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22 St David's to Walton-on-the-Naze Other

Maps 163 to 166: Bourton-on-the-Water to Ware. Where? Yes, Ware.

Bourton-on-the-Water is undeniably a pretty place. The wonderfully named River Windrush glides alongside the main street and there are a handful of small, arched stone bridges that cross it between the buildings on either side, as well as a ford. On either bank are achingly pretty Cotswold stone buildings, including a generous supply of pubs […]

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22 St David's to Walton-on-the-Naze Other

Brecon to Bourton-on-the-Water

After a stormy night, the morning began optimistically early (for me). After a breakfast stop in Brecon, I set out on another lovely day, the roads and the trees all freshly washed and sparkling in the sun. I followed the rough course of the Brecon Canal heading west and was doing quite nicely until I […]

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22 St David's to Walton-on-the-Naze Other

Narberth to Brecon

It rained hard overnight in Pembrokeshire, but by morning everything had settled down nicely and I was treated to another fine day. I had largely empty straight back roads for an hour as far as St Clears and made good progress.This was handy, because when I came to leave my very comfortable lodgings, I discovered […]