writing and hiking in the sun
Wales is one of the four countries that comprises the United Kingdom (UK) and shares a land border with England.
Wales offers a varied range of hiking for visitors from the high peaks of Snowdonia and rounded mountains of the Brecon Beacons to canal towpaths and coastal walking.
There is a comprehensive network of rights of way, which mean it is relatively easy for hikers to access the countryside and hills.
The Wales Coast Path opened in 2012 and provides 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) of waymarked footpaths.
When Alanna was in Year 9, she came home from school clutching a map, or to be more specific, an OS Explorer Map 152: Newport & Pontypool. The great giveaway was part of an Ordnance Survey campaign to increase school … Continued
One of the things I enjoy most about hiking is the opportunity to talk to friendly and interesting people – and they don’t come much nicer than the retired district nurse we met on yesterday’s walk from Grosmont Castle. We were … Continued
We’ve just started an exciting new hiking project and it’s taking us to the intriguing place that is border country. Borders have always been a source of fascination for me. On mainland Britain, we have only two – Wales/England and … Continued
As kids growing up in the sixties, sunny Sunday afternoons usually meant one thing: my sister and I being bundled, often protesting, into the back of my grandad’s ancient Morris Minor and whisked off to The Countryside, Topsy and Tim style. My maternal … Continued
