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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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Stone Silence – Maen Madoc
Standing on an old metalled track just north of Ystradfellte and looking around it is easy to feel isolated and long way from anywhere. Surrounded by moorland stretching into the distance on one side and modern conifer plantations on the other and Fan Llia dominating the skyline to the north, it is easy to imaging…
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Shipwreck Sands – Burry Port to Kidwelly
My goodness, it’s been almost 4 years since Auntie and I last strolled along this beautiful stretch of the coastal path. So much has changed since then – both in our lives and in the lives of others. Retirement came for me last August after 44 years of nursing, and I finally have the opportunity…
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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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Cwm Rheidol – A Welsh Rainforest
It’s late March 2023, and it had been almost 4 months since we last went for a walk, winter seemed to be so long this year. A long overdue weekend away drew us to Pontarfynach or Devil’s Bridge. A small village set above a steep and narrow Cwm Rheidol west of Aberystwyth. The Afon Rheidol…
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What was a Cwmwd and what is a Cantref?
In a number of my posts over the years I have mentioned the term Cantref and thought that perhaps now was a good time to explain what this ancient method of land division was and how it functioned. I hope that you will find this of interest. I have also briefly covered what a Cwmwd…
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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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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
A lighthouse is painted white – fact! Well, not always it seems. The lighthouse standing at the tip of the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides is definitely not white, in-fact it is hardly painted at all. When viewed from a distance the 37m tall tower built with red bricks resembles a tall industrial chimney.…
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Ty Hwnt I’r Bont – Welsh 100 #63
What else is there to do on a cold and wet day in June? Hmm..let’s think. I know let’s find somewhere interesting to eat! And we’ve not done a Welsh 100 for sometime, especially one involving food. So off we went to Llanrwst to see what was on offer at Ty Hwnt I’r Bont (House…
Travels With My Aunt
Random notes on the travels of a Welshman who has been allowed out to play after finishing his chores. OK so I don't travel with my Aunt, but I am usually under the adult supervision of my long suffering wife.
Travels With My Aunt 