![]() His view is out over the tops of the rows of terraced houses and to the mountains beyond. These days Robin is most likely to be found writing poetry in his summerhouse at the top of his garden, which is set at rooftop level and reached via 27 steep steps matching the gradient of the typically steep valley sides. "I love the mountains and being amongst them," he continued. "Mountain Ash is what we could afford," said Robin, adding that the Welsh mountains have always been his "playground". But their age meant this was particularly difficult and so they came to Mountain Ash where property is cheaper, the air is clear, and their daughter is near (she lives in Blaenavon). He and Heather – who have four children together – wanted to move back to the UK after living in Prague and needed a mortgage to buy a place. This is after all a man who was thrust into the limelight after writing a book, Fighting Scared, chronicling his personal odyssey from boy-soldier to paratrooper. ![]() Why he chose Mountain Ash is one of my first questions. ![]() Robin shot and killed the terrorist commander inside the Iranian Embassy when the SAS stormed the building (Image: Robin Horsfall) ![]()
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