A bank holiday weekend means bank holiday weather and that’s certainly what we’ve had over the last three days. From rain to sun, gales to, well, even more wind, it certainly put the brakes on what was supposed to be a camping trip to Pembrokeshire. On reflection I think we Read more…
This is part two of our walk up Fan Fawr and Fan Frynych. For part one click here. If you’ve read part one of this walk then you’ll already have a pretty good idea of the landscape surrounding Fan Frynych. Wide, open areas of upland grass may be seen by Read more…
Start: SN 987 200 End: SN 987 200 Distance: 8miles Overall Altitude Gain: 1,600ft Terrain: Well defined tracks onto steep, open hillsides Difficulty: Medium – navigation difficult on open hillsides Anyone who found themselves at a loose end these past couple of days definitely needs an introduction to the great Read more…
One aspect of Cornwall we really wanted to see more of during this trip were the engine houses which once fuelled a mining revolution. Prior to their introduction, or more accurately the steam engines housed within, the depth at which mineral extraction could take place was limited by fairly primitive Read more…
Back to Cornwall and having already visited the most southerly point in mainland Britain it only seemed logical to visit its most westerly as well, Land’s End. Far better known than the Lizard, Land’s End has a certain mystique associated with it which is sadly spoiled, in my opinion at Read more…
On our way back from the Lizard Emma demanded we stop in at the Chocolate factory near Mullion and who was I to say no. My only condition was that afterwards we headed further down the road for our first ever visit to Mullion Cove itself. The name was a Read more…
Our first full day in Cornwall dawned dull and overcast but with no rain forecast we just had to get out along the coast. We were down this way last year and walked the coastal path between Praa Sands and Porthleven then, a repeat of which seemed just the ticket Read more…
Reading back through my various postings this year it quickly becomes apparent quite how kind the weather has been to us of late. Virtually every weekend has seen blue sky and sunshine so it was almost inevitable that last Saturday, having arranged to meet friends for a walk, our luck Read more…
Nestled amongst the trees of Castle Woods sit the substantial and imposing remains of Dinefwr Castle itself. Though there has been a defensive structure on this site since the days of Rhodri the Great (820 – 878) the present stone buildings date from around the first half of the thirteenth Read more…
I spent much of last weekend battling technology, if the shambles that is Windows 8 can be even classed as such, so a Saturday afternoon stroll at Rhossili seemed like just the ticket. With the weather being almost perfect there really was very little competition for my time, though I Read more…