{"id":7,"date":"2020-04-14T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2021-07-30T18:28:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:28:15","slug":"dale-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Guided Walk Around The Dale Peninsula Coast Path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/dale_beach.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/files\/2020\/04\/dale_beach.png 610w, https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/files\/2020\/04\/dale_beach-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption>Dale, Pembrokeshire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction by Phil Bradfield<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I first came to Dale in 1980, as a recently qualified biology teacher accompanying pupils on their A-Level field trips to Dale Fort Field Centre. I immediately fell in love with the area, and have since visited Pembrokeshire many times, both in my former job as a teacher and on family holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the attractions of the Dale peninsula is the fact that it is a peninsula. You can walk around the 6 miles or so of the coastal path in a few hours, or over the course of a day at a more leisurely pace. And it\u2019s a circular walk, so at the end you aren\u2019t stuck for a lift back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/ms?hl=en&amp;ptab=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;oe=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=203231974799060679931.0004b8c669f246c93c932&amp;t=h&amp;ll=51.696502,-5.170097&amp;spn=0.0532,0.128574&amp;z=13&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To explore the route on GoogleMaps, go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/ms?msid=203231974799060679931.0004b8c669f246c93c932&amp;msa=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The geography and location of Dale has caused it to be endowed with more than its fair share of archaeological and historical remains. Its situation on the west coast of Wales, together with the shape of the peninsula, jutting out to face the entrance to the great natural port of Milford Haven, has resulted in the construction of a wide range of encampments and military installations. These span history, from Bronze-age settlements through to Victorian forts and a Second World War airfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a biologist, with interests in geology, archaeology and history and a liking for walks, the Dale area has always seemed perfect to me. It\u2019s got everything \u2013 natural history, birds, beaches and rocky shores, geology, abandoned military installations and archaeological remains. Its location in a rural part of Wales well away from major cities has meant that many sites of interest are in a good state of preservation. Add to that a mild and pleasant climate for most of the year, and you have the ideal place for a walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/phil_bradfield.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\"\/><figcaption>Phil Bradfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few years ago, through my work with the Open University, I met Andrew Denyer. We collaborated on a project with the OU, producing materials for a \u2018podcast\u2019 guide to a coastal walk in Devon. I mentioned Dale to Andrew at the time, saying that it would be an excellent place for another guided walk. At last it\u2019s come to fruition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/andrew_denyer_240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Denyer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are indebted to the late John Barrett for his excellent little guide \u2018The Dale Peninsula\u2019. It provided us with much of the information and inspiration for putting together this booklet. However Barrett\u2019s guide was written in 1966 and updated in 1980, so we thought it was high time to have another look at the coast walk and review what the route has to offer today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cyclops-prods.co.uk\/shop\/dale-peninsula-coast-path.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/dale_book_cover_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" width=\"300\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/files\/2020\/04\/dale_book_cover_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/files\/2020\/04\/dale_book_cover_600-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The printed book of this walk is available to buy both <a href=\"http:\/\/cyclops-prods.co.uk\/shop\/dale-peninsula-coast-path.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by mail<\/a> and in and around the Dale Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/the-walk\/\">THE WALK<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Guided Walk Around The Dale Peninsula Coast Path Introduction by Phil Bradfield I first came to Dale in 1980, as a recently qualified biology teacher accompanying pupils on their A-Level field trips to Dale Fort Field Centre. I immediately fell in love with the area, and have since visited Pembrokeshire many times, both in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"tteo2020_transparent_header":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295,"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-guides.co.uk\/dale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}