Pendinas

Pendinas is a modest hill that rises just above Aberystwyth, offering proper views across Cardigan Bay without requiring anything resembling serious climbing. The walk up takes maybe twenty minutes from the town centre, and you're rewarded with sweeping vistas of the coastline and, on clear days, sight lines toward the Preseli Mountains inland.

It's the sort of place locals pop up to rather than tourists, which is precisely why it works. There's an Iron Age fort at the summit - little more than earthen ramparts now, but enough to give the place some historical weight. The viewing point itself is straightforward: stand at the top, look out, take a few photos. Some people make an afternoon of it by combining the walk with a stroll through Aberystwyth's promenade below.

Walkers with modest fitness levels will find this manageable, though it can be boggy underfoot after rain. Families with young children won't find much to occupy them beyond the view itself, so manage expectations accordingly. If you're staying at one of the holiday parks clustered around Aberystwyth - Clarach Bay, Morfa Bychan, or Aberystwyth Holiday Village itself - Pendinas slots in nicely as a morning outing before heading elsewhere for the day. It's free, it's quick, and on a decent afternoon the light across the bay is genuinely worth the climb. Just don't expect solitude or anything remotely challenging.