Wales - Pembrokeshire Walks (Narberth Circular Walk) 5 miles (Landranger Map 158) 1) Start the walk at the car park at the top end of Narberth town. Walk down the main street passing to the left of the Town Hall into Market Street past Commercial Hotel towards Narberth Castle. Where the road bends sharply to the right in front of the castle turn left. 2)After 50 yards there is a small metal gate set back on your right go through this. Head down some rough wooden steps, which lead below the castle walls into a wooded valley. 3) Turn left at the bottom to cross a stream bearing right to climb a stone stile then immediately a wooden stile into a field. Walk to the right at 45 degrees to the top corner of the field to a wooden stile, cross this stile turning left to walk through a short wooded area to a second wooden stile then along a track past a corrugated iron Nissen type barn. Follow on down this track; the track shortly turns sharp right (ignore the way marked footpath sign on this bend). After 50 yards cross a footbridge over a stream then immediately fork left to join a tarmac track going between two stone pillars by Forest Farm. 4) A track leads onto a tree-lined lane; follow this for 500 yards to a way marked signpost. Turn sharp right uphill along a track between steep banks past Myrtle Farm to reach a road. 5) Cross this and continue along a wide track then a tree lined way for about 500 yards to reach a road. Turn left then after 50 yards turn right (by mobile mast) along a track then uphill passing a farm and houses walking between steep banks. At a junction turn right (clearly marked)to join The Knights Way downhill for well over half a mile to a road. Turn right along this quiet road for half a mile to Peters Lake Bridge. 6) Over the small bridge then start going uphill. About halfway, turn left along a bridleway, which is narrow and enclosed by trees. The track descends to a lane, turn left along this for about half a mile. After going round a slight left hand bend turn right in front of a house along a broad track which leads downhill. At the bottom turn left at a footpath sign, soon going right to cross a stream, keeping straight on uphill between banks and hedges after half a mile arriving at a picnic area which adjoins the car park from where you started. Walked in January 2006 by Peter Sparks owners of Brambles Lodge Guest House |
