Derek marvels at one of the UK’s first tourist walks as he follows William Gilpin’s Wye Tour, which encouraged 19th century tourists to visit the area. He takes to the water in a canoe and heads downstream to the old Victorian station at Tintern, where he visits the famous Tintern Abbey and is told of a recent and remarkable discovery. He finishes his walk in Chepstow where he presents the Weatherman Walking Local Hero Award.
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The Welsh Coast Series 2: 5. St Donats To Dunraven Bay
It’s a walk down memory lane for weatherman Derek Brockway as he climbs the Nash Point lighthouse he used to visit as a child. Derek’s coastal walk takes him along G ...
03-08-2025
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast Series 2: 4. Abergwyngregyn To Conwy
Derek Brockway visits north Wales and goes into hiding, only to be tracked down by a pair of search and rescue dogs. This walk also has him heading to the hills on a coastal rou ...
27-07-2025
BBC 2
Series 7: 3. Great Orme And Llangynog
Derek Brockway heads to Llandudno but he's not there to hit the beach, he's off to explore the rugged beauty of Great Orme, a giant headland overlooking the Irish Sea. Along the ...
23-07-2025
BBC 2
Series 7: 2. Caldey And Carreg Cennen
Weatherman Derek Brockway heads west for another two wonderful walks - one down by the sea and the other up in the hills with an iconic castle as its centrepiece. \n\nDerek firs ...
22-07-2025
BBC 2
Series 7: 1. Aberdyfi And Merthyr Tydfil
Derek Brockway is back with a new series of Weatherman Walking. Derek leaves his weather map behind, dons his walking boots and heads for the hills above Aberdyfi to explore the ...
21-07-2025
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The Welsh Coast Series 2: 3. Little Haven To Solva
Weatherman Derek Brockway joins the surf dudes when he visits St Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire… but he still needs a bit more practice. On his walk from Little Haven t ...
20-07-2025
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast Series 2: 2. Pwll To Kidwelly
Derek turns Pied Piper as he launches a walk of 800 children marking the anniversary of ‘People Power’ that saved a stretch of the Loughor Estuary for families to en ...
13-07-2025
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast Series 2: 1. Harlech To Barmouth
Weatherman Derek Brockway strips down to basics as he crosses a nudist beach in Gwynedd. Luckily he’s got a beach ball to spare his blushes! On this walk along one of Wale ...
06-07-2025
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The Welsh Coast: 8. Porthcawl To Southerndown
The final episode in the series and Derek Brockway is in the Vale of Glamorgan on a walk of contrasts. On his journey he takes part in a lifeboat challenge, walks a guide dog pu ...
29-06-2025
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Series 6: 2. Slate Trail And A Southern Shore
Weatherman Derek Brockway heads off on two contrasting walks at opposite ends of the country. \n\nHe sets off from Llanberis in the footsteps of quarry workers, along paths and ...
27-06-2025
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast Series 2: 4. Abergwyngregyn To Conwy
Derek Brockway visits north Wales and goes into hiding, only to be tracked down by a pair of search and rescue dogs. This walk also has him heading to the hills on a coastal rou ...
27-07-2025
BBC 2
Series 7: 3. Great Orme And Llangynog
Derek Brockway heads to Llandudno but he's not there to hit the beach, he's off to explore the rugged beauty of Great Orme, a giant headland overlooking the Irish Sea. Along the ...
23-07-2025
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast Series 2: 6. Cardigan To Aberporth
Derek, the Weatherman, is in fine voice when he kicks off his walk in Cardigan, home of the first Eisteddfod. After visiting the castle, lovingly restored by locals, he learns ...
14-03-2021
BBC 2
Series 7: 2. Caldey And Carreg Cennen
Weatherman Derek Brockway heads west for another two wonderful walks - one down by the sea and the other up in the hills with an iconic castle as its centrepiece. \n\nDerek firs ...
22-07-2025
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast: 5. Ynyslas To Aberystwyth, Cardigan Bay
Weatherman Derek Brockway’s walk in Cardigan Bay has something for everyone. For the first half, he explores one of Britain’s oldest and largest raised bogs. His ro ...
08-06-2025
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The Welsh Coast Series 3: 1. Cwm Ivy To Llanrhidian, Gower
Derek Brockway explores some of the less familiar stretches of the Welsh coastline. This episode sees him in the dramatic landscape of the north Gower saltmarshes, where he lear ...
18-08-2024
BBC 2
Dylan's Walks: 1. Swansea And Llansteffan
In the first of two special walks celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas's birth, Derek Brockway walks in Dylan's footsteps around his home town of Swansea. With his guide, a ...
07-11-2023
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The Welsh Coast: 1. Beaumaris To Red Wharf Bay
Weatherman Derek Brockway launches the series by firing the starting cannon at the Beaumaris Regatta on Anglesey. His 14-mile walk then takes him into the town’s heavily f ...
02-03-2025
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Series 13: 3. Cilgerran
Derek and the team travel to the point where the counties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion all meet to follow the course of the River Teifi between Cenarth and C ...
22-10-2023
BBC 2
The Welsh Coast Series 2: 3. Little Haven To Solva
Weatherman Derek Brockway joins the surf dudes when he visits St Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire… but he still needs a bit more practice. On his walk from Little Haven t ...
20-07-2025
BBC 2