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St Illtud’s Walk, day 3: Pontarddulais to Penlle’r Castell

August 25, 2023 2 Comments
St Illtud’s Walk, day 3: Pontarddulais to Penlle’r Castell

The excellent X13 bus runs all the way from Swansea to Llandeilo, but today C. and I take it just as far as Pontarddulais.  We aim to climb Graig Fawr and explore the hills beyond, as far as Penlle’r Castell, and maybe beyond.  The Met Office promises a cloudy but rainless day; it’s warm enough, […]

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Wales Coast Path, day 92: Pensarn to Rhyl

May 1, 2017 0 Comments
Wales Coast Path, day 92: Pensarn to Rhyl

Caravans and coasts go together like Morecambe and Wise.  It’s seldom that we walk a day on the Wales Coast Path without seeing at least a few caravans.  But the coastal strip between Pensarn and Rhyl, our gentle afternoon introduction to the north Wales coast, is so caravan-saturated that, on the top of a double-decker […]

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