{"id":29641,"date":"2023-08-24T12:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=29641"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:20:27","slug":"hope-in-hidden-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/2023\/08\/24\/hope-in-hidden-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope in hidden places"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Once voted the most romantic ruin in Wales, Carreg Cennen Castle enjoys spectacular views over the Carmarthenshire countryside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

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Hope in hidden places<\/h2>\n\n
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\u201cSome of the best places for holidays are those overlooked corners that you miss on the way to somewhere with better PR. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Take Wiltshire and Somerset, marvellous counties of ancient mysteries blithely bypassed on the roads to Dorset, Devon or Cornwall. And in this month\u2019s magazine, Carmarthenshire \u2013 described by author Carwyn Graves as the place known to those heading to Pembrokeshire as \u201cwhere the M4 peters out\u201d. But a closer look reveals a trove of hidden loveliness: a wonderfully woven coast; little-walked hills and wooded valleys; cosy pubs; charming be-castled towns and some of Britain\u2019s most glorious gardens. <\/p>\n\n

Perhaps Carmarthenshire deserves to be Britain\u2019s second Hope Spot, after Argyll in Scotland. Hope Spots are a global idea to focus love and resources on coastal and marine areas rich in wildlife and community to strengthen their collective resilience. I\u2019m delighted that Argyll resident and relatively new Countryfile <\/em>presenter Hamza Yassin<\/a> joins us this month to tell us more about his hopeful homeland \u2013 and show off some of his great wildlife photos. If we can find hope for our landscapes, we can also do with finding hope for ourselves. And one way to cope with the demands of modern life may be to look to the distant past: our Neolithic ancestors may have some tips for living contentedly. Sam Pyrah takes us on a journey to a simpler existence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Fergus Collins<\/strong>, editor@countryfile.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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Carwyn Graves, \u2018Discover Carmarthenshire<\/a>\u2019.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe prepared for a visual feast of oak-ash woodlands along steep river valleys followed by broad vistas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n




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Sam Pyrah, \u2018Find your inner caveman<\/a>\u2019<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot only were our hunter-gatherer ancestors biologically almost identical to us, they were highly capable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n




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Hamza Yassin, \u2018Hamza and the Hope Spot<\/a>\u2019<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe range of different species that lives here is phenomenal \u2013 it\u2019s beautiful and it\u2019s remote.\u201d


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