Make the trip for …Britain’s smallest city (population 1,350) has history and heritage in spades, and is close to the beaches of the Pembrokeshire Coast national park. It is also home to the country’s first contemporary art hotel. Twr y Felin, a windmill built in 1806, is now a hotel/gallery. …
Read More »Far and away my best Christmas trip: a cottage on the Pembrokeshire coast
And then the dreaded words were spoken: “Let’s all go away for Christmas.” We braced ourselves for the avalanche of opposition, particularly from the most formidable quarters: children and grandparents. Like most families we were riven by deaths, divorces, distance and Marmite. Christmas had become a crazy shuttling between familiar …
Read More »A great Pembrokeshire coastal walk to a great pub: the Old Point House Inn
I should have set out on this walk at dawn – it’s shaping up to be a warm day, and as I leave the car park of the Old Point House I’m thankful for the shade of the trees on either side of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. I head towards …
Read More »A great hill walk to a great Pembrokeshire pub: Tafarn Sinc
Here’s something that not too many people know – Pembrokeshire, famed for its coastline, also has one of the finest viewpoints in southern Britain. Foel Cwmcerwyn, in the Preseli Hills, may be quite modest in altitude, but on a clear day it offers a superb view over three countries. Its …
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