This walk starts from the car park at Llantwit Major beach, known as Cwm Col-Huw and follows five miles of the Wales Coast Path as far as Cwm Nash, then heading inland to finish at The Plough and Harrow Pub, Monknash. This section offers scenic views of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and points of interest …
Continue reading South Wales Coast ~ Walk 8. Llantwit Major beach to Monknash
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 …
Continue reading South Wales Coast ~ Walk 7. East Aberthaw to Llantwit Major
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 …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 22. Solva to St.David’s
This walk starts at the car park just across the road to Nolton Haven beach, joining the coast path to Solva Harbour, a distance of just over 8 miles. Taking in the view at Nolton Haven Beach Before setting off we took time to enjoy the splendid view of the beach. From here the path …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 21. Nolton Haven to Solva Harbour
This walk starts at Jackson’s Bay, Barry Island. It’s the nearest point to return to the coastline on the Wales Coast Path after Sully (see Walk 5). The start point is the entrance to Barry Yacht Club, overlooking Jackson’s Bay. This is a gem of a beach, lovely golden sands backed by cliffs, with a …
Continue reading South Wales Coast ~ Walk 6. Barry Island to East Aberthaw
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 …
Continue reading South Wales Coast ~ Walk 4. Newport (West) to Cardiff (East)
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 …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 20. Broad Haven to Nolton Haven.
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 …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 19. Marloes to Broad Haven
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 …
Continue reading South Wales Coast ~ Walk 1. Redwick to Chepstow
We returned to Pembrokeshire on a fine September day to continue our next stage of the coast path, an 8 mile circular walk of Dale Peninsula. This walk starts at ‘The Gann’, the tidal estuary we had reached on Walk 16 , where at low tide a boardwalk provides a crossing point for about 4 …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 17. Dale Peninsula
Walk 16 starts on the western side of Sandy Haven, our previous walk having reached the eastern side of this tidal inlet. There’s very limited parking on this side of the Haven, a layby on the country lane near Skerryback Farm provides a safe space only a short distance uphill from the lane which leads …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 16. Sandy Haven to The Gann
Our plans to make progress with a series of walks on the Pembrokeshire coast this year were thrown into disarray when the coronavirus / Covid-19 global pandemic resulted in the UK implementing a national lockdown in March 2020. In Wales non-essential travel was limited to 5 miles from a home address and activities such as …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 15. Milford Haven to Sandy Haven
The next stage of our coast path walks starts from St. Mary’s Church, Pwllcrochan near the Valero power station, and finishes at Pembroke town. It's a distance of six and a half miles on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. We had previously reached the beautiful church at Pwllcrochan on walk 12. There's a parking area near …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 13. Pwllcrochan to Pembroke
Since starting out on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Amroth, experiencing the magnificent scenery along every section of the South Pembrokeshire coastline had become the norm. In the maritime heyday of tall sailing ships the natural deep waterway of Milford Haven was renowned for its scenic beauty and famously described by Lord Nelson as the …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 12. Angle Bay to Pwllcrochan
This walk covers the coast path and countryside of the Angle Peninsula in South Pembrokeshire. The start point was the beach car park at West Angle Bay, post code SA71 5AX, which is situated at the end of the road from Angle village. This walk is a circular route, first following the coast path south …
Continue reading Pembrokeshire Coast Walk 11. Angle Peninsula & Freshwater West
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