The Next Walks:
Meet: Wick Village Hall at 9.50 for 10.00 start, unless otherwise stated
Walk Details: Members are notified by email.
Dates: Confirmed walk dates/time, leader and anticipated walk distance are shown below:
Walk Schedule:
The Previous Walk:
Wick Circular via Llandow, 23rd August
We met at the village hall for the first of our evening walks with lovely sunny weather, and a good turnout, 12 in all, including my cousin David from Grimsby and newcomer Michelle.
Leaving the village hall, we turned right into Llantwit Road, then left toward Green Isaf Farm and continued along the track, avoiding 4 stiles, definitely a good idea. We now crossed 2 stiles and arrived at the stepping-stones of the Nant y Brychau brook and continued across the field to the left and as always accompanied by two very fine horses that followed us to the final stile on this walk, and a tricky doubler as well, but with a good team effort we were over, however, not without incident as Craig revealed a nasty cut on his arm.
We now heading toward Cwrt Newydd farmhouse and other nice farmhouses and bungalows, with Sutton Brook on our right we approached Llandow village. Taking a left turn away from the village, we continued along the track passing Franklen Farm, then Church Farm on the right with its newly refurbed and converted barns and glamping pods.
A bit further along we passed St Andrew’s Church. This is County Treasure No. 1383 (Source: Vale of Glamorgan Council) and described as a ‘Roofless ruin of a mortared stone structure, 9.5m by 6.2m, said to have been set in a rectangular, banked enclosure measuring 43m by 37m’. However, it seems the council are not aware that the church has been refurbished, no longer roofless and has been re-built to a good standard. We were now passing Clemenstone House, another County Treasure, and Tynewydd Farm now also holiday lets before reaching Ewenny Road.
Another 15 minutes or so, and we were at the pub. Many thanks to Emily at The Star for leaving the chip fryer on and providing bowls of very tasty chips to accompany our drinks.
Wick Wanderers, Summer Solstice Barbecue
Sunday, 21st June 2026
24 Wick Wanderers came to our garden on the longest day armed with all manners of food and enjoyed a very pleasant barbecue on a warm balmy day, but unlike last year, this year we were all seeking shade.
Festivities began at 3.30pm and continued through till 11pm sitting outside the whole time.
Robbie and Anne
Wick Wanderers 20th Anniversary
Wick Wanderers celebrated their 20th anniversary on Sunday 22nd February.
Nearly 30 members took part in an anniversary walk to mark the occasion, which retraced the inaugural walk from 2006. Several members of the original walking group are still members some 20 years later and took part in the event, as well as others who were unable to take part in the walk, but joined as special guests later on.
Before setting off on the walk, a photo was taken outside Wick Village Hall, which has been the traditional starting point of all walks and this replicated the photo taken on the original walk. The walk was approximately 3 miles, mostly on road due to the weather conditions, however the group did have to contend with some flooded areas en-route.
The enjoyable walk was followed by well-deserved refreshments of coffee/tea and cakes hosted at Wick’s own coffee house – The Nook. Delicious anniversary cupcakes were supplied by Chrissie’s Cakes & Bakes based in Porthcawl.
The event also collected funds for the Wales Air Ambulance by member donations, as well as a raffle, where a total of just under £225 was raised.
Wick Wanderers currently have 50 members from Wick and the surrounding areas of St Brides Major, Ogmore by Sea, Llantwit Major and Bridgend and walk around 3 times a month in local areas and sometimes further afield.
More details can be found on www.wickwanderers.com.
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