Pembrokeshire’s wild north by train, bus and bike Overshadowed by St Davids and Tenby, the Welsh seaside town of Fishguard makes a great off-season base for coastal and country exploration.
“I’m calling him Llŷr before anyone else names him,” local artist Gideon Peterson said as we gazed at his magnificent stainless steel creation, perhaps fearing a Seahorsey McSeahorseface situation.
A sculpture of Jemima Nicholas, pitchfork-wielding heroine of the last invasion of mainland Britain (when a French force landed near Fishguard in 1797), stands on West Street.
Launched in December, this new network of trails will, it’s hoped, raise the profile of Fishguard and neighbouring Goodwick, and encourage both locals and visitors to explore between the two.
In his latest incarnation – a shimmering five-metre seahorse, keeping watch from Fishguard’s Marine Walk – he’s king of the Pembrokeshire coast.
