My coldest night so far. Sitting up in my sleeping bag, cradling a hot coffee, my head brushes the top of the tent. Small particles fall into my coffee; ice! I sometimes get condensation, so I guess ice is to be expected.
The walk down through the woods, refreshed, in glorious sunlight, is rather more enjoyable than my tired slog up the hill last night. I reach the promenade and find the starter plinth for the 186 mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path. I’m excited to reach this wild and beautiful national trail.
The Clean Seas sculpture by Gideon Petersen is filled with plastic bottles, popping loudly as they expand in the warm sun; a sober reminder of the threat from sea pollution.
The low tide allows me to take the beach route to Saundersfoot.
I climb back up to the cliff top for a pretty, if muddy, woodland walk to Tenby. It’s not far, which leaves me plenty of time to explore the attractive town with its winding streets and pastel terraces.
My day ends on the beach below St Catherine’s Fort, before catching the train home. A lovely place to finish.
Walk distance: 9 miles.
Total distance:Â 1,406 miles.
Great photos Tony. You have a real, albeit tough, treat to come. I backpacked the Pembrokeshire coast path a few years back. The stretch to Newport I found really brutal particularly in the warm weather…make sure you take plenty of water with you…I don’t think there were many places to get refills. Lots of little villages along the route….Solva is a pretty little coastal village, where we upset the locals by winning 2 out of 3 bingo games in the pub 🙂
Thanks Mike. It takes me quite a while to get to Pembrokeshire, so I am planning a week long hike next week from Tenby, possibly ending at Solva, which is a coincidence. I will make sure I avoid the bingo!
A lovely start to the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. Tenby is delightful with all those pastel coloured houses.
It would have been lovely to explore St Catherine’s Fort, but it’s not open in the winter…and the tide was in!
I tried coasterring last year, just West of Tenby. Might be a bit ‘fresh’ for that in February!
Hi Peter. The sea is off limits until summer!
Good to see you had clear blue skies to welcome you to Pembrokeshire. Our next walk in March is at Solva, you’ll likely be ahead of us by then!
Aha, that was my original end goal for my first week long hike. Storm Eunice disagreed with me!