May Bank Holiday in Wales...
May Bank Holiday in Wales – 4.5.07
When Ray finished work Friday we took the caravan to a National Trust run site for the Caravan Club in Pumsaint in Wales. It was a horrendous journey with road works and bottlenecks, and took us 4 hours to get there, so by the time we got pitched we decided to stay in. It was l smashing pitch, a corner site so we had 2 sides of bluebells, and were able to put the bird feeders up. Over the weekend we had plenty of birds including coal tits and a pair of nuthatches.
Saturday we decided to go to the Red Kite feeding centre and were told when we rang them to be there for 3pm. We went to New Quay where there was a Good Beer Guide pub and had a wander down to the beach. It was crowded with people enjoying the fine bank holiday weather. As we couldn’t find the pub we were looking for we went into the Black Lion for lunch and had it in the large garden while enjoying Camerons Trophy Special. Having obtained directions, we found our way to the Cambrian Hotel and had to double park in the small crowded car park. The pub itself was friendly and there was a Black Country beer on – home from home. We had the Welsh Felinfoel Double Dragon though.
We drove back to the red kite feeding station and found it was a farm where a hide and seats had been set up so that when the meat was thrown over the fence into the field, around 50 or more red kites swooped down and picked it up. It was a superb display and we stayed for 2 hours watching them. We were so close to the birds, and were able to spot the tags on them that displayed where they had been found and in what year. It was a brilliant afternoon.
That evening we decided to walk over the hill to the Brunant Arms – 1 mile it says on the notice but it seemed a long mile as we climbed over the hill. It was a delightful village local though and worth the effort when we saw that it was serving three of the local Jacobi beers. We enjoyed these, and it looked as though everyone else enjoyed the food being served too.
On Sunday we went down the Gold Mine that was situated beside the site, and spent some time panning for gold too although there was only fool’s gold found. It was an interesting visit though. We then went to Llanfihangel-ar-Arth to the Cross Inn for lunch and that was superb. A brilliant veg soup with hot roll and butter, then Roast Beef or Lamb dinner with a massive dish of vegetables, and a choice of deserts to die for. All for £6.95 and real ale too. A great way to finish our weekend.
