Twelve walkers joined Joy and Biddy at Cosmeston Country Park on a beautiful sunny evening and setting off across the main car park and carefully crossing Lavernock Road, they joined Searchlight Lane heading south towards the coast.
Making their way down through a field of maize, the views out across the Bristol Channel were stunning with Flat Holm, Weston-Super-Mare and Brean Down bathed in sunlight as they joined part of the Wales Coast Path.
Heading in a westerly direction towards Lavernock Point and standing on the clifftop above Ranny Bay, they paused and gazing backwards enjoyed brilliant views towards Cardiff Bay, Penarth Pier and Esplanade, with St Augustine's Church proudly standing on the hilltop along with a view up the Severn estuary to the Severn Bridge.
Arriving at the pretty 12th century St Lawrence Church a quick pause to remember the fact that from the beach below Lavernock Point, on 13 May 1897 Marconi along with his pal George Kemp transmitted the first wireless signals across open sea to Flat Holm in Morse Code.
Fort Road led them inland past the Marconi Holiday Village and into the Lavernock Nature Reserve cared for by volunteers and making their way through the centre of the reserve there were grand views across St Mary's Well Bay to Sully Island.
A footbridge brought them into cropped fields gleaming in the sunshine and out onto St Mary's Well Bay Road for the trek down to Swanbridge, where people were in the beer garden of the Captain's Wife soaking up the ambience as the group passed by.
Following Beach Road and Swanbridge Road up to Home Farm and making their way through long grass and passing the listed 19th century stone barn and a smelly dung heap, they crossed fields towards the Medieval Village in Cosmeston.
Then making their way over a footbridge they were able to view the new sculpture. After admiring the striking 12 foot high creative artwork by Chris Wood with ideas for its content from pupils at Oakfield Primary School and carved from solid oak, the boardwalk led them back to their start.