Pentref Luxury Camping

Surf's up at AberAdventures (45 minutes' drive), a well-regarded watersports school just north of Aberystwyth. You can book in for a class with cheery and knowledgeable instructors at this family-friendly spot, who will kit you out and get you riding the waves in no time. After working up an appetite, head south to Aberaeron harbour (20 minutes from site) to sample tasty seafood while watching the boats bobbing by. Many kids, grownups and teens (though they may be reluctant to admit it) also go dotty for the Vale of Rheidol Railway (30 minutes), a stonkingly scenic steam train that runs from the coast to inland beauty spots like the Mynach Falls and Devil's Punchbowl. At Aberystwyth's cool cliff railway (30 minutes), a few minutes' walk away from where the Rheidol line terminates, you can get a further dose of locomotive nostalgia. Wales has a lot of strong points, with its oodles of historic castles being one of them. It's about an hour's drive to Cardigan, but once you're in the neighbourhood you can tick off Cardigan Castle, Cilgerran Castle (an hour) and Newcastle Emlyn Castle (45 minutes), all of which are a few short miles apart.