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PLANED
The Old School,
Station Road,
Narberth,
Pembrokeshire
SA67 7DU |
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+44 (0)1834 862113
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April 30th
'The Seasons in Pembrokeshire' - Tourism Network Development Event - for
Artists, Photographers and Gallery Owners |
19th April -
Sense of Place Tour - Archaeological History of Crymych Area. |
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Recently held in Felindre Farchog, Nr Newport was a ‘Developing Your Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouse’ seminar organised by PLANED.
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The day was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. John Walsh-Heron, Managing Director of TQS – Tourism Quality Services, facilitated the day and provided expert advice on all aspects of running a Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouse. Kate Morgan, Pembrokeshire County Council’s Food Officer spoke on how important it is to the local economy to use local produce and Joy Stanley from Pembrokeshire Tourism, talked about what support there is available for tourism businesses and highlighted the benefits of joining Pembrokeshire Tourism.
Lilwen McAllister (AA Landlady of the Year 2006) from Erw-Lon Farm Guesthouse gave a wonderful and highly entertaining first hand account of what it’s really like to run a guesthouse, which kept the audience enthralled.
This project has been funded by PLANED Leader+ programme ‘Creating a Community Culture of Entrepreneurship which aims to:
- Assist communities to unlock talents, knowledge and skills
- Facilitate the development of enterprise opportunities based on local resources – human, natural, cultural, social and economic.
- Encourage the development of new products and services, which build upon the strengths of a local area and which are sustainable.
Leader+ and EU funded programme supported by the National Assembly.
Pictured: Sarah Diment, PLANED’s Tourism Development Officer;
Joy Stanley, Pembrokeshire Tourism;
Kate Morgan, Pembrokeshire County Council’s Food Officer, along with attendees on the day.
Further information please contact:
Sarah Diment on 01834 862107 or
click here to use our contact enquiry form.
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Held recently and organized by PLANED a ‘Sense of Place’ tour which embraces the distinctive sights, sounds and experiences that are rooted in the county, those special and memorable qualities that resonate with local people and visitors alike. |
The tour, covering south and south-eastern Pembrokeshire, examined the links between geology and landscape and showed how the nature of the rocks affects many aspects of life including agriculture, industry and even building traditions.
South Pembrokeshire is underlain by Upper Palaeozoic rocks, considerably younger than the rocks of North Pembrokeshire. Brian explained how mobile the earth's crust is, since most of the rocks of south Pembrokeshire were laid down when this part of Europe was in the Tropics.
He showed the participants how it is possible to interpret ancient environments (including sandy deserts, deltas and coral seas) from the nature of the rocks laid down in Devonian and Carboniferous times. He also explained how the bending or folding of rocks has given rise to the "strips" of limestone and sandstone across South Pembrokeshire. Milford Haven, the most important physical feature in the south of the county, was formed by a substantial river at a time of much lower sea-level. The key locations visited on the trip were Carew (to look at the tidal waterway), West Angle (to look at the folded Carboniferous Limestone), Freshwater West (to look at Devonian sandstones and conglomerates), and Saundersfoot (to look at the Coal Measures). |
Pictured with the group are Sarah Diment, PLANED’S Tourism Development Officer and Dr. Brian John the tour guide for the day. |
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Maximising the use of Heritage and Environmental Data to assist local people to develop sustainable tourism opportunities in Pembrokeshire. |
One aspect of PLANED’s work is to assist local people in the development of sustainable tourism with emphasis on the natural and heritage assets of the county. To aid this work we are now examining ways to make full use of the wide range of environmental, heritage and landscape data held by CCW, Cambria Archaeology and other organisations. 
Our aim is to produce this information in a form that can be easily accessible and understandable to local people, which can be drawn on to assist tourist businesses to aid their development and can be accessed by potential visitors when planning their holidays. In essence we want to make national data locally useful to the benefit of the local economy and environment.
The effective use of the existing data offers us an opportunity to take a further step to developing truly sustainable tourism in the county with visitors enjoying and, through greater understanding, gaining greater commitment to the protection of the environment and local historical sites and heritage.
 One aspect of PLANED’s work is to assist local people in the development of sustainable tourism with emphasis on the natural and heritage assets of the county. To aid this work we are now examining ways to make full use of the wide range of environmental, heritage and landscape data held by CCW, Cambria Archaeology and other organisations. |
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The mysteries and hidden secrets of north Pembrokeshire were revealed during a bus tour led by local author Dr Brian John and organised by PLANED, to publicise the new Preseli Circle Walk which is due to be opened this spring (2007). |
The twenty eight people on the tour included those from tourism related business, all of whom were keen to learn more about the distinctive heritage, environment and culture of Pembrokeshire, so that they can share this with visitors to the County.
“Visitors enjoy hearing about the history of the place they visit and who better to inform them than local people” said Sarah Diment from Planed who organised the tour. “As a local myself I still have so much to learn about Pembrokeshire. For example Brian John showed us the farm where the plotting of the first Rebecca Riots took pace, and the tiny church in the Gwaun Valley where the future King Henry VII worshipped on his way to the Battle of Bosworth. We also passed the sacred Carningli Mountain the setting for Brian’s Angel Mountain saga.”
The route of the new Preseli Ciricle walk takes you along the Gwaun Valley from Fishguard, up through the Preselis and via Cilgerran to the coast at Poppit Sands, before following the coast path via Ceibwr Bay and Newport back to Fishguard.
This tour is part of PLANED’S “Sense of Place” programme, which helps people understand the unique features that make Pembrokeshire special and is funded by the European Union under the Leader+ initiative.
Sarah Diment said: “This way we are developing a richer experience for visitors which will encourage them to stay longer and return again and again. Tourism businesses are often too busy to discover what is going on in their area – we aim to help them with this programme.”
Another tour is planned for March, so if you are interested get in touch with Sarah Diment on 01834 862107 or
click here to use our contact enquiry form. |
Dr. Brian John with Sarah Diment, PLANED’S Tourism Development Officer and those who attended the tour. |
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Greenways Holidays is a community enterprise, which provides collective marketing for local service-sector accommodation providers and helps them to meet the needs of the international travel trade. Money made by Greenways Holidays Ltd is used to fund joint marketing activities and the Pembrokeshire based booking service. |
2007 is the first year we have offered our Preseli Circle Walk, a 7 day walking holiday in North Pembrokeshire taking in mountains, woodlands and spectacular coastline including some of the best views in the county! Look out for our new 2008 price list!
If you would like more information about any of our holidays, please check out our website www.greenwaysholidays.com
So far we have had a good season. We’ve had a great number of holiday enquiries, sent out about 130 brochures, made over 70 reservations and booked over 1250 bednights!
We are really pleased with the popularity of Greenways Holidays this year and would encourage more accommodation owners to become Greenways Holiday Providers. We are particularly interested in finding more beds in, Amroth, the Angle peninsula, Dale, Cilgerran and the Preseli area – though we always welcome all new providers!
If you run a guest house or a B&B graded by Visit Wales, and you would like to become a provider for Greenways Holidays, please contact:
Sarah Griffiths on 01834 862107 for a provider pack. I look forward to hearing from you!
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