Tag Archives: hiking

252 am Conwy to Llandudno

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

My B&B hosts told me the town of Conwy marks the end of Wales and the Welsh language. And from now on I rarely hear a word of Welsh spoken. Continue reading →

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251 Aber to Conwy

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

After a bad start, I’m feeling lonely and missing my hubby, and so I’m pleasantly surprised to find a companion on the road – a rather cheeky sheep. Continue reading →

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250 (am) Beaumaris to Bangor

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I say goodbye to wonderful Anglesey, and walk through Bangor, a seaside town without a seaside. Continue reading →

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249 Glan-yr-Afon to Beaumaris

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Anglesey really should do something about all these access-denied areas. I haven’t come across a more privately-owned and walker-unfriendly stretch of coastline since the New Forest. Continue reading →

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248 Red Wharf Bay to Glan-yr-afon

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

This coastal landscape reminds me of Norfolk. It’s a patchwork quilt of flat-topped islands threaded through with channels of sluggish water. Continue reading →

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247 Moelfre to Red Wharf Bay

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I limp along, and develop hay fever to add to my misery. But at least I’m staggering on. Continue reading →

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246 City Dulas to Moelfre

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I do some minor trespassing, discover a pretty beach, and learn about a tragic shipwreck. Continue reading →

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245 Amlwch to City Dulas

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk in the fading light of the evening – and meet nobody, apart from several peaceful sheep and one belligerent cow. Continue reading →

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244 Cemaes to Amlwch

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The next section of walk is one of the best on Anglesey, in my opinion. It is as scenic and unspoilt as South Stack, but with far fewer visitors. Continue reading →

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243 Llanfaethlu to Cemaes

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Anglesey is full of surprises. I round a corner and come across a wonderful little bar of beach. Continue reading →

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