Borth
is a coastal village 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the Mid Wales county of
Ceredigion and about 70 miles from land-locked Shropshire. Definitely a fair weather port of call, but if the weather is
clement it is a pleasant place.
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| Borth by the sea |
We,
as a family, when the children were small, enjoyed holidays there over the
years. Researching Borth’s ‘things to do’ I found the grand total of four! The
Station Museum, The Golf Club, The Animalarium and the Ynyslas Nature Reserve,
which I assume is better known to us as the Sand Dunes. On my visits I have seen
the animals, trudged through the dunes, totally missed the Museum and as for
golf… Bah! Humbug! Not a place to visit if you want oodles of excitement!
Last
year my favourite campsite was devastated by the summer floods.
Borth
is predominantly seaside with ample camping and caravan sites. Last week found
my Long Term Attachment and me pitching our tent near the coast. After turning
down the offer of two nights camping at a cost of £59, the receptionist’s
excuse for charging this extortionate amount was ‘we’re a big company’, our
next stop was a family run site for £15 a night. More like it!! £59!! We wanted
to camp for two nights not buy the site!! Within minutes of setting up there
was a red kite drifting lazily overhead, swallows skimming the meadow
frantically mopping up insects and screeching gulls competing for a suitable
perch. And then, as it tends to do in Borth, it rained…and kept on raining…
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| Red Kite |
Between
storms we ambled briefly on the beach, walked down to the nearby cove and dried
our clothing! Typical Borth!
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| Homeward bound |
The
Old Country Crone (by the sea) xx
