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  • PEMBROKESHIRE © Lonelyplanetpublications Biggest Megalithicmonumentinwales
    © Lonely Planet Publications 162 lonelyplanet.com PEMBROKESHIRE COAST NATIONAL PARK •• Information 163 porpoises and whales are frequently spotted PEMBROKESHIRE COAST in coastal waters. Pembrokeshire The park is also a focus for activities, from NATIONAL PARK hiking and bird-watching to high-adrenaline sports such as surfing, coasteering, sea kayak- The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Parc ing and rock climbing. Cenedlaethol Arfordir Sir Benfro), established in 1952, takes in almost the entire coast of INFORMATION Like a little corner of California transplanted to Wales, Pembrokeshire is where the west Pembrokeshire and its offshore islands, as There are three national park visitor centres – meets the sea in a welter of surf and golden sand, a scenic extravaganza of spectacular sea well as the moorland hills of Mynydd Preseli in Tenby, St David’s and Newport – and a cliffs, seal-haunted islands and beautiful beaches. in the north. Its many attractions include a dozen tourist offices scattered across Pembro- scenic coastline of rugged cliffs with fantas- keshire. Pick up a copy of Coast to Coast (on- Among the top-three sunniest places in the UK, this wave-lashed western promontory is tically folded rock formations interspersed line at www.visitpembrokeshirecoast.com), one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country. Traditional bucket-and-spade with some of the best beaches in Wales, and the park’s free annual newspaper, which has seaside resorts like Tenby and Broad Haven alternate with picturesque harbour villages a profusion of wildlife – Pembrokeshire’s lots of information on park attractions, a cal- sea cliffs and islands support huge breeding endar of events and details of park-organised such as Solva and Porthgain, interspersed with long stretches of remote, roadless coastline populations of sea birds, while seals, dolphins, activities, including guided walks, themed frequented only by walkers and wildlife.
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  • Dalton Visits the UK
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  • Le Coastal Way
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  • HISTORY of ABERYSTWYTH
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  • Cottages Guest Comments
    Guest comments Bosherston Lily Ponds Sycamore Cottage Bosherston Kind comments from happy guests. Lily ponds wonderful. Beaches superb. Dogs shattered. Another relaxing week in Bosherston. Cottage great. Already booked for next year. Back again for a second visit. Still in awe of the location and such a lovely cottage. Hours of beautiful morning walks which cover woodland, cliff top, lily ponds, sandy beaches and all straight out of the front door. The cottage is like home from home – fabulous. Fantastic walks to Barafundle, Stackpole. Top tips - kayaking with The Prince’s Trust at Pembrokeshire Activity Centre – brilliant morning – they also do canoeing and coasteering for all ages and abilities. Carew Castle also a great place to play hide and seek! Wood burner a great bonus on cold nights. Great holiday, fabulous cottage with plenty of equipment. Well worth visiting Barafundle, St Govan’s Chapel and Pembroke Castle. Thanks for a great holiday! We are going to miss our daily stroll around the lily ponds in search of otters. We’ve had the most relaxing and enjoyable week in your beautiful cottage. The location is Book now! Contact Steve or Suzanne on: excellent and we have made the most of it. We have walked miles. We’ll be back for certain. Tel: 029 2061 4064 or 07768 416591 Email: [email protected] Web: cottages.capellcreative.co.uk Twitter: WestWalesFun Discounts for late and group bookings! Conditions apply. Contact us for more information. Sycamore Cottage Bosherston Kind comments from happy guests. This cottage is wonderfully presented and ideally situated. A thoroughly enjoyable week.
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  • Integrated Upper Ordovician Graptolite–Chitinozoan Biostratigraphy of the Cardigan and Whitland Areas, Southwest Wales
    Geol. Mag. 145 (2), 2008, pp. 199–214. c 2007 Cambridge University Press 199 doi:10.1017/S0016756807004232 First published online 17 December 2007 Printed in the United Kingdom Integrated Upper Ordovician graptolite–chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the Cardigan and Whitland areas, southwest Wales THIJS R. A. VANDENBROUCKE∗†, MARK WILLIAMS‡, JAN A. ZALASIEWICZ‡, JEREMY R. DAVIES§ & RICHARD A. WATERS¶ ∗Research Unit Palaeontology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium ‡Department of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK §British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK ¶Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK (Received 26 January 2007; accepted 26 June 2007) Abstract – To help calibrate the emerging Upper Ordovician chitinozoan biozonation with the graptolite biozonation in the Anglo-Welsh, historical type basin, the graptolite-bearing Caradoc– Ashgill successions between Fishguard and Cardigan, and at Whitland, SW Wales, have been collected for chitinozoans. In the Cardigan district, finds of Armoricochitina reticulifera within strata referred to the clingani graptolite Biozone (morrisi Subzone), together with accessory species, indicate the Fungochitina spinifera chitinozoan Biozone, known from several Ordovician sections in northern England that span the base of the Ashgill Series. Tanuchitina ?bergstroemi, eponymous of the succeeding chitinozoan biozone, has tentatively been recovered from strata of Pleurograptus linearis graptolite Biozone age in the Cardigan area. The T. ?bergstroemi Biozone can also be correlated with the type Ashgill Series of northern England. Chitinozoans suggest that the widespread Welsh Basin anoxic–oxic transition at the base of the Nantmel Mudstones Formation in Wales, traditionally equated with the Caradoc–Ashgill boundary, is of Cautleyan (or younger Ashgill) age in the Cardigan area.
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  • Endless Summer
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  • Tenby, Dale and Dinas Cross
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  • Carmarthenshire Revised Local Development Plan (LDP) Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Scoping Report
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  • Pembrokeshire Table: Welsh Language Skills KS207WA0009 (No Skills in Welsh)
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  • Existing Electoral Arrangements
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