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St Illtud’s Walk, day 2: Furnace to Pontarddulais

June 2, 2023 0 Comments
St Illtud’s Walk, day 2: Furnace to Pontarddulais

A week later, and I’m back at Furnace, this time with a companion, C.  It promises to be sunny all day, with a slight breeze to offset the heat.  We’ve walked up from the bus station, past the small villas of Llanelli’s Victorian middle classes and the spawling Stradey Park Hotel, where, according to the […]

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St Illtud’s Walk, day 1: Pen-bre to Furnace

May 26, 2023 2 Comments
St Illtud’s Walk, day 1: Pen-bre to Furnace

It’s a local enough path, but I’ve never walked it before.  St Illtud’s Walk, invented by Colin Davies of Llanelli Ramblers in 1994, joins two country parks, Pen-bre and Margam, passing through three counties and some very varied terrain.  As practice for tackling Glyndŵr’s Way next month, it’s my ideal preparation, offering good distances and […]

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