We have just got back from a short break in Pembrokeshire, and was blown away by this area of Wales. The scenery is amazing. Rugged coastlines, and stunning views out to sea. The wildlife loves Pembrokeshire too, with seals, puffins, and porpoises. We stayed in Pembrokeshire under canvas, pitching at Celtic Camping. This is a great base to explore Pembrokeshire, and has views out to sea. We also explored Pembrokeshire from the water. Both in kayaks with the Kayak King, and by Paddleboard (SUP) with Board Games Surfing.
In this video you can see views from Celtic Camping, parts of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, Newgale beach, St. David's City (the smallest city in the UK), Abereiddy Bay and beach, the Blue Lagoon, and Porthgain harbour and slate mine ruins.
For those of us who are used to a grey and dull UK, you will be amazed by these pictures of Pembrokeshire. And yes, the sea really can get blue around the UK.
Project Week in Pembrokeshire
This year the Outdoor Faculty returned to Pembrokeshire for Project Week with students to do some sea kayaking, surfing and coasteering in Britain's only coastal National park. Weather conditions were favourable, with great waves, and the group of complete novices from other college faculties went from beginner surfers to being able to stand up consistently on their surfboards, as well as coasteering at the Blue Lagoon in some challenging swells, taking their kayaking in the waves and doing some coastal paddling of kayaks at Nolton Haven, Solva and Dale in the Haven. They worked hard and slept well - an excited group in the water who progressed well in their week away.
BATTLE of FISHGUARD - WikiVidi Documentary
The Battle of Fishguard was a military invasion of Great Britain by Revolutionary France during the War of the First Coalition. The brief campaign, on 22–24 February 1797, is the most recent landing on British soil by a hostile foreign force, and thus is often referred to as the last invasion of Britain. The French General Lazare Hoche had devised a three-pronged attack on Britain in support of the Society of United Irishmen. Two forces would land in Britain as a diversionary effort, while the main body would land in Ireland. Adverse weather and ill-discipline halted two of the forces, but the third, aimed at landing in Wales and marching on Bristol, went ahead. After brief clashes with hastily assembled British forces and the local civilian population, the invading force's commander, Colonel William Tate, was forced into unconditional surrender on 24 February. In a related naval action, the British captured two of the expedition's vessels, a frigate and a corvette....
____________________________________ Shortcuts to chapters: 00:01:13: Invasion plan 00:02:09: Expedition forces 00:03:20: Landing 00:04:26: Armed response 00:04:51: Volunteer infantry and cavalry 00:06:22: Naval crew and ordnance 00:06:55: Initial actions 00:07:54: Battle averted 00:10:36: French surrender 00:11:56: Folk heroine 00:12:20: Related naval action 00:13:08: Suspension of specie payments 00:14:07: Battle honour ____________________________________
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