Bicknoller Post

The walk up Bicknoller Post rewards you with proper views across the Quantock Hills. It's not a dramatic peak - more of a steady climb through woodland that opens onto moorland - but on a clear day you can see right across Somerset toward the Bristol Channel. The summit itself is modest, crowned with a trig point and the kind of windswept grass that's common to these hills.

Walkers will get the most from this one. It's a decent hike from Holford, taking a good hour or so depending on your pace and how much time you spend lingering at the top. Families with younger kids might find it a bit of a slog without much of a payoff at the summit itself - there's no café, no visitor centre, just views and silence. But if you're already staying at Moorhouse Campsite or Haven Doniford Bay Holiday Park nearby, it's well worth the detour.

The real draw is the walk itself rather than a specific attraction to visit. You're moving through proper Somerset countryside, and the gradual climb means you're never scrambling or frightened by heights. Go early on a weekday if you can - summer weekends bring crowds from nearby Minehead. Free to access, obviously. Allow two to three hours if you're making an outing of it, including the descent. The Quantock hills feel genuinely remote considering how close they are to civilisation.