Category: Wales
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Freshwater West to Angle – Wales Coast Path
This section of the coastal path was one of the first section we completed, and now I look back it was a while ago in May 2017. But it hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s still there and remains a great walk. There’s a particular kind of hush that falls over Freshwater West the moment you step…
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Longtown on the Edge
I had never been to Longtown before Auntie took me there to relive some of her childhood holiday memories with her parents and two sisters. It must have been a long drive from their home in Lewes to Longtown, this was a time before the current motorway network existed. Even today, it is not a…
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The Hidden Tombs of Morfa Bychan
Auntie was away for a week with her girls and I was left unsupervised for a week. So I kidnapped Wilf the Dog and we set off in the motorhome for a couple of days to Pendine. It has a fantastic beach where Wilf can run his legs off, which he did. I hadn’t planned…
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Rhayader – An Invisible Castle
Did you know Rhayader had a castle? We certainly didn’t. Over the years we must have driven through Rhayader hundreds of times, always on the way to somewhere else or gong back home. When I was young and fit, able to run more than 20m, I’ve even played rugby a number of times against Rhayader…
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Llansteffan to Black Scar
It is always a pleasure walking along the Wales Coast Path, each turn of the path brings something new, often unexpected. It is also fantastic for my little brain to be outside and not sat next to a computer. Though this last statement is more relevant to the time we walked this section, as now…
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St Trillo’s Well
Not only does Wales boast the smallest city on the UK, St David’s; or the smallest cathedral, St Asaph’s, but we also have arguably the smallest chapel – St Trillo. And when we say small, think tiny. Sitting almost in the sea protected only by the concrete sea defences to the north and tucked into…
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Crug Hywel Through the Mists of Time
We starting driving from home through thick fog, and were not very optimistic it would lift. The closer we got the more pessimistic we became that we would get many views during our walk, especially as the fog thickened the closer we got to Crickhowell. But not to be deterred we left the car in…
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Heston Brake
Aunty was away for the weekend and so this gave me the opportunity for some solo exploration of a Neolithic burial chamber not so far from home. Whilst Aunty tolerates my fascination with ancient monuments, it’s not an activity that is actively encouraged. Though I have been accused of having an internal ‘tomb radars as…
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Castell Meurig
Wales is a small country with a huge number of castles. Many of these are spectacular stone structures built by the invading Normans and also by the Welsh princes to protect their lands. However, not all are impressive remains many are just small lumps in the landscape. And Castell Meurig just outside Llangadog is one…
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Grwyne Fawr – forests, hills, saints and revenge.
Today Cwm Grwyne Fawr seems to be a journeys end. The single track road becomes narrower and narrower snaking further into the hills. The farm houses we passed appeared less frequently giving a real sense of sense of remoteness even though this is only a few miles from Abergavenny. However, it was not always thus…
Travels With My Aunt 