Tag Archives: Wales

‘UNDER CADER IDRIS’: The Longest Literary Pregnancy in recent decades!~Alienora Browning

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Some years ago now, I got a fleeting glimpse of a book begun and put aside… a book that felt as if it needed to be written and set free to fly. When I saw that my friend, Alienora Browning, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged Alienora Browning, book, fiction, guest author, Heneghan, new release, Wales | 23 Comments

Discovering Albion – day 3: Welsh Border Raid…

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was, when I think about it, one of our ‘raids’; one of those rapid incursions which usually happen we visit somewhere an event is about to start. Like the wedding we almost gatecrashed, although we were to be fair, … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, scotland road trip | Tagged healing spring, Holywell, miracles, pilgrimage, St Winefride, Wales | Leave a comment

Going West: Stories Great and Small

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is impossible to walk through any ancient place and not wonder about its story. In somewhere like St Davids Cathedral there are many stories, from those of the craftsmen who built the place, to the Story that inspired their … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, History, Photography, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged carvings, landscape, pembrokeshire, spirituality, St David's, Wales | Leave a comment

Going West: The Accidental Tourist

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Frankly, I thought it appallingly bad planning. Could the town not have chosen a different day to ceremonially install their new mayor? It isn’t as if we hadn’t advertised our itinerary for the weekend, culminating with a visit to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, History, Photography, Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged architecture, Bishops Palace, modern mystery school, pembrokeshire, sacred sites, spirituality, St David's, symbolism, Wales | Leave a comment

Going West: Where Ancient Sites Collide

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Wreathed in mist and roses, the Mother greets those who visit the sacred spring of St Non. The little shrine to the Virgin was erected in 1951 when the Passionist Fathers restored and rededicated the spring, as if to leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Photography | Tagged Holy well, landscape, Mystery School, Neolithic monuments, pembrokeshire, sacred spring, spirituality, St David, St Non, stone circle, symbolism, Wales, workshop | 4 Comments

Going West: The Chapel in the Mists

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The chapel of Our Lady and St Non perches no more than a few yards above the steep cliffs and clear waters of the bay. Rising beyond a bank dotted with the brilliant spires of foxgloves, it was a welcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, History, Photography | Tagged chapel, St David's, St Non's, Wales, william Morris Notre Dame de la Victoire | 2 Comments

Going West: Cider with Bessie

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

For once, I wished I wasn’t driving. I wanted to stop every few minutes and get the camera out… the whole area is very beautiful, but the road between Nevern and our next stop in the Gwaun Valley is exceptionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, travel, Wales | Tagged Bessie's pub, Porthgain, ruins, slate mining, Wales | 1 Comment

Going West: the Yews of Nevern… and Other Surprises

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I was looking forward to Nevern Church… another one of those, like Kilpeck, that we would visit ‘one day’… and were visiting at last. To think that we had seen so much since Kilpeck, just three days before, seems incredible. … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, Books, Don and Wen | Tagged bleeding yew, Carved cross, Celtic Christianity, celtic cross, churches, ogham, sacred sites, spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye, Wales, workshop | Leave a comment

Going West: Pentre Ifan

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is a magical place. You are in no doubt of that as you walk along the path to the site. Hoary stones nestle in the hedgerow. Bluebells, those delicate woodland flowers that bloom only in spring, are blooming on … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Books, Don and Wen | Tagged Ancestors, archaeology, history, megaliths, Neolithic tomb, pembrokeshire, Photography, standing stones, Wales | Leave a comment

Going West: Walking with Angels

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We didn’t have to climb the whole height of the mountain; there is a makeshift car park about halfway up. I was glad of that, as my poor, much abused feet were not happy. I spend much of my life … Continue reading →