Welsh rides - Cycling (some of) the Pembrokeshire Coast
One advantage of not taking a holiday abroad is that you can strap your bike to the back of the family car and take it with you. My lot are quite 'relaxed' about getting up n the morning when we are on holiday, giving me a chance to get out early each morning and explore on two wheels before their day gets under way.
I spent five days cycling out from our base in Tenby to different parts of the stunning Pembrokeshire coast.
One important lesson was learnt on Ride 1: hugging the coast on local roads requires a lot of sharp ascents and descents and can prove to be very hard work but worth the views.
I took the Tourer and was on occasions glad of the granny ring despite the weight of the bike. I wasn't sure what I would find but in the event most surfaces were of excellent quality for road cycling.
Many miles this week were done on NCN Route 4, the other end of which I use on commute rides near the Thames.
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| Coastal Road to Freshwater West |
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| ....and a skyscape to savour. |
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| Strange dunes ahead - leaving Freshwater beach |
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| All important Ginger Cake for those steep ascents |
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| On NCN Route 4 Tenby - Pembroke |
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| Tall Tower - Church at Lamphey |
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| Pembroke Castle |
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| .....had a touch of this at the end of the week! |
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| Beautifully kept church at St. Florence |
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| View of the Texaco Oil Refinery at Pembroke |
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| Coast View |
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| Manorbier |
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| Early Morning - Tenby |
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| Wide Cycle lane - Over the Cledau Bridge |
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| Cake Stop - Neyland |
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| Brunel Cycle trail |
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| The Brunel Trail follows the path of an old railway from Neyland to Haverfordwest |
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| Car Free! |
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| Sustenance |
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| Muddy end for a bike - Pembroke |
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| Pembroke Castle |
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| Sunny morn - Tenby |
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| The impressive Carew Castle |
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| Carew Castle |
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| Church at Carew Cheriton |
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| Lawrenny |
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| Lawrenny |
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| Carew Newton |
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| Cycle path tunnel - Saundersfoot |
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| Bit of coastal off-roading |
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| Pastel Street - Templeton |
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| Road though Amroth. By January 2014 this road would be a pile of collapsed rubble due to heavy storms and excessive rainfall. |
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Rain sets in .......
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