The nearby market town of Tregaron lies close to the mountainous source of the river Teifi and nestles at the southern end of Cors Goch Caron, a huge red-tinged marshland that is a National Nature Reserve and famous for the variety of birds, including the rare Red Kite.

To the east of Tregaron lies mile after mile of heathered upland, once the haunt of Twm Sion Cati, the Robin Hood of Wales. This is one of the last great unspoilt upland regions of Wales.