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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Daffodils Please!
A Ramblers affiliated Gower Society Walk

12th March 2011

Leader: Ceri Loughor






Swansea Ramblers offer a range of walks for most abilities.

Try an easy walk of 2-3 hours or our longer strenuous mountain walks for the experienced walker.

Maybe you'd like to explore walking for the first time with a friendly group of people?
- Come with Swansea Ramblers!

If you'd like to try a Swansea walk then do come along and find out what the great outdoors is all about.

It won't cost you anything to come along and see if walking is for you.
You'll be very welcome to join us for three free walks.

If you enjoy walking with us and want to come on even more of our walks, just become a member.

When you join us for a Swansea Walk, ask us about the other walks and social events we do.





Photographs



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Leader Ceri Loughor


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Climbing the lane alongside the Fox & Hounds


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Leaving St Brides


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Gates & stiles to negotiate


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Ceri checks everyone's still here


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Beautiful countryside


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A lot of us out today


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Steep stone stiles to cross


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Ceri's spotted the Snowdrops


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Good spring show of flowers


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Nice to see winter being left behind


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Peter crosses yet another stile


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Coed y Bwl Nature Reserve


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A magnificent display of daffodils


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Ceri leads us through the reserve


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Wonderful spring walk


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Lots of daffodils to see


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We don't mind climbing to see them


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... or going back downhill afterwards


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Ancient bridge across the River Alun


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Time for a tea stop here


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Crossing the top of Old Castle Down


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Ceri points out the view before heading to Ogmore Down


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On Ogmore Down


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Lunch stop


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Peter checks we're going the right way


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Lambs at Southerndown


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Heading for Dunraven Bay


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Ceri points out Dunraven and the site of the old mansion


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People below us enjoying the beach


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Descending to Dunraven Bay


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... which means a climb back up the other side!


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... A steep climb!


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Rock formations on the Heritage Coast


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Still more up!!


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... but worth it for the view


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Wouldn't want to be a mouse below him!


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Walked through the spring garden at Trwyn y Witch


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Heritage coast looking east


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Into the garden of the vanished Dunraven Mansion and the summer house/Ice house


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Inside the ice house


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Visiting the summer house built over the ice house


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Inside the summer house


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Into the secret garden?


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There's the ice house again


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We left Dunraven on one of the many permissive paths in the Vale


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Heading away from the coast


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The gate house is where we join another permissive path


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... and head up into more farmland


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Gloucester Old spot?


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Inside the ice house


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Permissive path towards Pool Farm


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Back onto the right of way and its started to rain!


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So into Pool Farm tea rooms for delicious cakes and coffee!!





Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2011
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