A well supported weekend on the Gower Peninsula, staying at the National Trusts Bunkhouse at Cwm Ivy. Walk to Rhossili on Saturday, followed by a Burn’s night supper, with all the trimmings. Sunday’s walk took in the Lighthouse at Whiteford – the last iron lighthouse in Britain. Good to get to the coast early in […]
First walk of the new year was in the depths of the Forest of Dean, a mixture of industrial archaeology following an old tram way, the sight of some wild boar, plus plenty of mud made for a great day out.
After a pleasant evening and overnight stop in Dolgellau, we set out on a beautiful sunny morning to the start of the southern route to Cadair Idris – The Minffordd path. A dusting of snow had fallen the afternoon before and highlighted all the gullies on the hills. The initial part of the path climbs […]
After meeting and parking the cars at Knighton station, we took a short but pleasant journey of 20 mins to Llangunllo halt which must be one of the most scenic lines in the country . We set off in good weather into Llangunllo village then a steep climb going south onto Pitch Hill, then across […]
