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Painting
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Horseriding *
Activities *
Challenge Valley
Number Eleven * December 2001
| Welcome……
It's a few months since the last Advantage
Gower so there is lots in this edition. We've also been busy with
Father Christmas staying at the farm since the beginning of December.
Over one thousand children have visited him so there should be plenty of
tidy bedrooms and angelic children between Kidwelly in the west,
Ammanford in the north and Cowbridge in the east! Some have their pictures in
our new Photo
Gallery so why not take a look? |
Merry Christmas and an
Active New Year! |
Our attractions
page has proved highly popular and by the Spring we will have more
information from our partner companies to make our website the
information hub for what to do in Swansea and Gower.
Whatever the season Advantage Gower
will continue to bring useful information about the
area throughout the year. We welcome feedback so that we can provide
just the right amount of information to encourage visitors to come to
the area and stay longer once they have arrived.
IN THIS EDITION
New Marketing
for Clyne Holiday Cottages
Holiday Activities at Clyne Farm Centre
Riding and Adopt a Pony
Days
Computer Viruses
Dump
of the Week
Gong
of the Week
Christmas Greetings
- Send an electronic card from Swansea and Gower
Next Edition
Spring Bargain Breaks
New Marketing
for Clyne Holiday Cottages
Clyne Farm's self catering
operation is going independent the quest
to provide visitors with an even bigger and better service.
As Clyne Farm's Geoff Haden
explains "Nearly 60% of our bookings have been self generated with the
internet being an important source of new visitors.
"We've rejoined the Wales
Tourist Board grading scheme which gives us a recognised quality
standard and a benchmark from which to improve our service. By booking
direct our visitors can deal with our friendly trained staff who can
quickly answer questions about the cottages and what is available at the
Centre and the surrounding area.
Early
Booking Discount There are big incentives for
booking made before the end of January 2002. These can be held for a
reservation fee of just £50 with a 10% discount on all bookings made
before the end of January.
As many as 40% of our bookings are
made in the first month of the year so it's a chance to not only get the
property you want, at the time that you want it but also to save money
in the process
You can find booking
information on the website.
Holiday
Activities at Clyne Farm Centre
FREE TASTER SESSIONS
For 2002 all of our week long self catering bookings will be eligible for a FREE
activity taster session. This offer also applies to guest of our partner
accommodation providers. The only conditions are:
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booking in advance on 01792 403333
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limited to ages eight and upwards
(riding lessons are from four year old upwards)
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limited to guests staying with you for
five days or more
Activities Can include archery,
indoor climbing, orienteering and horseriding
Times Usually Monday
mornings 9.30am to
12.30pm
Our other activity days revolve around our
range of outdoor activities including archery, indoor climbing,
orienteering, horseriding, gorge walking, climbing and abseiling, surfing, rock
hopping, caving, canoeing and
Challenge Valley - the muddiest assault course in the
world!!!!!
There are also special courses in Abseiling and
Climbing, the Local Enviroment and Painting and Drawing.
ACTIVITY
PROGRAMME for
the two weeks beginning Monday 24 December 2001 - why not print out
for you or your guests' information?
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Monday
9.30-12.30
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On-Site Taster
Session Can include archery, indoor climbing, horseriding Ages
eight to adult Cost Free to residents and guests of
partner organisations
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Tuesday
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Christmas Day -
closed
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Wednesday
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Boxing Day - closed
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Thursday
9.00 - 13.00
13.30 - 16.30
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The Clyne Challenge
A morning which can include raftbuilding, archery and indoor
climbing and Challenge Valley in the afternoon. Change of
clothes and packed lunch needed Ages eight to adult Cost
£22 per person Half Day £12 per person, afternoon £10 per
person
Change of clothes a
must!
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Friday
9.00-16.30
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Adopt a Pony Spend a
day in the stables learning how to groom, tack up, feed and care
for your pony before riding out across the Great Gower Plains!
Full Day £25,
Half Day £14 6 year old to adult
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Saturday
9.00-16.30
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The Clyne Challenge
A morning which can include horseriding, archery and indoor
climbing and Challenge Valley in the afternoon. Change of
clothes and packed lunch needed Ages eight to adult Cost
£22 per person Half Day £12 per person, afternoon £10 per
person
Change of clothes a
must!
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Sunday
09.00 - 16.30
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Waterfall Country
A big buzz day of action gorge walking at the top of the Neath
Valley Full Day £40 per person Ages 8 years to
adult, Transport not included
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Monday 9.30-12.30
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On-Site Taster
Session Can include archery, indoor climbing, horseriding Ages
eight to adult Cost Free to residents and guests of
partner organisations
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Tuesday
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New
Year's Day - closed
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Wednesday
9.30- 16.30
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Waterfall Country
A big buzz day of action gorge walking at the top of the Neath
Valley Full Day £40 per person Ages 8 years to
adult, Transport not included |
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Thursday
Clyne Challenge
9.00 - 13.00
Challenge Valley
14.00
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The Clyne Challenge
A morning which can include horseriding, archery and indoor
climbing and Challenge Valley in the afternoon. Change of
clothes and packed lunch needed Ages eight to adult Cost
£22 per person Half Day £12 per person, afternoon £10 per
person
Change of clothes a
must!
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Friday
9.00-16.30
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The Clyne Challenge
A morning which can include horseriding, archery and indoor
climbing and Challenge Valley in the afternoon. Change of
clothes and packed lunch needed Ages eight to adult Cost
£22 per person Half Day £12 per person
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Saturday
9.00-16.30
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Clyne Coastal Challenge
Climb and abseil at Bracelet followed by a rock hop. In the
afternoon Challenge Valley for the end of an Ultimate Dirty Day
Out! Ages 14 to adult Transport not included Cost
£40 per person (packed lunch required)
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Sunday
09.00 - 16.30
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Waterfall Country
A big buzz day of action gorge walking at the top of the Neath
Valley Full Day £40 per person Ages 8 years to
adult, Transport not included
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All programmes are subject to change due to
weather or other circumstances beyond our control
On Site Days which can include a mix of
archery, indoor climbing riding and Challenge Valley - the muddiest
assault course in the world are available every day - cost £22 per
person
You can find further details of our full
or half day activities (Details)
or our very popular self catering cottages (Details)
on our website. For many peak weeks we quickly become fully booked so would
welcome passing enquiries on to other self catering operators who have
space - please let us know.
Riding
Much has changed at Clyne Farm Stables since
the summer. Lots of new horses and a new yard manager - Christine
Stanton. Chris - a local girl - is aided by Erika who is from Brighton.
They are responsible for
Father Christmas using Tiggi and the Victorian trap to get around (see
picture above) in the mild Swansea
climate while Rudolph and the reindeers rest up for the big day.
Carriage driving is a great
way to get around - why not take some lessons - Tiggi is the most
forgiving of teachers!
| This is Ginny who is the
largest horse that we have. She is a shire cross and like her near
twin Tom she has a great temperament and is ideal for the beginner. Check out
Ginny's
details on our web
site.
Full details of our hacks, lessons and Adopt a Pony Days are on our web
site as well as pictures of the horses and staff.
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Computer
Viruses - Have they hit you?
A month ago we were hit by a
computer virus. It beat our anti-virus software which had only been
updated a month before (now we update every week!). The BadTransB virus
sends e mails to everyone on your address book so if it hit us it may
have hit you. Apart from clogging up the system it doesn't do much else
- not apparently like other viruses.
According to the BBC it was started
by BTOPENWORLD who accidentally sent it to its customers.
Someone has told me you can
download free software at www.grisoft.com
It's very clever but why don't these geeks put their talents to
productive use?
Dump of the
Week
Regular readers
will remember that we have been a bit cutting in our remarks in the
past. That will not change but as it is the season of goodwill we'll
hold off for a week or two!
Gong
of the Week
There
is a wind of change in the Wales Tourist Board following Butcher Blair's
near annihilation of the rural economy with the Foot and Mouth farce.
Visitors to Swansea, Mumbles and Gower will see the benefits of the area
having Strategic Tourism Status and a massive new WTB advertising
campaign - The Big Country - with one of the television adverts
featuring Rhossili and Worm's Head.
However, all this could pass the
area by if the tourism industry (and that means just about every
business in the area) does not present a strong lobby similar to that
being mounted in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
| Did
you know? Challenge Valley has a world wide
reputation and is the most used location for the tv programme
You've Been Framed (which means lots of £250 cheques for our
visitors with video cameras!). It's used by over 15,000 people a
year ranging from management training groups, school and youth
parties, birthday parties. |
ITV's phone
dating programme Dial a Date is the latest to use the Challenge
Valley mud. They brought Welsh Valleys girl Dannielle and Sussex
boyo Simon together for a surprise date. They were great sports
and we fixed them up with dinner at Castellamare on Bracelet Bay as a
reward. |
Why
not?
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Take a walk along Swansea Beach and marvel at the peace
and solitude just minutes from the bustling city. Just remember to go to
the loo before you start as loos are few and far between. More are promised in the rebranding of Swansea into a "must visit"
destination (consultants talk for "you'll never get anyone here
unless it's easy to Park, Pee and have a Pint"!)
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Try Clyne Farm's coffee shop
- drop the children off for a ride and sit and watch the
view for an hour.
CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS - THE BIG POSTCARD
We've been
running The BIG Weekend for ten years now so can tell WTBs The Big Country
campaign a thing or two about size! Our latest offering is The BIG
Postcard site. Not that it's very big at present but we aim to expand it
into a site where you can send pictures by e mail of almost everything
in Swansea and Gower. Forgotten to send a Christmas card? Why not send a
BIG Postcard
NOW!
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NEXT
EDITION
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Merry Christmas and an
Active New Year! |
Thank you for reading! Please let us know if there is any event or
attraction that you would like us to feature.
Clyne Farm Centre - making a difference to a stay in Swansea and
Gower. Horseriding, activities and Challenge Valley - 70,000 people and You've Been Framed can't be wrong - click here to check out
Challenge Valley
- the muddiest assault course in the world!!!
Geoff Haden
Clyne Farm Centre
Westport Avenue
Mayals
Swansea SA3 5AR
www.clynefarm.com
tel 01792 403333 fax 01792 403339
geoff.haden@clynefarm.com
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