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A COTTAGE OF YOUR OWN
Pembrokeshire is blessed with a wealth of self-catering cottages that make a good base for a longer stay in the
area.
Asheston Eco Barns
(
www.eco-barns.co.uk
) A collection of five stylishly converted barns sleeping four to seven
people.
Coastal Cottages
(
www.coastalcottages.co.uk
)
Something to suit everyone in this huge range of Pembrokeshire
cottages.
Holiday Lettings
(
www.holiday-lettings.co.uk
)
A vast array of cottages all across the country from simple and
cosy to modern and minimalist.
National Trust Cottages
(
www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk
)
Offers 20 quaint and historic cottages in the region.
Welsh Cottages
(
www.welsh-cottages.co.uk
)
Holiday accommodation in well-kept cottages throughout the area.
Welsh Country Cottages
(
www.welsh-country-cottages.co.uk
) A collection of mostly rural cottages across Pem-
brokeshire.
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Nevern (Nanhyfer)
With its overgrown castle and atmospheric church, this little village 2 miles east of New-
port makes a good objective for an easy walk. You approach the
Church of St Brynach
along a
supremely gloomy alley of yew trees, estimated to be six to seven centuries old; second
on the right as you enter is the so-called
bleeding yew
, named after the curious reddish-
brown sap that oozes from it. The beautifully melancholy churchyard dates from around
the 6th century, predating the church.
Among the gravestones is a tall
Celtic cross
, one of Wales' finest, dating from the 10th or
11th century. According to tradition, the first cuckoo that sings each year in Pembroke-
shire does so from atop this cross on St Brynach's Day (7 April).
Inside the church, the
Maglocunus Stone
, thought to date from the 5th century, forms a
windowsill in the south transept. It is one of the few carved stones that bears an inscrip-
tion in both Latin and ogham, and was instrumental in deciphering the meaning of ogham,
an ancient Celtic script.
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