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Weatherman Derek Brockway goes on a seasonal tour of Wales's best walks

Weatherman Derek Brockway laces up his boots and heads outdoors for the best walks in Wales.

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Derek Brockway

Erin Lloyd Jones

Onkar Singh Purewal

Moira Edwards

Sam Ryall

Julia Foot

Weatherman Walking : Series 12: Porth to Taffs Well

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Porth to Taffs Well

Weatherman Walking

BBC One - Weatherman Walking, Series 12, Porth to Taffs Well

Weatherman Derek Brockway explores the Rhondda Valley with a walk starting in Porth.

Weatherman Derek Brockway explores the Rhondda Valley with a walk starting in Porth and finishing in Taff’s Well.

Derek the Weather is kissed by the sun in this walk, which kicks off on the edge of the Rhondda Valley. He takes the plunge in the National Lido of Wales in Pontypridd on his walk between Porth and Taff’s Well. 

But there’s a serious element too as he follows a route commemorating the first mining disaster in Wales to claim more than 100 lives, many of them boy miners. Dr Erin Lloyd Jones tells the story of three young brothers who perished in that Cymmer Colliery tragedy of 1856. 

Onkar Singh Purewal fizzes with excitement to learn about the history of the Pop Factory in Porth.

Weatherman Walking : Series 12

Derek Brockway puts his best foot forward with a new series of walks around Wales.

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