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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Nash Point

A 5-mile Saturday walk

16th September 2023

Leader: Chris Rees




Swansea Ramblers visited The Vale of Glamorgan and The Heritage Coast.   We were joined by some of our fellow Ramblers from the Taf Ely Group.   The walk began from the car park at the Nash Lighthouses then followed the Wales Coast Path eastward to St. Donat's.   There was a tea stop on the foreshore by St. Donat's then circled around to the 11th Century Church where we had lunch.

We then followed some inland paths across fields.   We found that two rotten stiles had been replaced by gates after we had contacted the council last year about them.   After the walk, we went to Monknash where we had refreshments at The Plough and Harrow.   



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Photographs



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Leader Chris Rees


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Chris tells us about the walk


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Luckily, the rain has just stopped


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And we didn't have rain during the walk


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We headed east along the coast path


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Will have to go through the lighthouse complex


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There are two Lighthouses here


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Then onto the cliff path


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We saw a flock of Geese


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Looking west back to where we had been


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The clouds were still threatening rain


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At St. Donat's, we stopped for a tea break


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On the concrete foreshore of the college


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Then continued eastward


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And ascended back onto the cliff


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We turned inland on the edge of the college


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And entered Atlantic college


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We reached the 11th Century Church of St. Donat's


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What have they spotted?


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High above the church is the old castle tower


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After lunch at the church, we headed uphill


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Then into farmland again


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Gradually making our way to Marcross


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Where we walked onto the road to the cliff car park


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Finding The Horseshoe Inn closed, we went to The Plough and Harrow
Our Taf Ely Ramblers' contingent didn't mind
And we enjoyed their company on the walk



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Another great Swansea Ramblers' walk
and a social afterwards is lovely way to finish!






Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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(Can be reset to original dimensions by refreshing the page)
Green Swansea Ramblers logo markers where present can be clicked to provide more information



All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2023
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