Pendine Sands & Enormous Barrel Jelly Fish, Carmarthenshire

• historic interest
• beach
• Barrel jellyfish
• walk
• food

The Museum of Speed at Pendine Sands is a small stylish open plan space in which the 1920's sports car 'Babs' is the focal point. The car was used by Parry Thomas on his fatal attempt at the speed record in 1927. The attempt took place on Pendine Sands which stretches 7 miles from Gilman Point in the west to Laugharne Sands in the east and has been referred to as "the finest natural speedway imaginable"

The beach is still used for occasional car races but is mainly frequented by holiday makers and beach enthusiasts.

This weekend the exceptional high tides brought in and stranded quite a number of enormous Barrel Jellyfish varying in size from dinner plate to catering tray. It was fascinating to see them close up and wonder at their globular texture and huge frilled tentacles.

We walked for an hour without reaching the end of the beach. On our return we were joined by a group of people driving ponies and traps. What a pretty site on a warm September morning.

Laugharne just a few miles down the road was our choice for lunch where we enjoyed a delicious meal in the Stable Bar conservatory overlooking the walled garden. Now that the peak holiday season is over it was possible to get a table without booking but only just. This is a popular restaurant with locals too and very soon every table was occupied.