Adventurer extraordinaire Rosie Swale Pope has completed her marathon-of-marathons with a warm welcome back to her home town of Tenby on Saturday.

Crowds gathered to cheer the 63-year-old grandmother back to the town which she left on Easter Monday to run 27 marathons in as many days.

The 707 miles that Rosie covered through Wales and England, towing her faithful cart Icebird, were amongst the most challenging that has ever run, she admitted afterwards.

"It was a tremendously tough and emotional journey. I had a torn ligament in my knee towards the end, but I had no time to recover from injury - or to have much rest or sleep.

"My mind is full of the many different landscapes and people I encountered over the past four weeks, but what will be my over-riding memory is the finale in Tenby, running through the town alongside children.

"When I set off from there in the morning, I was almost in tears of despair because I was so tired and in pain from my knee. I really didn't think I would make it. But everybody looked after me and when you know there are people who love you, you can always find the extra gear."

With the official homecoming over, Rosie took to the road again before nightfall on Saturday to complete the final few miles of her magnificent feat.

She hopes to raise well over her £6,000 target for Ty Hafan and Helen House children's hospices, and is due to give a talk at Ty Hafan on Wednesday about her latest adventure.