructure - no café, no trig point to photograph, no crowds. Just grass, sky, and the kind of quiet you've probably paid good money to find.

It suits walkers and anyone wanting a proper dose of landscape without the commitment of something like Pen y Ghent. Families with kids aged eight and up will manage it fine if they're used to hills. Allow two to three hours round trip depending on your pace and how long you linger at the top.

If you're staying at Black Hall Lodges or Rockbridge Park nearby, this works brilliantly as a morning outing before heading back for lunch. It's the sort of spot that reminds you why the Powys countryside still feels genuinely remote - no man-made drama, just good walking and solid views. Go on a dry day. The ground gets boggy otherwise, and the views aren't worth squelching for.