The Sleeping Giant of the Brecon Beacons National Park

The Sleeping Giant - Cribarth

I fondly remember the stories my parents used to tell me as a child of a sleeping giant that lived in the upper Swansea Valley near Ystradgynlais. Little did I know back then but they were referring to the the natural phenomenon more commonly known locally as ‘Cribarth’ – a hill in the Brecon Beacons …

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Lliw Valley Reservoirs

Having visited the lower Lliw reservoir last week during a lunchtime bike ride, I thought it would make an ideal place to take the family on a warm and sunny bank holiday! For those of you whom aren’t familiar with the area or how to get to the reservoirs, simply leave the M4 at junction …

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Llyn Llech Owain Country Park

With my 5 mile Monday run out of the way by 11am this morning, we thought we’d make the most of the remainder of the Bank Holiday weekend and head off to a local country park. It had been many years since I had been to Llyn Llech Owain Country Park and I was keen …

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Newgale Sands in Pembrokeshire

An early start today as I went for my 2nd run of the holiday, as we’d planned on spending the best part of the day on Newgale Sands. We’d had the idea of spending the day down on the beach after admiring it’s beauty – albeit from afar – on our trip to St. David’s …

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St. David’s – Britain’s smallest City

With most of the holiday gang having an unexpected lie-in our planned early departure to St. David’s didn’t materialise and we ended up being a couple of hours late – much to the drivers annoyance 😉 However, once we were on our way we were all mesmorised by the wonderful coastal views and sandy beaches …

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