A walk, a pint and a locally caught sewin

Cenarth Falls, a lovely little village about half hour’s drive in land from Aberaeron in Mid Wales, renown for traditional fishing in Wales through the use of a coracle. The walk along the river can be rewarded by a refreshment or two in one of the two pubs in this historic village.It’s a quaint little place and far enough away from the coast to be classed as off the beaten track in Wales.   Located on the border between the three counties of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, Cenarth is in the heart of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. I cant remember the name of the pub with the coracle man sculpture outside, but I do remember the pint of Tomos Watkin, the authentic feel to the pub and the locally caught sewin from the river Teifi that runs outside.  All in all, a very memorable day with the exception of remembering the name of the pub (but that’s another story!)

Wales,the birthplace of rugby?

Wales V South Africa 2010, originally uploaded by TruPlaces.

A very interesting discussion on twitter last week during the opening ceremony of the Football World Cup that claimed that the ancient Welsh game of Cnapan (Based in the stunning location of Cnapan,near Newport in North Pembrokeshire),was the front runner that laid the foundation for football to emerge . However, the locals and numerous websites claim that their brutal game which often resulted in deaths was indeed an early form of rugby, centuries before William Webb Ellis picked up the football and ran half way down the pitch to score. If Cnapan was an early form of rugby played with a pigs bladder, does that account for the national obsession in Wales for rugby? Interesting. Cnapan has a great little restaurant, and the village is close to the rugged coastline in this part of the world and not too far from the excellent recreated Iron Age settlement, Castell Henllys. Well worth a visit, and away from the often over crowded South Pembrokeshire!

Coasteering in Wales

Coasteering in Wales, originally uploaded by Tourism Bridgend.

A group of us from the office went coasteering with Preseliventre down West Wales near St Davids. If you don’t know what coasteering is, don’t worry I didn’t either but after a quick look at their website I soon did!
It’s an adrenalin packed adventure sport, with the emphasis on cliff jumping, climbing, rock gully swimming, cave exploration, rock scrambling, and wave riding varying depending on tide, weather, swell and location – no two coasteers are ever the same.
The day was unforgettable, weather superb, sea as blue as the med and the location was inspirational. I don’t class myself as an adrenalin junky but I can see why people soon get hooked.
The next weekend I went Kayaking in Newton Bay, Porthcawl so perhaps these coastal activities are addictive after all.