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Monday 2nd September 2002.
Saundersfoot.
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permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
Today we are in Saundersfoot, a small seaside resort in the county of Dyfed, and like most visitors we are first attracted to the harbour.
It is completely enclosed except for the narrow entrance and is filled with small pleasure craft of all descriptions. .
If we had walked along these harbour walls a hundred or so years ago we would have seen a very different scene. The harbour was built in the 1830's to export coal from the local colleries and was used for that purpose up 1939. As well as coal, pig iron and firebricks were also shipped.
Afloat on the calm water, a crew prepares their boat for a fishing trip..
At the end of the harbour wall, on top of a small tower, a port hand light marks the entrance. Benches face the harbour and this couple find it pleasant to sit in the sunshine and watch the boats come and go.
Being the furthest point out to sea, it is a good place from which to fish..
Down on the sandy beach there is plenty of activity.....
....both young and not so young enjoy themselves in the shallow water.
Others prefer something more relaxed..
Leaving the beach, we take a walk around the village.
There are plenty of places to eat and a fair number of pubs. We follow this road upwards and there, over the rooftops, we.... .
..... see the harbour entrance and Monkstone Point..
Our next place to visit is St. Issells Church. It is a good distance from the village so first we return to the main street for lunch. .
St Issell's dates back to the early Christian period when the Welsh Saints were evangelising the area. The present building dates from the 13th century. .
Here, in the cool quietness of the church, we end our visit to Saundersfoot... 'bye.
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