Jubilant walkers sang in the sunshine as they approached the end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail after a two week adventure on Tuesday, June 3. The team of 17 crossed their finish line at Amroth, completing the annual trek organised by the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Park Authority. The sequence of led walks covered every twist and turn of the 186-mile coast path from north to south. The route is one of Wales' three National Trails. The walkers' journey started at Poppit Sands, near Cardigan, and they made their way down to Amroth passing through some of the world's most spectacular coastal scenery. Jeremy de Wilton, a resident of St. Davids Care in the Community, took on the challenge to raise money for the Shalom House Trust respite home in St. Davids. He said: "This is my first time doing the coast path walk and it's been my one ambition. I've enjoyed every minute of it, the views were brilliant and the weather was mostly great, although we did have gale force winds to battle through." Fellow walker Theresa Gordon, aged 61, from Freshwater East, added: "I feel very proud that I've done it, and I don't know what I shall do tomorrow - probably recover!" As well as local walkers, the trek also attracted adventurers from further afield, including England, Scotland and The Netherlands. Walk leader Derek Rowland, one of the National Park authority's voluntary wardens, said: "It's been absolutely marvellous, these 17 people have been brilliant, laughing off blisters and two or three days of abysmal weather. Some of them are not seasoned walkers, but they have completed 186 miles so it's quite an achievement for them." For more details about walking on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail, log on to http://www.nt.pcnpa.org.uk">www.nt.pcnpa.org.uk To be kept informed of plans for next year's led coast path walk, contact the National Park Authority on 0845 345 7275.




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