Coastwalk

Amroth → Pendine

Distance: 5.52 miles
Ascent: 500 metres
Duration: 2 hours 38 minutes

A matter of speed
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The plan for these few days before the festival was to walk from the end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Amroth round to the start of the Gower peninsula. A case of getting the boring coastline out of the way on my own, and saving a renowned beautiful section for next time.

It's not quite worked out that way.

Three reasons. Spending the weekend in Aberystwyth means the schedule's two days out. Secondly, Jez has come up to walk with me today and tomorrow, and finally, we were both too tired on arrival at Pendine to continue all the way to St Clears as originally planned.

Angels

The Angel Vaults

Why is it that Angel pubs seem to have the worst reputation? Woodbridge's Angel Inn was a magnet for fights; the picture Emma paints of The Angel in Aberystwyth has an 18 certificate.

So to Carmarthen's Angel Valuts. I have only this photograph to go on, but it doesn't look promising. The dirty paintwork and postered windows suggest it's keeping with the tradition of the name. If you have first-hand experience that contradicts this shallow two-minute opinion please present it. But the fact that it was closed on a Monday night in the middle of summer suggests I'm right.