Tag Archives: Carneddau

#116 – Visiting the ancestors – time travel in North Wales

Posted on 04/02/2013 by Paul Shorrock

Living in the UK we don’t have to travel very far to find traces of those who lived here before us.   North Wales is particularly rich in examples, but pick almost any upland area of Britain or Ireland and you … Continue reading →

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#108 – Pen yr Ole Wen. A promising start to the winter season in the mountains of North Wales

Posted on 17/12/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Pen yr Ole Wen isn’t exactly what I would describe as one of the ‘jewels in the crown’ of Snowdonia.  It’s a lump of a hill, almost literally sitting in the shadow of Tryfan, despite the fact that it is … Continue reading →

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#77 – A Witch, a Slippery Peak and a Black Dog!

Posted on 14/05/2012 by Paul Shorrock

When I first visited Wales, many years ago, I found the Welsh language to be confusing to say the least, with most of the words looking like a bad game of scrabble.   It started to make more sense when I … Continue reading →

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#46 – Foel Fras and Drum in the Carneddau, Snowdonia

Posted on 03/10/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Whichever way you look at it, the Carneddau range of mountains in North Wales is big – it is, in fact, the largest land-mass south of Scotland that is over 2500ft high (762 metres) in height.  Although there are many … Continue reading →

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#26 – A short walk in the Carneddau (Part 3)

Posted on 16/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

 Day 3 of the trip dawned fine and sunny, unlike the day before.  The previous two days had given us great walking, but hadn’t exactly been true to the title “A short walk in the Carneddau” – In fact, Day … Continue reading →

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#24 – A short walk in the Carneddau (Part 1)

Posted on 02/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

I had a booking for two customers over Easter weekend.  The brief was simple enough – three days walking on interesting hills in Snowdonia BUT away from crowds.  The venue also had to be handy for a railway station.  Having … Continue reading →

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