Away in the West!

I have been having a little holiday in North Pembrokeshire, staying with my friend Vee who has just settled in St. Dogmaels in a lovely Georgian house on the banks of the river Teifi.

My friend's boathouse in summer, in late January it wasn't quite like this!

Though I pride myself on being pure Pembrokeshire, because both my parents and their ancestors were from the south of the county, I have rarely visited the north. Our southern part of Pembrokeshire is known as "Little England beyond Wales" because we were invaded way back by the Normans and as a consequence were quite anglified in comparison.  We only ventured north to visit family, in my case Cigerran, when my cousins used to take me through St. Dogmaels to picnic on Poppit Sands - passing Vee's house on our way!

So this visit was a voyage of discovery, a bit late in the day, but I am converted.  Here are some pictures of my visit to Newport Pem. on a cold but sunny day - a walk along the shore, the tide on the turn and admiring some pretty houses!