Brynrodyn Caravan Park

The wind carries salt from Cardigan Bay even before you see the coast, and at Brynrodyn the morning air tastes of it — bracken and brine mixing over the hills above Borth.

This is proper mid-Wales: tents and campervans welcome, with Borth beach a short walk west and the vast sweep of Ynyslas dunes stretching north toward the Dyfi estuary. It suits anyone drawn to proper seaside camping without the resort polish — surfers checking the dawn swell, dog walkers (ring ahead to check their policy), families who want sand and rock pools, couples happy to wake to curlew calls and decide the day from there. The village has what you need, and you're within easy reach of the coastal path if you fancy walking it in sections.

Facilities aren't fully listed, so it's worth asking what's onsite when you book — same goes for campfires, which may depend on conditions and pitch location. Expect something low-key and unshowy, the kind of Welsh coastal site that lets the landscape do the talking.