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Merthyr Ramblers Social Evening

Join us every first Monday of each month at 6pm in Merthyr Wetherspoons (Y Dic Penderyn) for our monthly social evening. Everyone welcome - come and meet the Merthyr Valley Ramblers. Good company and a quiz to boot. Downstairs in the old library.

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Rhossili Bay - One of wales gems

Date: Saturday, 19 September 2026

Walk type: Circular

Start time: 10:00 am

Estimated finish time: 4 pm

Distance: 8 miles / 12.9 km

Ascent: 1100 ft / 335.3 m

Walk difficulty: Moderate

Booking is essential

Walk description: Starting from the National Trust car park £8 all day (free to National Trust members) we take the Gower Way to the coastguard station, then taking the Wales coast path we walk on the cliff above Falls Bay and Mewslade Bay then we head inland and take an easy route to ascend Rhossili Down. We then walk along to ridge until we descend to the aptly named hamlet of Hillend. It’s then onto the firm sand of Rhossili Bay. We reach the sand as the tide is going out and we should see lots of sea birds at the water’s edge. We walk along the ever increasing beach back to the car park. We will have a coffee stop around 11am and a lunch stop around 1pm both will have superb views to enjoy.

Start Place:  Rhossili National Trust car park.

Grid Ref:   SS 41496 88095

GPS:  51.569386 , -4.288437

What3Words:  Lifelong.butternut.singing

Walk Leader: John Holloway

 07933 795602

 Walk leader

Walk classification:

Suitability: Dog friendly.

Surroundings: Coast, Village, Moor, Farmland.

Facilities: Parking, Toilets.

Countryside around Raglan

Date: Saturday, 26 Sept 2026

Walk type: Circular

Start time: 10:00 am

Estimated finish time: 3.30 pm

Distance: 9 miles / 14.5 km

Walk difficulty: Moderate

Ascent: 688 ft / 209.7 m

Booking is necassary (text or phone only)

Walk description: Starting out from Raglan Castle we walk across open countryside to Tregare. After coffee we will continue towards Llanarth, where we stop in the grounds of Llanarth Court for lunch. From here we will make our way back to Raglan Castle via Great Oak and Bryngwyn (where we can make a brief stop to look inside the 13th century church of St. Peter). There are no steep ascents of this walk, and is moderate by distance rather than difficulty. This is a joint walk with Gelligaer and Pontypool Ramblers. We may encounter livestock in some of the fields. If we have wet weather it may be muddy in a couple of places, Please park on the grass at the bottom end of castle car park (as requested by Cadw staff). The castle gates open at 9.30am and close at 5.00pm

Start Place: Raglan Castle, Castle Rd, Raglan.

Grid Ref:  SO 41539 08213

GPS:  51.769526 , -2.84861

What3Words:  transmit.recur.gourmet

Walk Leader: Lynne Beament

 07789858850

Walk classification(s):

Suitability: Dog friendly.

Surroundings: Town, fields, castle.

Theme: Archaeological importance.

Facilities: Parking, toilets.

 To be announced …

Date: Saturday, 3 Oct 2026

Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins

Walk Title: TBA

Distance: TBA

Grade: TBA

 

Date: Saturday, 10 Oct 2026

Walk leader: Alan Hancox

Walk Title: Miners Memorial (joint walk)

Distance: TBA

Grade: TBA

 

Date: Saturday, 17 Oct 2026

Walk leader: Andrew Pyne

Walk Title: A walk through and around Glasfyndd Forest

Distance: 9 miles

Grade: Moderate

 

Date: Saturday, 24 Oct 2026

Walk leader: N/A

Walk Title: AGM

Distance: N/A

Grade: N/A

 

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Last updated: 14/09/2026