Day 1 - Home to Haverfordwest

We left home at 10.30 and encountered a lot of heavy traffic throughout the journey which took over 5 and a half hours instead of the predicted 4.

We stopped in Usk, Monmouthshire for a lunch stop.  What a delightful, floral town.  The streets are very narrow and there was a lot of traffic.  It should really be made traffic free or have a one way system.  

We walked to the town centre, which is called Twyn Square and has a clock tower and lots of flowers.  We then took our picnic lunch to a bench overlooking the river Usk.  We then walked over the stone bridge, along the river and crossed it again over a former railway bridge.  Usk has a castle but it is only open on Sundays and is not easy to see from the town but we did get a distant photo.  There were a lot of pubs in the town, some with beautiful gardens but although tempted, we didnt visit any and decided to continue.

 
Twyn Square Clock Tower

 
Stone bridge over the river Usk

 
River Usk

 
Usk Castle


 
Twyn Square

 
Floral displays

 
Usk Church

 

We arrived in Haverfordwest at about 5.30, checked into the hotel and then went into the town.  We walked around the main streets and over the river.   We found the castle but it is closed off to the public.  After some time walking about we went to Wetherspoons to eat.

 
Havorfordwest shop

 
River Cleddau in Havorfordwest

 
Plaque on bridge

 
Riverfront area of Havorfordwest

 
River Cleddau, Havorfordwest

 
Haverfordwest Castle

 
Church

 
House and monument


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