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Entries from April 2009

Freshwater West meets Harry Potter and Robin Hood

April 22nd, 2009 · 9 Comments · Filming locations

Of course not literally, but it was published today in the local newspaper that the Freshwater West (the location of one of my recent trecks: The difference is in the Angle) will be used as a filming location for the upcoming movies Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood remake. The [...]

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The difference is in the Angle

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips and outings

I am convinced you everyone will see the huge difference in the views you see on the north side of the peninsula, compared to the south – while on the north side you see the beautiful town of Angle, but then as you move further along you are met with the view of all the [...]

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Blackpool Mill and the Old Slebech Church

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips and outings

This one the walk no 27 taken from the book and is a bit of a deviation from the books theme – it being that there are 41 circular walks in Pembrokeshire. Well this walk is still in Pembrokeshire but it is not at all circular. However the authors can be forgiven for this as [...]

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A six hour Tour de Struble Head

April 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Trips and outings

This was the longest of the walks in the book and a walk not to be reckoned with. It is long and by the end you just really want to see that lighthouse in the distance. The authors say in the beginning of the walk »Although the longest of the walks in this book, there [...]

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