Making mud pies, building dens and climbing trees have been the simple pleasures enjoyed by generations of children. Sadly, however, researchers have found that dozens of traditional outdoor activities, loved by children for many years, are dying out only to be replaced by computer games. Worryingly experts believe … [Read more...]
Lights, Camera, Action in Pembrokeshire Again
Filming was underway all last week in Pembroke Castle for what is understood to be a film version of the hit BBC3 sitcom, Bad Education. It is being made by Tiger Aspect Productions under the working title of Rosebud. Stars including comedian Jack Whitehall and Steve Speirs of Stella fame posed for photographs with … [Read more...]
A Bay to Watch
“Sketty and Killay are both pleasant, good-value areas, but for anyone having to drive to work outside the city, the traffic is a drawback,” says Carol Peett, managing director of West Wales Property Finders. “Young couples should look at the new houses built in Gorseinon and Penllergaer, both close to the M4, where … [Read more...]
Best Beach – Whitesands Bay
Whitesands Bay near St Davids, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, has won Countryfile Magazine’s “Beach of the Year 2014/2015”. The glorious wide, sandy, Blue Flag beach, together with Freshwater West in South Pembrokeshire, is renowned as one of the best surfing beaches in Wales and joins the list of other … [Read more...]
Time to Invest in Holiday Lets
Nearly 800,000 foreign tourists flocked to Wales in 2014; around 100,000 more than in 2014. In the third quarter of the year the increase was 7.5% over the previous year, giving Wales’s tourist industry a major boost with an extra £9m spent, according to the Office of National Statistics. With Tenby’s Harbour Beach … [Read more...]
Tenby – Wales’s Best Golf Club
Tenby Golf Club in Pembrokeshire was awarded the title "Golf Union of Wales/Future Financials Golf Club of the Year 2014" at an awards ceremony held at Celtic Manor Golf Resort recently. The award also recognises the work the Club has carried out over the past year to protect part of the dune structure on the golf … [Read more...]
Saundersfoot Harbour to Become an International Marine Tourism Destination
Saundersfoot Harbour, which dates back to the 1800s when it was a major harbour from which iron ore and coal were shipped from Wales, has taken a step nearer to becoming an international marine tourism destination having secured more than £600,000 in funding for its development. The project to transform the … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire Shortlisted for Best UK Holiday Destination
Pembrokeshire has booked its place in the finals of the prestigious British Travel Awards. The awards, which are voted for by the general public, are recognised as the benchmark of excellence and to reach the finals is a true accolade. Pembrokeshire is shortlisted in the best UK holiday county/destination category, … [Read more...]
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