Cwmcarn Circular Walk – CANCELLED
Cwmcarn Forest is a haven just north of Newport. It’s a place that’s close enough to retreat to but feels a million miles away. From easy strolls to challenging hikes up to Twmbarlwm Iron Age hill fort, the forest features trails for every ability. We will be walking one of many trails from the car […]
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park
Come join us on short walk around Ynysangharad Park taking in a very relaxing atmosphere and some interesting war memorial history to talk about as we walk around. We will then have a cuppa at The Gatto Lounge. Fully accessible paths and so open to men of all abilities. This is a Grade 1 walk […]
Barry Island Circular
Come join us for a 6 mile walk beginning at Cold Knapp Beach Car Park and heading over to Watchtower Bay, Friar’s Point, Barry Island, Jackson’s Bay and back along the coast and through Romilly Park to our start point. This district, peninsula and seaside resort is named after the 6th century Saint Baruc. In […]
Merthyr Mawr Walk followed by Croquet!
We’ve got something special lined up this week with Peter having invited us down to Merthyr Mawr where we’ll be combining our usual Wednesday walk with a chance afterwards to try our hand at croquet! Our 5-6 mile, grade 3 walk will take us around the village of Merthyr Mawr, past Ogmore Castle and up […]
RSPB Newport Wetlands
If you’re a birdlover and wildlife enthusiast then this one is for you. With over 438 hectares of stunning reedbeds, tranquil lagoons, lush wet grasslands and wild estuary mudflats-perfect feeding grounds for wading birds and wildfowl. Among the reedbeds there could be Lapwings and Oystercatchers, or look skyward for Swallows and Swifts through the summer. […]
Porth Circular
Ceri Morgan will be leading us on a whistlestop tour in the Rhondda Valleys. This will be a circular 8.5 mile walk. Some footpaths in the lower Rhondda have been joined together to make this route possible. Beginning at Porth which is the gateway to the valleys we venture to Rhondda Golf Club ascending a […]
Cosmeston Lakes
Cosmeston Country Park offers a fine introduction to the countryside. The area has a variety of habitats covering over 100 hectares of land and water with some areas designated SSSI – Site of Specific Scientific Interest -protecting rare and diverse plant and animal species. The park opened in 1978 and today is a haven for […]
The Grotto & Folly Tower
A 4-mile walk starting at Pontypool Leisure Centre. The route takes us on a steep hill to ‘The Shell Grotto’. An 18th century Grade II listed summerhouse stone built cylindrical slate building with shells and bones on the interior. The walk then leads us a mile to The ‘Folly Tower’. Standing at roughly 40 feet, […]
Maerdy Reservoirs Walk
This weeks walk takes us to the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley. This is a 6-mile there-and-back walk around the Castell Nos and Lluest Wen Reservoirs. Heading north from our start point of the Maerdy Gateway Memorial we walk along the banks of the Afon Rhondda Fach past the historic site of the Castell […]
Tredegar House & Country Park
Our walk this week takes us for a stroll around Tredegar Country Park and a visit Tredegar House. This is a National Trust site. Set in a beautiful 90 acre park, Tredegar House is one of the best examples of a 17th Century Charles II mansion in Britain. With 3 walled gardens and 90 acres […]