Childhood
...Fantastic Family Tales From Wales
Travel across the Severn Estuary towards Weston Super Mare - the very journey Roald Dahl (1916-1990) made on his way to school from Cardiff. Cruise past the two Norse-named islands Flat Holm and Steep Holm, where Saint Gildas (500-570 AD) would retire for lent. In The Ruin and Conquest of Britain, c. 520 AD, Saint Gildas was the first to record Merlin and the story of King Vortigern, who disastrously invited the Saxons into Britain and had to flee to Dinas Emrys. The sea-life en route can be enjoyed alongside a meal in one of the Waverley’s period lounges.
Waverley Paddle Steamer, Penarth Pier
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- Region : South East Wales
- Grid Ref : ST 19103 71295
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Travel across the Severn Estuary towards Weston Super Mare - the very journey Roald Dahl (1916-1990) made on his way to school from Cardiff. Cruise past the two Norse-named islands Flat Holm and Steep Holm, where Saint Gildas (500-570 AD) would retire for lent. In The Ruin and Conquest of Britain, c. 520 AD, Saint Gildas was the first to record Merlin and the story of King Vortigern, who disastrously invited the Saxons into Britain and had to flee to Dinas Emrys. The sea-life en route can be enjoyed alongside a meal in one of the Waverley’s period lounges.
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