Brynteg Glamping

Split off from the rest of Wales by the Menai Strait, Anglesey has sandy beaches stretching on for miles, craggy cliffs, hidden coves and centuries-old castles. Like the rest of the nation it also has mines: travel 20 minutes or so to see Parys Mountain, where quarrying for copper has led to colourful minerals being exposed, then make a dash 10 minutes further to Copper Kingdom Centre in Amlwch to dig into the area’s history of unearthing raw materials from the ground. Sticking with the past, Beaumaris’ 12th-century castle and 18th-century prison (20 minutes) are fab for a visit – and the pretty pastel houses, gift shops and crab-fishing possibilities in this town make it worth the trip alone. Boat tours to Puffin Island with chances for seal spotting along the way leave from here too. For ambles on solid ground, Newborough Forest and its sizable contingent of rare red squirrels is 40 minutes from the site.