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:
Llanblethian, Old Beaupre Castle, and Llandough, 12th September
Eight of us set out on an overcast day threatening rain all the time but which luckily never happened.
We parked our cars near to the Llanblethian Village Hall and began our walk going down Factory Lane and then followed the signed footpath route towards Sigingstone and over part of the original Llandow WW2 runway.
We took the road to Llanmihangel stopping for a photo on the bridge overlooking the newly excavated pond with the ancient church behind.
The path now took us in an eastward direction with very few waymarks. Crossing a field three lovely ponies followed closely behind, particularly Jenny.
The path took us into some woods where pigs were rooting about and young pheasants clucking away.
At this point the walk leader, Robbie, who had not recce’d the route beforehand (a fatal flaw), was unable to find the path marked on the map so instead led the group on a different unmarked bridle path which took us out onto the road leading down to The Herberts. A short road section followed before we turned off opposite Howe Mill Farm on the footpath to Old Beaupre Castle where we sat inside the ruins eating our picnics and reading all about the history of the place. This had been built and lived in by the Basset family in the late 1300’s, a descendant of whom had later built Llantrithyd Place which we had visited a month previously.
From here we backtracked onto the Cowbridge Road then took a well-marked footpath back to Llandough. At this point there was another slight diversion in the marked path taking us around a private property until we joined the entrance to Llandough Castle.
Two fields later and Llanblethian came into view. The path at the bottom was guarded by some boisterous bullocks so another short diversion was neccessary!
We were back at the cars by 3.30pm having walked 11kms.
One of the highlights for Robbie was finding numerous mushrooms in many of the fields.
There had been many challenging stiles en route but it was particularly pleasing to have Helen and Andrew walking with us once again and coping well with all the obstacles.
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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