Tag Archives: Clwydian Hills

#79 – The Clwydian Hills (Bryniau Clwyd) – Gateway to North Wales

Posted on 28/05/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Those of you who have read #73 will remember that Chris and I have recently bought a house in the Clwydian Hills in North Wales, but on our recent trips over there we’ve been ‘flat-packing’  instead of ‘back-packing’  – IKEA … Continue reading →

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#73 – “I bought a mountain”

Posted on 16/04/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Only a madman would buy a Welsh hill-farm on a whim, to become a sheep farmer without having any previous farming experience – that madman was called Thomas Firbank, and his fascinating book “I bought a mountain” was published in … Continue reading →

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