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Sep 9, 2023

Wales' oddest footpath name


Fortune's Frolic is the puzzling name of a riverside footpath in Haverfordwest. Now you can scan HistoryPoints QR codes there to discover how a man named Samuel Fortune was found in scandalous circumstances on the path and challenged to a duel, in ...

which he died. That was shortly before a farce called Fortune's Frolic was a hit in theatres. For more on the path's history, scan the QR codes with your smartphone, or click here