It’s appropriate that in this Year of the Sea, the Old Police House is situated right in the middle of Pembrokeshire. It means that all of the county’s legendary beaches are within a short drive. The village of Spittal is also on one of the historic pilgrim routes to St David’s. The name is a corruption of the Welsh, ysbyty, and tells us that it was a hospice, a resting place for those on route to the holiest place in Wales, It’s appropriate, then, that visitors to Britain’s only coastal … [Read more...]