Fishguard Bay Caravan and Camping Park

Fishguard’s pretty Lower Harbour is surrounded by vegetation-covered hills, where trails lead to the ruins of an old fort. From there you can admire ferries sailing in and out of the new harbour, which sits between Fishguard and Goodwick. Near the ferry terminal is Ocean Lab - Sea Trust Wales, with an aquarium and organised rockpool safaris. Tŷ Canol National Nature Reserve (20 minutes) is dotted with archaeological remains, such as the Neolithic-era Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber (a sort of miniature Stonehenge) and the Waun Mawn Standing Stones. Castell Henllys Iron Age Village is a reconstructed settlement with roundhouses, plus re-enactments and workshops. On the banks of the River Teifi, in Cardigan (half an hour), is a castle whose medieval walls enclose an elegant Georgian house and garden. Just outside the town, the modern Welsh Wildlife Centre has informative displays on the surrounding Teifi Marsh Nature Reserve, which is home to dragonflies, mallards and otters.