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  • Teifi Valley Trail, day 1: Teifi Pools loop to Pontrhyfendigaid

    Teifi Valley Trail, day 1: Teifi Pools loop to Pontrhyfendigaid

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    Ystrad Fflur (Strata Florida) is the official starting point of Teifi Valley Trail.  At least it is if you’re walking from source to sea, which is the best way, unless you’ve mastered the art of reading guidebooks backwards.  It isn’t the easiest place to get to, if you start out from Mumbles, as I have. …

  • The other Capel-y-ffin

    The other Capel-y-ffin

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    Andrew Green
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    There were two other people, a man and his wife from Caerffili, at St Mary’s church when I visited Capel-y-ffin last week.  They stood and shared my wonder at the wonky beauty of the tiny building, with its wooden bellcote, eighteenth-century pews and pulpit, and miniature staircase and gallery.  As we left, we took photos…