To welcome in the New Year a sizable contingent of us went made the short trip to Penarth aboard one of the new trains.
We started the day by looking at some of the varied architecture, namely the Paget Rooms, the Library and the Washington building. We then made our way down through the Alexandra Gardens, learning the history of the park, the various memorials and the eagle that lived here a short time.
On arriving down as the Esplanade it was time to look at the old Baths, and the pier itself and of course some of the people who were born, lived or visited Penarth over the years.
After lunch we strode along the Esplanade, up into Windsor Gardens and then back through the Victorian streets and the old railway line into Penarth. Some of us then took the opportunity to visit the Turner House Art Gallery and the exhibition by ‘The 56 Group Wales’ – ‘An Artist Shoots Themself in the Foot’.
