Tinkers Hill

The walk up Tinkers Hill rewards you with proper views across the Shropshire borderlands - nothing too demanding, but enough of a climb to feel like you've earned the vista. It's a straightforward peak walk just outside Ludlow, the sort of thing you'd do on a decent afternoon when you've got a couple of hours spare and fancy stretching your legs without committing to a full day's trek.

From the top, the landscape spreads out in layers: rolling hills, patchwork fields, and on a clear day you can pick out the landmarks that make this corner of Herefordshire and the West Midlands feel properly rural. It's not dramatic or Alpine - this isn't the Brecons or Snowdonia - but it's the kind of gentle countryside that rewards a walk. Families with kids old enough to manage a sustained incline will find it manageable, though younger children might grumble at the hill itself.

You'll want to allow an hour or so for the walk itself, maybe longer if you're the type to sit at the top with a flask and admire things. Go in spring or autumn when you're less likely to be swallowed by midges and when the light's proper golden. Winter's bleak up there, summer can be muggy.

If you're camping at one of the nearby sites - Ludlow Touring is practically on the doorstep at less than a mile away - this makes an easy addition to your park stay. It's the sort of walk that settles you into the landscape rather than dominating your holiday, which is exactly what many people want from a Herefordshire break.