THREE TRAILS IN ONE DAY, THAT WAS THE CHALLENGE the mbr boys set themselves on a visit to the Afan Valley — once a thriving industrial heartland that is these days putting its wealth of natural resources to a different use

THE WEST COUNTRY IS A UNIQUE PLACE — one where ancient forests shut out the light, Lorna Doone fans stamp out the trails and Dunkery Beacon becomes an enormous breast if you stare hard enough