Cenarth Falls, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer
Something a little different to finish this break.
Something a little different to finish this break.
Moving away from cliffs and beaches, this final post—though small—features a small trail around Cenarth Falls, which defines the border between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
These beautiful cascades are extremely accessible, with a car park right alongside the river bank and defined easy trail to take in the falls and beyond, which we duly followed.
The falls are known for leaping seatrout and salmon in the autumn, as this is their first boundary on their migratory journey from the sea back upstream to spawn. We didn’t see any; we were probably a little early.
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom lens. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, edited and finalised in Photoshop.
Cenarth Falls, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer
Sometimes you just have to be a bit of a tourist.
Sometimes you just have to be a bit of a tourist.
On a particularly lush day, we moved away from clifftop trekking and head to the beautiful little town of New Quay, Welsh name Cei Newydd.
New Quay is known for its vast sandy beaches, incredible local geology, and wildlife spotting. Until the early 19th century New Quay basically consisted of a few cottages and farm land. This all changed in the 1830s when a stone pier was constructed, which is still in use, and shipbuilding became the dominant industry here. Shipbuilding ceased 30–40 years later but ship navigation continued, and New Quay was the place to go and learn navigation. A local newspaper printed “New Quay... has more retired sea captains living in it than any other place of its own size in Wales.”
Like a lot of UK seaside towns, two world wars ended industry and manufacturing here, and began New Quay’s emergence as a desirable tourist destination. Which, on this occasion, included us.
And boy, what a glorious day it was.
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom lens. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, and editing and finalised in Photoshop.
New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Llangrannog & Ynys Lochtyn, Cardigan, Wales, Summer
The coast that time forgot.
The coast that time forgot.
Towards the end of our week around the Cardigan Bay coastline, we plotted a final clifftop trail. Starting at beautiful Llangrannog, up the coast from Aberporth and Tresaith, we would fuel up then follow the Ceredigion Coast Path northeast up onto the cliff tops and around the perilous shoulder of Pendinaslochdyn. Then we could drop back down to explore the peninsula of Ynys Lochtyn.
A beautiful, sunny, and hazy day greeted us for a crackin’ hike and some of the most epic coastal scenes and geology I’ve ever witnessed.
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom and Rokinon 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC prime lenses. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, and edited and finalised in Photoshop.
Llangrannog & Ynys Lochtyn, Cardigan, Wales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Ceibwr Bay & Pwll y Wrach, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Summer
Heading for the Witches Cauldron.
Heading for the Witches Cauldron.
Following the more moodier day around Aberporth and Tresaith, our planned hike to Ceibwr Bay and Pwll y Wrach beyond looked promising.
Ceibwr Bay (pronounced KYE-boorr) forms part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It’s known for its amazing cliff folds, a result of glaciation during the last Ice Age as well as the Ceibwr Bay Fault. We started our hike from further up the valley at Moylgrove, navigating the wooded valley down to the open bay. After gawping at the bay and snapping probably too many photos, we followed the trail up the cliffs along the western side of the bay. Our goal, ultimately, was to visit Pwll y Wrach, known as the “Witches Cauldron”, a collapsed cave.
It turned out to be a corker of a day, and the scenery was simply out of this world.
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom and Rokinon 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC prime lenses. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged together in Photomatix, edited and finalised in Photoshop.
Ceibwr Bay & Pwll y Wrach, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Aberport & Tresaith, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer
Where better to enjoy the last of summer than on the Welsh coast?
Where better to enjoy the last of summer than on the Welsh coast?
We’ve been to a fair bit of Wales, including Snowdonia, Bannau Brycheiniog, Anglesey, and Pembrokeshire. However, there’s a good chunk of “Mid Wales” that we haven’t touched, especially the coastline around the Cardigan Bay. This was the destination of our recent one week stay.
The coastline of Cardigan Bay definitely feels a lot more quiet compared to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Saying that, it still has a lot to offer. Our first major hike of the week was the clifftop hike from Aberport to Tresaith. This was definitely one of our easier hikes, but no less rewarding.
Intermittent showers punctuated our hike, which just made scenes all the more moodier. Some of the scenes and geology around here are absolutely stunning.
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom and Rokinon 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC prime lenses. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, then edited and finalised in Photoshop.
Aberport & Tresaith, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales, Summer
It finally feels a bit more like summer.
It finally feels a bit more like summer.
After one of the wettest summers I can remember, a bright weekend was looking up. Both feeling the need to soak up some VitD and get some miles in, we made our way once again into the Yorkshire Dales. It’d been a while since we visited the beautiful Ribblesdale area around Stainforth so we plotted a good 10km circular, taking in Catrigg Force, the Winskill Stones Nature Reserve, and Langcliffe.
The views above Stainforth and Langcliffe were just wonderful, and it was nice to explore Winskill Stones, somewhere we’d never been to before. We also came across the Craven Lime Works, which we had no idea existed, and explored a massive Hoffmann kiln!
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS lens. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, and edited and finalised in Photoshop.
Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0