view point

The view from up here stops you dead. Powys spreads out below in layers of green and grey, the Brecon Beacons rising and falling like a sleeping giant's ribs. On a clear day you can see for miles - proper miles, the kind that make you understand why people used to think the world was flat from high places like this.

It's a straightforward walk to reach it, nothing too taxing, though the final stretch gets a bit steep for what it is. Once you're there, you stand for a while. You have to. The view doesn't ask for much - just your time and maybe your phone battery for a photo or two.

This works brilliantly if you're based at one of the nearby glamping spots. Toad & Snail is closest at less than five miles away, or Aber Glamping if you want the luxury end of things. It's the sort of place that rewards a morning trip before breakfast or an evening visit when the light turns everything golden and the crowds have thinned out.

Families with older children and keen walkers will get the most from it. Younger kids might lose interest fairly quickly unless you make a game of spotting landmarks. History types will appreciate the vantage point - this is proper border country, and the views help you understand why people fought over it.

Allow an hour or so from Brecon to get here and back. No facilities up there, so bring water. Free to visit, obviously - it's a viewpoint. Go when the weather's decent if you can. Mist turns it all into a guessing game.