The Dingle Path was created in 1883 by the Windsor Estate to provide access from Penarth town centre and the railway station, which opened in 1878 , to the Windsor Gardens entrance on Bridgeman Road.
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| Tidied Summer 2025 |
Starting from the Bridgeman Road entrance
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| Cleared Summer 2024 |
towards the first bridge,
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| Before clearing |
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| Cleared Jun 2025 |
passing the steps up to Park Road, recently cleared by guys from the council. Good job, well done.
Thank you.
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| Cleared Spring 2025 |
This, the first bridge crossing the Dingle stream,
was completed in 1911, replacing the original wooden one, and tested with a 20 ton load under which it deflected by 1/64 of an inch,
after which it was then opened to the public.
Slightly over engineered I would say.
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| Before Clearing |
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| Cleared Autumn 2025 |
OK, onward and upward, through the invading Dingle ground cover and trees (mind your head) plus the plants taking root in the leaf mould along the path's edges,
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| Downed in a recent late winter storm. |
passing a toppled tree
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| After Clearing 2025 |
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| Before clearing |
towards the second bridge
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| Spring shown on both a 1900 map and todays Google map. |
and the spring water bringing with it mud down the slope.
Another fence to mend,
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| Cleared Summer 2025 |
before crossing a seond bridge back over the stream
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| Two Bags Full |
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| Moved |
Litter picking done Summer 2025.
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| Cleaning in progress Summer 2025 |
past the railings
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| Cleared Summer 2025 |
and on to the Dolly Steps.
A photo from the Edwardian era, judging by the gentlemen's attire. The small step was to accommodate Edwardian ladies and thier long, wide dresses.
Originally there was a gravelled slope followed by a tarmac surface before the steps replaced it in 1905/6.
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| Gutter cleared Summer 2025 |
The top at last,
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| Before clearing |
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| After, Summer 2025 |
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| Before clearing |
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| After, Summer 2025 |
then up to Plymouth Road on the way to the railway station and town centre.
