Pembrokeshire by car

On the way back from getting our Dylan Thomas fix, we had to pop into Saundersfoot and Tenby. Andrew and Linda introduced us to these delightful spots last year and they needed a revisit. Shock horror - the shop called "Bronwens" in Saundersfoot which we shared a picture of has changed hands and the name has gone. Patrick was even more upset!

Tenby was as lovely as ever though:

We also headed out to Cardigan - the one in Ceredigion (not Pembrokeshire, sorry).  It is an ancient town and once was a major sea port. However, the river silted up, the ships got bigger and the railways arrived... There are some gorgeous buildings, like the Corn Exchange:

Shame about the lamp posts... The castle has been restored and advertises itself with this large and grand banner:

Unlike Penarth / Cardiff, most signs are in Welsh first and then English - a hint to the predominately Welsh speaking nature of the area. Many of the words look too hard to pronounce, or to even attempt. As an example:

Cannot imagine needing a Cyfreithwyr somehow. Or going to see one in Cardigan. We did, however, like the strange boat conversion that is an Indian restaurant on the river - get the name too:

"Shampan" fits so well:

If their business ever fails, not sure who would buy the boat from them though.

We headed back via St Davids - mainly for tea and cake of course. Andrew and Linda had introduced us to the smallest UK city last year and it was well worth a second look. The carrot cake? Well, the Espresso Bar does quite a good one we can report. Not an all time winner but good. Just to prove that we were there, here is the iconic shot of the cathedral:

Pembrokeshire (and Cardigan of course) is a nice area. They call the southern area "Little England beyond Wales" and you can see why from some of the villages. Nice area, very nice.