Llandovery College Golf Club

The golf course at Llandovery College sits on proper grounds - the kind of place where you can tell someone's invested time in getting the fairways just right. It's an 18-hole course that draws players from across Carmarthenshire, and locals speak of it with genuine affection rather than the usual polite nod reserved for municipal layouts.

You'll want to ring ahead before turning up - it's a members' club primarily, though visitors can often play if you've got a handicap certificate and book in advance. The setting matters here. This is real Welsh countryside, rolling and green, nothing manicured in that soulless way. You're looking at a proper golf experience rather than a show course.

Golfers will get the most from it, obviously. If you're staying at one of the nearby caravan parks - Erwlon or Riverside Pods are barely over a mile away - and you've got your clubs with you, it's worth enquiring about a round. Expect to spend a good four hours on the course, maybe more if you're not a quick player.

For non-golfers, honestly, there's not much to do here. It's a working golf club, not a leisure destination. But if you're based at Erwlon or Barons Court during a Carmarthenshire holiday and someone in your group plays, it's a solid addition to the itinerary. The town of Llandovery itself - just down the road - has enough charm to fill the non-golfing hours, with the River Towy running through it and decent walks nearby.