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Swansea
First thing we went to Liberty Stadium to pick up the tickets for the Swansea games against Norwich and Middlesborough. Phil (the man who Jono managed to organise tickets through) took us behind the scenes and into Liberty Stadium itself! We were both chuffed and had our photo taken. After getting the tickets we went into the Merchandise shop and while Jono was browsing he was asked by some Danish jornalists if he could do an ...
London (Heathrow) - Swansea
... that much for the tickets to begin with! To chew through time we went into the cafe in the lobby and had a coffee. We got chatting to a nice English lady who had the same idea of passing time while waiting as well. We had a lovely soup for lunch in the cafe before heading to the bus. Practically as soon as the bus started we had both fallen asleep and the next thing we knew we were in ...
The beaches and cliffs of Gower
... beaches, dunes, nature reserve through saltwater marsh, woodland trails and cliff tops. I learned that gorse blossoms smell like coconut! (Why are they still in bloom at the end of October?) We saw kestrels (they can hover like helicopters), choughs (pronounced "chuff," they are like crows but with red beaks and feet) and even wild ponies.
Five of us took the second day off, ...
Not a good start...
... the M4. Punishment for leaving Wales, perhaps? Whatever the reason, we found ourselves stuck in traffic for the best part of 40 minutes.
One upshot of the congestion was that we saw possibly the most hideous/hilarious car conceivable. We were sat stationary, listening near-comatose to Nick's statistical analysis of which was the most efficient lane to be in, when as strange a sight as anyone can expect to see on the M4 invaded our ...
Lynton
We spent our first three days at Lynton on the north Devon coast across the Bristol Channel from Wales. Lynton was developed at the top of the hill as a resort town in the 1800's and has a number of great coastal walks. Lynmouth is the town below at sea ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Free parking
- Kitchenette
- Pets allowed