Cwm Ty Coed

The valley folds around you here, all oak and ash and the sound of the river threading through the bottom — proper Welsh hillside camping where the morning mist clings to the trees long after you've got the kettle on.

Cwm Ty Coed works for anyone after a bit of green space and not much else — tourers who like a simple pitch, tenters happy with the basics, families who'll spend their days out exploring Carmarthenshire's castles and beaches rather than wanting a playground onsite. You're in proper West Wales country here, the kind of landscape that's all hidden lanes and sudden views, where the coast and the Brecon Beacons foothills are both within reach for day trips.

Facilities are straightforward — toilets and showers, the essentials done well — and you'll want to check the campfire policy when you arrive if that's part of your plan. It's a quiet, no-frills sort of place, the kind where you remember why you bought a tent in the first place.