01-05-2025
A Carmarthenshire coastline hike past a 19th century shipwreck
Early morning sun dazzled the wave-rippled Pendine Sands, which edge Carmarthenshire's coastline for seven golden miles. Prized by speed-seekers since the 1920s, these level leagues have been the site of multiple land-speed records set over the decades. This was also, in 1933, where Amy Johnson and her husband, Jim Mollison, took off in a de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, crash-landing just short of New York to a heroes' welcome.
Between Pendine and neighbouring Amroth, the well-signed Wales Coast Path rollercoasters its way through steep-sided coastal valleys on a challenging but thoroughly worthwhile walk. We set out from the beach, a long flight of steps — more than 200 in total — winding up to the headland at Gilman Point, an Iron Age promontory hillfort. The
