Llanddewi Brefi – community initiatives
March 2026 While I was doing my stint as volunteer warden at Ty’n Cornel, I was keen to visit the … Continue reading Llanddewi Brefi – community initiatives
Tag: Wales
Exploring near Ty’n Cornel Hostel – mixing work with leisure
26 March – 4 April 2026 Having completed warden training in March 2025 and volunteered as hostel warden for a … Continue reading Exploring near Ty’n Cornel Hostel – mixing work with leisure
Map 146: Cwm Berwyn and Garn Fawr – remote sheep farms, forest plantations and moor
20 Jan 2026 It was a wet and windy day and there was even a yellow weather warning. We couldn’t … Continue reading Map 146: Cwm Berwyn and Garn Fawr – remote sheep farms, forest plantations and moor
Map 145: The Preseli Hills plus a bonus coastal adventure
17 Jan 2026 / 19 Jan 2026 The Pembrokeshire Coast is magnificent, but the probably less well known wild, remote … Continue reading Map 145: The Preseli Hills plus a bonus coastal adventure
Warden at remote Ty’n Cornel
12-19 July 2025 I enjoyed an amazing week as volunteer warden at Ty’n Cornel, the most remote hostel in Wales. … Continue reading Warden at remote Ty’n Cornel
Adventures and volunteering – Elenydd Wilderness Hostels
14-16 March 2025 One of the highlights of my Cambrian Way walk in May 2024 was the walk up the … Continue reading Adventures and volunteering – Elenydd Wilderness Hostels
Maps 171,161, 160, 147, 135, 124 and 115: The Cambrian Way – an epic adventure over the mountains of Wales
1 – 21 May 2024 This has been described as “the mountain connoisseurs’ walk” from Cardiff Castle in South Wales … Continue reading Maps 171,161, 160, 147, 135, 124 and 115: The Cambrian Way – an epic adventure over the mountains of Wales
Map 116: Clwydian Hills
13 March 2024 The weather forecast was for rain and wind but I decided that this walk would be possible … Continue reading Map 116: Clwydian Hills
Map 125: Berwyn Tops and Tan Y Pystyll
11 March 2024 Even the drive to the start point for this walk is exciting. The narrow streets of the … Continue reading Map 125: Berwyn Tops and Tan Y Pystyll
Map 170: Kenfig and Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserves
15-16 February 2024 Thursday 15 February had a bad weather forecast with rain all day and a yellow weather warning … Continue reading Map 170: Kenfig and Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserves
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