Walking in the Gower > Cefn Bryn, Long Oaks and Green Cwm Walk
Description: A lovely walk skirts the old deer park wall's and exploring its woodlands and valleys before finding
your way back up to the house from Green Cwm. Lots of wildlife and habitats.
Distance covered: 4 miles Average time: 1.45 hours Terrain: Easy under foot
From the end of the house follow the Church path out past the trout ponds, across the fields and through the woods. When you climb over the style next to the green gate the track bears left, you need to take the stony path in front of you and follow it up the hill.
History 
The stile you have just climbed over crosses the old deer park wall the boundary which was constructed in the 13th century to enclose around 2000 acres of land for hunting deer. It can still be traced all but unbroken to this day on the local OS map (see image). The original boundary would likely have been a wooden pail set atop an earthen bank flanked by a ditch. At some later date the structure was replaced with stone and hedges took hold over much of its length.
Following the parks foundation in the 1220s the area was reduced to approximatly half when the eastern segment was converted into a manorial farm some time before 1337.
When you meet the un-surfaced road at the top of the rise follow it to the right, you will see Cefn Bryn (a name which translates to Hill or ridge) rising up in front of you. Follow the road for about half a mile, when you see a fork in the road in front of you, to your right the will be a style which you can cross back over the park boundary, a short footpath takes you to a wide forestry track which you can follow downhill for three quarters of a mile.
As you are walking down through the woods about 300yds from the stile on your right you will see a track leading off into the woods. If your feeling inquisitive a quick stroll down here will take you to the reservoir which was built in the 1800s to supply the fields and farm buildings at Parc-Le-Breos with water, large cast iron pipes also run from the reservoir down to the house where they used to run water turbines which in turn drove farm machinery.
Eventually following the track you will arrive at a cross roads, turn right here and follow the road down through Green Cwm, past Cat Hole Cave and Giants grave burial chamber. When you reach the tarmac road at the end of the Cwm turn right and head back up to the house.
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