Sand and Simplicity at Llantwit Major

Even though we have been very busy this summer holidays our main focus has been on simplicity, especially when we are home and not travelling or in the city. Personally I tend to avoid crowds, busy and over stimulating places and find that we always have the best time when we strip things back, get outside and just enjoy nature. 

A day at the beach is a summer stable but even that can be overwhelming and stressful and it's easily to find yourself bombarded by all the noise of a busy beachfront which is why we opted for more rugged and quieter parts of the Welsh coastline. One of our favourite beaches in Llantwit Major especially if you time the tide right and exposes an array of rock pools in which to spot some crabs and fishes as well as a large sandy beach and inspiring coastal walks. 

We headed down just after lunchtime with little more than some towels and a bucket and spade. Despite it being a dry and fairly sunny day it was Wonderfully quiet meaning the kids go run and splash to their hearts content and be as loud as they wanted. We spent a few hours wading through the shallow waters, taking in all the fresh air and building sandcastles, it's such a beautiful location its easy to feel like your somewhere further south. Llanwit Major is pretty popular with surfers and being a keen surfer myself I really enjoyed sitting and watching them, as did the boys.

Besides one small seaside shop cafe there is nothing else here unless you want to walk into the town of Llantwit Major which would be around a 15-20min walk through some fields and past all the chocolate box seaside cottage you pass on your way down to the beach carpark (which is free!). We ended the day with ice-creams because I mean you have to have an ice-cream when your by the seaside and it was just one of those really simple (and cheap) days out.