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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Llandrindod

A 7-mile walk to an 11th century church

23rd April 2023

Leader: Clive Scott




Swansea Ramblers have weekends away to walk in areas we normally cannot reach in a day.   This Spring we stayed at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod.

We had two walks each day, one long and one short to cater for different walking abilities.   The weekend also gave us the chance to socialise and enjoy events such as a quiz and the live music played by a band in a local pub.   We also had use of the spa facilities so the Jacuzzi was a very welcome amenity after a walk in the countryside!

Clive led the short walk which visited the 11th church at Llanfihangel-helygen. We had lunch outside the church then walked though a couple of showers back to Llandrindod. Along the way we encountered stiles in various degrees of dereliction.   



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Photographs



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Leader Clive Scott


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Walking through the town


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Spring flowers in bloom


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We crossed the railway


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Trees in blossom


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Crossed the River Leithon


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Some of the stiles left a lot to be desired


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Try using this one!


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We met some horses


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And crossed another dodgy stile


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Then arrived at one of the 100 best churches in Wales


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The church is in the middle of countryside


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The first shower hit us!


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First of two showers


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Llandrindod in the distance


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A flock of sheep came over to see us


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Another difficult stile but easy compared to the next one! (see below)


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Heading for Llanllyr in a prolonged shower


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Back into Llandrindod soaked but spirits not dampened!


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Rhondalynn sent in these next photographs


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We had to drop into a gully and cross a stream


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While the sheep watched on


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Here's that stile without any footbeds!


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Lunch in the churchyard





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All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2023
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