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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Saturday, 16 November 2024

A Bus Trip and Walk In Search of a Pebbly Beach 16th November 2024

Hope Mountain to the right of Hope's Place Farm. (Taken from the bus)
The entrance to Hawarden Castle. (Taken from the bus)
Looking towards Halkyn Mountain from the road in Bagillt. (Taken from the bus)
Holywell town centre. (Taken from the bus)
Still raining at Prestatyn Station. (Taken from the bus)
The entrance to Gwrych Castle. (Taken from the bus)
Cefn yr Ogof above the Valentine Inn at Llanddulas.
Llanddulas is the start of my walk today.
St. Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas.
The rolling waves at Llanddulas beach.
More rolling waves at Llanddulas beach.
The Sun trying to put i an appearance over Cefn yr Ogof.
(taken from the Coastal Path next the Llanddulas Beach).
Great cormorants perched on the wooden groynes.
Even more rolling waves near Llanddulas beach.
The classic Great cormorant pose drying out its wing feathers.
One of the Pensarn Notice Boards.
Pensarn Beach looking towards Rhyl.
The Great Orme in the mist (taken from Pensarn Beach).
The pebbly beach I was looking for at Pensarn.
The main lake in Pentre Mawr Park, Abergele.
Ducks sheltering in the reeds in Pentre Mawr Park.
Gwrych Castle from Pensarn Railway Station Bridge.
The Foryd, Rhyl. (taken from the bus)
Walk stats: 5.0 miles. Climb: 200’,
Time: 1 hours 45 minutes. Overall Walk average: 2.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: About 10 Celsius
Beaufort Wind Force: Mainly 0-2. Mainly Calm /Light air, but did increase to a Light breeze long the Coast Path from Llanddulas to Pensarn.
Group: Martyn.
It was a very light rain for most of the outward journey as far as Llanddulas. Even at Llanddulas there was rain in he air, but never enough to make me use my umbrella.
Distant views weren’t that clear, although I could just about make out the Great Orme.
Birds seen or heard included: Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Great cormorant, Grey wagtail, Herring gull, Eurasian jay, Black billed magpie, Moorhen, Black headed gull, Mallard, Mute swan, Common blackbird, Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Pied wagtail and Woodpigeon
As forecast, the rain had stopped completely by about 12-15, although the Sun was only seen through the clouds.
Having successfully found the pebbles/stones I wanted, I decided to call in at the Central Hotel in Shotton where I enjoyed a Mixed Grill with a pint of Purple Moose’s Plum Porter before catching the 17-45 bus home.
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