Caerhafod, Pembrokeshire (May 2025)
- webmasteribex
- Jun 24
- 2 min read
A small but select group travelled a long way west, and dined at Trefin's Ship Inn on Friday night. Interesting fact about Trefin: it's the birthplace of Cerys Matthews of Catatonia!
The next day a mere seven (numbers depleted by sickness and late arrivals) departed the
Caerhafod bunkhouse to head west inland through Llanrhian and Portheiddy to Tremynydd Fawr, then followed the coast path through Abereiddi, the Blue Lagoon and Porthgain. For some the lure of the Ship Inn was too hard to resist, but others continued round the headland, back to Trefin.
All along the coastline were remains of industrial activity - ruined buildings, lime kilns, a water mill, and the remains of an old railway line. Even the Blue Lagoon (complete with intrepid youths leaping into the depths) is not a natural feature - it was formed when a former quarry wall was blasted open by explosives, allowing the sea to enter.
On Sunday the sun was out and we took the coastal path eastwards, identifying wild flowers
(including the wonderfully-named wall pennywort, squill and milk-maid), and birds - we saw
and heard plenty of stonechats, but no choughs. By the little harbour of Abercastle we encountered two bleary-eyed campers dismantling their tent just a few feet from the path. After lunch at Aber Mawr beach, followed by some chilly paddling, we returned inland through beautiful woodland and meadows, and a minor road to Llwyndruris, where despite appearances the Square and Compass was open, with welcome and cheap beers.
Aside from the walks, other highlights of the weekend included fabulous 3 course meals, an
extremely energetic border collie whose eyes beseeched us into throwing a bone for it to retrieve, over and over again, and a final morning in the tiny cathedral city of St David's, where we caught a Zulu choir singing their hearts out.
Yvonne
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