Walk the Pembrokeshire Coast Path with a Cicerone guidebook

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• Introduction
• Sample Route
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• Reviews

'Although this is the nearest National Trail to my old home in south Wales it is a walk I have never undertaken in its entirety. My initial reaction when scanning this coloured Cicerone guide book was that the coastal scenery and features, photographically captured by the author, are almost an incentive on their own to attract one to the area and whereas the Official Guide describes the route from St Dogmael’s to Amroth, Dennis gives one the opportunity to walk the route from south to north. Points of interest are included and are typed in slightly smaller print to distinguish them from the route directions. There are also some variants on offer.
    Pembrokeshire has a great deal to offer geologically, with rock dating back over 3000 million years. Mynydd Preseli, consisting of a series of volcanic outcrops, provided the Bluestones that form the structure of Stonehenge. There is little Roman influence in this part of the country and Christianity, including St David’s, was established along the shores of the Irish Sea in c400 AD. In addition to geology and religion, the path offers infinite variety of fauna, especially bird life, and flora to the respective enthusiast. The author reports in his preamble on walking the path that ‘the Path is truly a paradise’. I have met many people who have undertaken this walk and all have had a good word to say about the Pembrokeshire coastline. If you are planning to walk the route from south to north, even if you have done it the other way round, I can recommend this book as being as interesting and varied as the Pembrokeshire Coast Path itself. Now is a good time to plan your visit to the ‘Land’s End’ of Wales – or in Welsh, ‘Pen Bro’.'

(Les Maple, Strider August 2003)