Jayne Lancaster: August 2015

I have just spent an interesting week in Wales with a friend and children on the Mawddach Estuary overlooking the seaside town of Barmouth, during which I had lovely company throughout and met many delightful and interesting people (not to mention purple dogs and escapee rabbits).

My initial reservations and mild panic at being in the middle of nowhere with no wifi access, no mobile phone signal and no television or radio vanished within a couple of days and I was able to relax and forget about the outside world. In fact, if I had been given the option of staying for longer I would have jumped at the chance! (Even though the toilet had broken halfway through the week and we all had to use the outside loo (complete with original Victorian seat)! - bit like camping really).