Two go to Tenby

Just back from a few days away with my hubby...We took ourselves off (whilst our youngest was visiting friends) and stayed in a lovely hotel overlooking the beautiful green flag beaches of Tenby, SW Wales.

I haven't visited the area since I was a child and so it was nice to do it from a grown- ups perspective this time!


The first day we visited Caldey Island, which involves a 20 minute boat trip across the sea.

Caldey Island is home to 16 monks, who live in the Abbey there.

Its a very tranquil place and perfect for getting away from it all.

We spent most of the day walking and enjoyed the peace and quiet and wonderful views.

When we walked back to the jetty to catch the boat back again, the tide had gone out, so we had to board this beast to take us out to sea and to the boat waiting in deeper water!

An experience!

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The next morning we drove up to St. Davids to visit the Cathedral and Bishop's Palace.

It was such a beautiful day, so to make the most of the sunshine we took the scenic route back along the estuaries and were very lucky to stumble upon the lovely village of Solva.

Again, the tide was out, so we were able to walk along the riverbed amongst the high and dry boats anchored along it, until we came to the most stunning beach at its mouth.

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Back on Solva's high street we saw a poster for a traditional woollen mill, which it said was a short distance from the centre.

Its a very tiny mill, but has some very prestigious customers including Prince Charles, Llwynywormwood Estate and also Vanessa Arbuthnott Fabrics. When we visited, the looms were clicking away on a bespoke design for Toast.

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Our short break away was rounded off with a visit to Carew Castle and Tidal Mill. We also called in to a rather lovely vintage emporium on our way home, but I've run out of time this evening, so will try to add some more photos later...

I had changed my blog settings to the new editor, that Blogger recommended, but I found it impossible to format my post in the same way I was used to and ended up deleting what I had managed to upload...Grrrr! Very frustrating...is it me, or have others had issues with the new system?

Niki x