by admin | Feb 10, 2026 | Diary of An Apprentice Tourist Guide
Many people will have seen old photographs and postcards of ladies using the bathing machines at Brighton and Margate. What is less well known is that Wales was also at the vanguard of this fashion, not only in North Wales resorts such as Llandudno and Rhyl, but also...
by Mike Griffiths | Jan 12, 2026 | Diary of An Apprentice Tourist Guide
St Teilo’s Church at St Fagan’s Museum on the day that one of the Cardiff Churches holds its annual Plygain Carol Service. Plygain is a traditional Welsh language church service held in midwinter in which individuals, duets, trios, families and choral groups come...
by Mike Griffiths | Jan 4, 2026 | Diary of An Apprentice Tourist Guide
Visitors to Caerphilly Castle will read an information notice in the north garderobe on the first floor of of the Inner East Gatehouse stating that the waste produced would empty into the moat. As the lower exit is over 2 metres from the moat, this would have been...
by Mike Griffiths | Mar 11, 2025 | Diary of An Apprentice Tourist Guide
Following the requisite Act of Parliament, the Rhymney Railway (RR) company was incorporated on 14th July 1854 with the intention of transporting iron and coal from the Rhymney Valley to the docks at Cardiff and Newport. It was supported by the Trustees of the Bute...
by Mike Griffiths | Jan 15, 2025 | Diary of An Apprentice Tourist Guide
While staying in my second home at St Suliac, my daily walk often takes me over the Mont Garot, at 73m the highest peak in the area. My walk takes me past a small local vineyard, the Clos Garot, situated on the south side of the hill, protected by the trees above and...
by Mike Griffiths | Nov 30, 2024 | Diary of An Apprentice Tourist Guide
One of the reasons my apprenticeship is taking so long is that, just before starting my course as a Green Badge Guide for SE Wales, I bought a second home in France. My wife is from St Malo in Brittany and her parents, both now in their 80s, live in St Servan, one of...
