This walk starts from East Aberthaw then heads along the coast path to Col Huw Beach before heading inland to finish at Llantwit Major. After parking in the car park opposite the Blue Anchor Inn, we retraced our steps down through the Aberthaw Nature Reserve to rejoin the Wales Coast Path at Leys Beach, to …
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This walk starts at the pretty village of Solva and continues westwards along a wonderful stretch of the coast to Porth Clais before heading inland to finish at Britain’s smallest city, St.David’s. Solva We start the walk at Main street in Lower Solva, which is lined with a variety of independent art shops and colourful …
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The start point for this walk was Lighthouse Road, Duffryn, Newport post code NP10 8TG. This walk covers 10 miles of the Wales Coast Path along the ‘Gwent and Wentlooge Levels’ from Newport to Cardiff. On Lighthouse Road the path is clearly way-marked into fields then follows a rough surfaced track over a bridge crossing …
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This circular walk heads north on the coast path from the beachfront at Broad Haven to Nolton Haven, returning to the start via quiet country lanes. Heavy overnight rain had given way to a much fresher day with sun and light cloud cover, very pleasant conditions for a coastal walk in November. We parked near …
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We returned to Marloes in October for our next walk in this series, to continue on the trail northwards to St. Brides Bay. We parked in a lay-by on the quiet country lane which leads from Marloes village towards the coast, fortunately it’s right opposite a gate for the link path which leads along fields …
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This first walk on the South Wales section of the Wales Coast Path covers the route alongside the Severn Estuary to the River Wye in Monmouthshire. The start point is at Redwick Village, on the boundary of Newport and Monmouthshire. The quiet rural village is a good place to start with roadside parking near the …
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Walk 18 in this series takes us to the westernmost point in South Pembrokeshire. It was our second walk in September as this time we headed westwards on the coast path around the Marloes Peninsula. Our start point was at Dale Beach Car Park, near the Boathouse Cafe. But it was only the pay and …
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