South Wales based climber here too. Goitre Coed is great for some evening sun and lowballing on lovely sandstone. Ogmore is also great, and has plenty of single pad stuff even in the trench. Neath Abbey is a cracking area, but its at its best in the 7s with multiple pads and maybe a spotter, so it might not be ideal. Sully Island is quite a bit of fun too. The landings aren't great and the problems can be a bit sharp, but it's a lovely place to spend some time (unless you get caught by the tide, in which case its essentially your very own Alcatraz for 6 hours). Further east, Huntsham is good, and Biblins is better if you enjoy steep lime and are pushing into the 7s. There are some good tidal areas over Gower way too.
Biblins isn't great with just one pad, and bat banned until May.
Plumstone Mountain and Treffgarne both fit the bill. Nice friendly landings and eliminates galore once you've worked your way through the obvious lines. Interesting rock and quick drying to boot.
Quote from: Duma on February 23, 2023, 10:28:51 amBiblins isn't great with just one pad, and bat banned until May.Agreed. You could get a session of things in the 6s and low 7s that are OK with one pad before you run out:New School Old School, Pop for the Top (and all of its variations, but not extensions), the 6A tufa, and the meh stuff on the right.But everything else is going to want more than 1 pad and often a spotter too. The bulge is going to need at least 2 pads and a spotter if it's close to your limit.Finding a spotter and more pads for Biblins will usually be OK on a summer weekday evening.