Waterfalls and a Barefoot Walk
Derek Brockway climbs to the iconic summit of Pen Pych in the Rhondda Valley before he takes a riverside walk from Abergynolwyn to Castell y Bere.
In the final programme of this series, weatherman Derek Brockway heads off on another two wonderful walks in Wales. In the first walk, at the very top of the Rhondda Valley, Derek climbs past cascading waterfalls to the top of the iconic flat-topped summit of Pen Pych and onwards to find the source of the river Rhondda. Then, in the foothills of Cader Idris, he sets off on the Talyllyn railway for a glorious riverside walk from Abergynolwyn to the romantic Castell y Bere, a 13th-century Welsh stronghold, and then follows in the footsteps of Mary Jones, a fifteen-year-old girl who, back in the year 1800, walked 26 miles barefoot to buy a Welsh bible.
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Mary Jones' Chapel
Duration: 01:28
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Abergynolwyn Walk
Duration: 05:04
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Blaencwm Walk
Duration: 04:23
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Castell y Bere
Duration: 02:08
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Derek Brockway |
| Producer | Gareth Rees-Rowlands |
| Series Producer | Christina Macaulay |
Broadcasts
Mon 24 Jan 2011 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales- Sun 31 Jul 2011 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales
- Tue 4 Sep 2012 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Thu 25 Jul 2013 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
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