Coastwalk

Pendine → St Clears

Distance: 10.4 miles
Ascent: 260 metres
Duration: 3 hours 12 minutes

The end of the summer
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My final walk of this segment seemed to coincide with the official end of the summer. As I passed Laugharne castle, workmen were erecting scaffolding around it, presumably to patch up the bruises left by a season of tourists. Later, recovering in Carmarthen, ice cream was half price and I couldn't buy a postcard anywhere - they'd all been withdrawn from sale.

Most of today's walk was on roads again - in particular the busy A4066. However, if you're ever in the area I strongly recommend following the central section on footpaths either side of Laugharne. North of the village the footpath follows meadows alongside the River Taf, while to the south it climbs Sir John's Hill to provide spectacular views across to Pendine Sands.