We headed out to Brean Down on the Somerset coastline. The Down is 1.5 miles long and 100m above sea level at its highest point and nestled between two beautiful beaches: Weston Super Mare and Brean Sands. Our adventure was to walk to the end of the Down to visit Brean Fort, built in 1870 as part of a chain… View Post
Abandoned Lighthouse Adventure
Whiteford Lighthouse and Cwm Ivy Tor are located on the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower peninsula, south Wales. The lighthouse is the only remaining cast iron lighthouse surrounded by the sea in the United Kingdom. It was built in 1865. The tower is 61ft high and made up of eight courses of cast iron plates…. View Post
Sunday Morning Sunrise on Tor Y Foel
Making the effort to venture out to watch the sunrise can be beautifully rewarding, our favourite place to watch the sunrise is from Tor Y Foel mountain in the Brecon Beacons National park, it lied adjacent and overlooking Talybont reservoir. The parking spot is high enough to be able to take in 360 panoramic views with very minimum effort, with… View Post
Corn Ddu Walk
We headed out for a Sunday afternoon walk, we checked the forecast and set out to climb to the top of Corn Ddu which sits in good company with the peak of Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons national park, Mid Wales. We started our walk from the car park approx 1/4 mile further up the road on the… View Post
Llyn Y Fan Fach Glacial Lake (Brecon Beacons)
Our first love is exploring as a family & living in Wales gives us great opportunity, we do this with our children, 2,5,8,10 & 16 in tow, we endeavour to make our walking magical & exciting for the kids.. We like cake & beautiful views. Llyn y Fan Fach is a glacial lake surrounded by spectacular and gorgeous views, nestled… View Post