In the second episode of ‘Gareth Edwards’ Great Welsh Adventure’ this Tuesday (November 2) the rugby legend and his wife are in Tenby celebrating their wedding anniversary in style!
Staying at Manorbier Castle, Gareth and Maureen – who first met when they were 11 - head west for an action-packed weekend in a place that is very close to the couple.
Speaking in the episode, the couple said: “It’s our 49th wedding anniversary so to mark the occasion, we’re visiting Dinbych-y-pysgod, Tenby - somehwhere that’s very special to both of us.
“We first came here on school trips but we’ve returned many times with the family since then.”
It’s a weekend of wildlife for the childhood sweethearts who begin the celebrations with a boat trip around Caldey Island to see some amazing sealife but it’s clear Gareth’s photography skills aren’t quite as good as his skills on the pitch!
Back on dry land, the couple try their hand at zookeeping where they get up close and personal with rhinos and tigers.
They round off their trip with a Malaysian meal on the beach in Manorbier cooked by award-winning local chef Nora Gower of Nora’s Kitchen in Tenby Market, where Gareth picks up some top tips on how to cook his favourite cuisine.
“We were honoured to meet Sir Gareth Edwards and his lovely wife Maureen, and taught them to cook Mee goreng on Manorbier beach - what a fantastic experience!” said Nora.The programme will be shown on Tuesday (November 2) on BBC One Wales, at 8.30 pm (and will be available on iPlayer).