Articles by Beverley Rogers

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Mumbles – the healthiest seaside resort
in the United Kingdom >

by Beverley Rogers

Mumbles has been recently featured at the top of the list of 52 Places to Love in 2021 in the New York Times. It has also appeared in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to live for three years in a row. This is a glowing accolade for our lovely seaside village . . .

The Big Apple >

by Beverley Rogers

'It has welcomed visitors for many decades'

Mumbles’ distinctive Big Apple has been one of the village’s most recognisable landmarks for generations – it has appeared on postcards, been painted by local artist Nick Holly and has even earned a mention on TripAdviser! . . .

Mari Lwyd - a skull in the ribbons of a bride >

by Beverley Rogers

'The first time you encounter a Mari Lwyd (Y Fari Lwyd) the image tends to stay in your memory.'

As we journey into Midwinter and the darkest months of the Welsh year, the Mari Lwyd - one of Wales’ most unusual traditions – can be seen snapping its jaw.

October is the month of falling leaves, beautiful nature and Halloween! In Wales, the 31st October is also known as Nos Calan Gaeaf – the night before ‘the first of winter’ – when it was commonly believed that supernatural influences were intensified and that the spiritual veil between the living and the dead was at its thinnest. . .

Previously Published in Mumbles Times

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