Explore Britain with me: Day 26 Penally to Tenby

Explore Britain with me...

Thank you for joining me. My journey has only just begun (September 2014). I will be travelling around the coast of Britain over the coming years. I hope to see all the coastline and much of the interior. I am going anticlockwise and randomly started at the Dyfi Estuary, one of the most beautiful parts of Wales that I already knew, overlooked by the most beautiful mountain Cadar Idris. I am looking forward to seeing and recording all sorts of things. My own passion extends to wildlife, geology, scenery, history, architecture and I am interested to meet people and see the communities and towns that I pass. I have read different accounts on the length of the coast and it varies enormously, but at its extreme could be as much as 37000km, taking into accurate measurements and including all the islands. I don't think that's feasible, but much probably is! I suspect Ill use a combination of foot power, bikes and busses if I am to do it all. Perhaps I can use boats too and maybe even swim a bit.

Saturday, 3 September 2016

Day 26 Penally to Tenby

Day 26

Saturday 2nd April

Penally to Tenby

Walk distance 7 km

Cycle 0 km

Height 35m est

2 hours

Total coastal distance walked km

Total coastal distance cycled 0km

Running coastal total distance 355.65km

Running height climbed 11521m

Richard and I stayed in Tenby for weekend of culture.

We walked the length of the beach from Tenby and up around the headland. The weather was not the greatest with rain threatening and a breeze. We watched para moving rapidly along the surf line. On the way back, which completed the short walk to Tenby went into St Margarets island fort. Like many of the forts I had passed around Milford Haven these buildings are impressive and attractive. This one was at least open to visit. However it had in time been a house as well as a zoo. The new owners are trying to make something of it, but it all seemed a bit dishevelled at present. Hopefully there will be more interpretation about the history in the future. Tenby is a really lovely town. Made all the more attractive by the castle walls and the nature of the town perched upon cliffs. We loved the National Trust house. The guest house was nice too. The only down side was the awful parking. We ended up being fined for not having bought a valid ticket. I had I thought paid for three days parking! During the long weekend we visited Manorbier castles and well as numerous garden centres.

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