After a year’s absence, Pembrokeshire Fish Week is to return in 2016. This year’s event will run from Saturday, 25th June to Sunday, 3rd July and is something not to be missed. Established in 2000, the county-wide festival comprises over 200 events and is attended by some 30,000 people each year. It is estimated to … [Read more...]
The Land That Time Forgot
New Year’s Day is 1st January, isn’t it? Well not if you live in a wooded valley in Pembrokeshire where Hen Galan, or New Year’s Day, is celebrated on 13th January. This is the land that time forgot. Today the inhabitants of the Gwaun Valley, near Fishguard, are celebrating. They are not two weeks late; they … [Read more...]
West Wales Estate Agent Acquired by Countrywide
John Francis, the estate agent with 21 branches throughout South West Wales, has been acquired by Countrywide plc, the UK’s largest property services group. The company confirmed that John Francis will continue to operate under its own brand name which was established in 1999. If you are thinking of moving to … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire Village Best in Britain
A tiny village in Pembrokeshire has seen off all the competition from throughout Britain to be crowned winner of the Britain in Bloom Small Village category. Representatives from Wolfscastle in Bloom travelled to Sunderland for the Royal Horticultural UK Finals Awards Ceremony which was hosted by TV Presenter and … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire Hosts Another Superb Ironman Wales
Thousands took to the streets to cheer as 1,754 athletes aged from 18-76, from 40 countries, took to the sea from North Beach Tenby this weekend for the first part of the marathon challenge that is Ironman Wales. Having completed the 2.4 mile sea swim, the competitors mounted their bikes for a gruelling 112 mile ride … [Read more...]
Historic Pembrokeshire Mansion up for Grabs
A glorious 16th century Pembrokeshire mansion goes under the gavel today with a guide price of just £320,000. Butterhill Grange, a Grade II listed house set in the glorious Pembrokeshire countryside neat St. Ishmaels, which was requisitioned by the RAF during World War II, is to be sold at auction in Cardiff this … [Read more...]
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL RELOCATES TO NARBERTH, PEMBROKESHIRE
An independent school in Pembrokeshire is set to move to a new home in September. The Castle School, an independent school catering for pupils aged 11-18, which attracts pupils from all over Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, started life in the former primary school in Cresselly. However, the success of … [Read more...]
The Best View in Britain?
You would be hard pressed to find a more stunning view than that from the old St Davids Lifeboat Station which is for sale by informal tender. The Lifeboat Station is a Grade II listed building first used in 1869 and, subject to planning, would make a spectacular principal or holiday home. Tenby Lifeboat Station, … [Read more...]
