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25/04/2026

❤️ Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.. Now you see why South Wales belongs on your map sunshine, coastlines, trails, and castles..

🏰 South Wales castle & heritage trails I've visited this week (Save this post!)

Oystermouth Castle
📍 Mumbles, Swansea (overlooking Swansea Bay)
🕰️ ~900+ years old

Tintern Abbey
📍 Wye Valley, Monmouthshire
🕰️ ~860 years old

Chepstow Castle
📍 Chepstow, River Wye cliffs
🕰️ ~950+ years old (one of Britain’s oldest stone castles)

Grosmont Castle
📍 Grosmont village, Monmouthshire
🕰️ ~800+ years old

Skenfrith Castle
📍 Skenfrith village, Monmouthshire
🕰️ ~900+ years old

White Castle
📍 Near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire countryside
🕰️ ~900+ years old

Carreg Cennen Castle
📍 Limestone cliff above the Brecon Beacons
🕰️ ~700+ years old

Newton House
📍 Dinefwr Park estate, Llandeilo
🕰️ 17th century manor house (~1600s)

Dinefwr Castle
📍 Hill above River Tywi, Dinefwr Park
🕰️ ~800+ years old

Culver Hole
📍 Gower cliffs near Port Eynon
🕰️ Medieval (approx. 700–900 years old structure, man-made cliff storage/smuggling site)

🧭 The bigger picture

This isn’t just a list of ruins it’s a full corridor of Welsh history: Norman conquest strongholds → medieval power routes → monastic wealth → coastal trade and defence lines.

This isn’t a “mid-life castle crisis.” 😂 I'm staying active, doing strength work and trail running, and using these places as a way of moving through a really significant life chapter after losing my father. When life shifts. It’s not random it’s connection-making.

Thanks putting my membership to use and caring for this sites.

20/04/2026

🥾 Culver Hole Coastal Adventure The Gower Coast Loop 🌊✨
📍 South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This isn’t your average seaside walk…
Hidden along the wild Gower coastline sits Culver Hole a medieval cliff-carved structure dating back to the 13th–14th century, originally believed to have been a pigeon house (dovecote) 🕯️🕊️
Built into a rocky cleft above the Bristol Channel, it’s only reachable via cliff paths and tide-timed coastal access.

To reach it, you don’t just walk you explore with care 👣
You start above Port Eynon, following the Wales Coast Path along the cliff tops with open views across the channel. It feels easy at first… until the route drops down toward the coastline where it becomes more technical.

From here it turns into a proper coastal section:
✔️ Narrow cliff paths
✔️ Steep rocky descents
✔️ Uneven limestone footing
✔️ Tide-dependent shoreline access
Along the way you also pass the historic Salt House remains, linked to post-medieval coastal salt production (16th–18th century) 🧂

Culver Hole itself is the highlight a 60ft stone-sealed cliff chamber with mismatched openings, wrapped in centuries of folklore. Stories link it to smuggling, including local legend of John Lucas, and tales of a supposed tunnel used to move contraband between sites though this remains part of local tradition rather than confirmed history.

💡 This loop blends:
Coastal hiking 🥾 narrow paths
Scrambling sections optional if want to see Culver Hole. Take Care .

📍 Route 7.5 Miles
👉 Port Eynon → Overton Cliffs → Salt House → Culver Hole → Long Cliff / Pilton Green area
🚗 Parking: SA3 1NN
⚠️ Narrow access road take care driving to the car park.
🌊 Always check tide times before shoreline sections if you want to see Culver Hole. (Great walk without seeing the Culver Hole)

12/04/2026

There’s something truly magical about this evening… in South Wales✨

Tucked away in the Welsh mountains at Mountain View Ranch, I experienced the most incredible reset at Draigoch Mountain Sauna 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Surrounded by rolling hills, fresh air, and those breathtaking views Wales does so well…

The heat of the wood-fired sauna, followed by the cold immersion 🧊… your body wakes up, your mind quietens, and everything just slows down.

The sky, the stillness, the connection to nature… it’s hard to put into words, but you feel it deeply ❤️ and contrast therapy outdoors always wins my heart.

Grateful for moments like this simple, powerful, and exactly what the soul needs.

If you ever get the chance… go. Just go ✨

Thanks for company and

08/04/2026

🌊 DEVON’S BEST KEPT SECRET NO ONE TALKS ABOUT… UNTIL NOW 🌊

You know the coves that hit different for wild swims?

This one hits foreign‑holiday vibes without the flights ✈️ ✨

Welcome to Churston Cove the English Riviera hidden gem that feels like a secret paradise tucked into South Devon’s rugged coastline 🌿💎

✔️ Crystal clear water that looks unreal even on a cloudy day 💧

✔️ Shingle beach framed by towering cliffs and ancient woodland 🌲⛰️

✔️ Zero facilities, zero crowds, zero filter needed 🤙

🦭 Bob the seal home 🏡

I ❤️ wild fresh swims and this place you must add to your wish list ✨ ⛵

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