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Dryslwyn Castle
August Bank Holiday seems to so long ago now as I look out the window at the rainy and murky weather outside the window. But But it’s always pleasant to remember it doesn’t always rain in Wales. After our visit to The Botanical Garden of Wales and Paxton’s Tower we took the long way back…
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Penarth to Barry – Cliffs, dinosaurs, wireless and coal.
The guidebook for the Wales Coast Path claims the total length is 896 miles. Quite a distance in anyone’s book, and probably one we won’t manage in it’s entirety, but Aunty and I are plugging away with determination. Early September is always a good time for a walk, especially if it’s not raining. This stretch…
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Paxton’s Tower – Egos and Money
High on a hill over looking the Cwm Towy and the meandering Afon Towy stands an improbable memorial to ego and money. A huge gothic tower glowers down on all below it. It’s not old by UK standards and was built by William Paxton in 1795. This is the same Paxton who lived at Middleton…
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Come into the garden Maud – Welsh 100 No 54
The National Botanic Garden opened to visitors back in the year 2000. Aunty and I have visited here a couple of times now over the years and the gardens have developed a great deal in that time. Based on a Regency country house and garden there are new, old and unusual sights wherever you look.…
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Cors Caron
On our way back from our day at the Tregaron Races and tour around Strata Florida we passed Cors Caron. Now I’ve been wanting to visit here for years, but few were never on the area. This time we were in the right area, but it was early evening so this was only a very quick…
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Strata Florida
The isolation of Mid-Wales today can sometimes be misleading, and shouldn’t be used to judge the past. The villages may seem to be empty and a long way from each other, but when they were established the countryside population would have been very different from today. Without the modern machinery we take for granted today,…
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A Day At The Races – Welsh 100 No 53
You have to love Wales! There are so many unexpected things to do and see in such a small country. Aunty and I went racing at the weekend. Not your normal racing mind. This was racing with a difference, but chariot racing. Well Trotting to be accurate. Not quite Celts hollering and screaming, but still exciting.…
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Talley Abbey – Bankruptcy and Battles
Hidden away in the Cothi Valley are the ruins of an abbey, but this one has a slightly different history to any of the other monasteries in Wales. Talley Abbey was founded by the White Canons, the Premonstratensians. I have to admit that I’ve never heard of this order before, but I’ll try not to…
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Brecon Jazz Festival – Welsh 100 No 52
Brecon town nestles in the shadow of the iconic Pen-y-Fan, the highest point in South Wales. The Welsh name is Aberhonddu, and is the meeting point of the rivers Honddu and Usk. Now it’s not a large town by many standard with a population of just over 8000 worthy souls. But it is an old…
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Lee Bay to Mortehoe
We recently had a short walk along the North Devon Coast from Sandy Cove to Mortehoe. This part of the coast is directly opposite Gower, where Aunty and I have already covered many miles. The cost here is different geology to Gower, with expansive slate formations laid down in the Devonian period. However like many…
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 