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I’m loving Wales: I had forgotten how easy it is to pop onto the ferry at Rosslare and, after a few chilled hours, drive off in Fishguard, then off into the Welsh countryside.

I had also totally forgotten how beautiful the Welsh countryside is, some wide roads but lots and lots of winding lanes edged with wildflowers, native bluebells, pink campion, jack of the hedge, stitchwort, and Queen Anne’s lace. Is this the most beautiful time of the year in Wales? I don’t know, I haven’t been here for more than a decade. And, no I am not in the pay of the Welsh tourist board, I am just enchanted. Many of the towns and villages are old-fashioned — lots of antique and charity shops, estate agents and sadly some empty premises too.