Joy Strangward
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Penarth Ramblers tackle two scenic Chiltern Hills hikes totalling 22 miles (opens the original)
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The annual two-day mid-week September getaway this year with William from Penarth and District Ramblers took in part of the Chiltern Hills, which since 1965 have been classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A group of eight joined him on a lovely sunny autumnal morning in the car park at Pitstone Hill, which is an SSSI and situated on the ridgeway above the village of Pitstone.in east Buckinghamshire. They set off past Income Hole and climbed Steps Hill on The Ridgeway, which is an
Three walkers tackle 13-mile Vale of Glamorgan trek with William on a wet Sunday (opens the original)
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After all the lovely sunshine, only three intrepid walkers were lured out on a bleak and wet Sunday morning to join William from Penarth and District Ramblers for a 13-mile walk in the Vale of Glamorgan. They began from the village of Wick, where in days gone by, the 'Wreckers of Wick' were renowned for luring ships onto the rocks on the craggy coastline by showing false lights, after which they would loot the cargo. It is said that the bodies of the drowned victims, when they were washed ashore
Walkers explore Wenvoe’s historic churches, castle estate and Dyffryn Gardens (opens the original)
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Meeting at the 12th century Church of St Mary in Wenvoe village, which stands on the site of an earlier church, its tower was rebuilt and moved to the west end of the church in the late 17th century. But the building was restored like many other churches during the Victorian era. Inside it features monuments to local historical families, especially the Jenner family who served as rectors for three generations. A dozen walkers joined Joy and Border collie Tuppence from Penarth and District Ramble
Walkers explore historic sites on 6.5-mile Vale of Glamorgan route (opens the original)
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A dozen walkers joined Sheila from Penarth and District Ramblers at Llantwit Major or Llanilltud Fawr (meaning Illtud’s Great Church), at the start of a 6.5-mile walk in the lovely and historic Vale of Glamorgan. The area has been inhabited for more than 3,000 years. It is named after the Celtic Saint Illtud, an accomplished scholar who arrived from Brittany, and it is said he fought as a soldier in Wales before turning to religion, after which he founded a monastery and a centre of learning at
Ramblers spot wildfire smoke on 'Three Pens and a Table' hike (opens the original)
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Sue R leading for Penarth and District Ramblers played host to a group of five keen walkers when they met at Crickhowell, an historic market town nestled in the valley on the southern edge of the Black Mountains in the eastern part of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, where its 18th century multi-arched bridge across the River Usk is the longest stone bridge in Wales. It also boasts a castle that began its life as a motte and bailey built by the Turberville family and was cast in stone in 12
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