Walk the Wye Valley

Walk the Wye Valley

Walk the Wye Valley

Wales holiday patrons are discovering in increasing numbers a 136-mile long walk through some of the most beautiful countryside in the heart of Wales.

The Wye Valley Walk stretches between Chepstow and Plynlimon in a meandering diagonal along the sylvan Wye Valley, with a wide variety of interesting places to see and things to do.

The walker on a Wales holiday can tackle it from the northern or southern end, either along its length over a few days or in short rambles savouring the scenery.

The Chepstow to Monmouth section takes in the many attractions on offer, including Chepstow castle, the earliest stone-built Norman castle in Britain, perched dramatically on a lofty crag overlooking the Wye. Its strategic importance made it the HQ of the medieval Marcher Lordship. Chepstow Museum is also a repository for a rich source of information on which the tourist on a Wales holiday can prime himself for his Wye Valley walk.

En route the trekker can take in picturesque Tintern Abbey, founded by Cistercian White Monks in 1131 with the backing of the Norman Marcher Lords, and which became the richest Abbey in Wales. Nearby is Abbey Mill, which once belonged to the monks and now accommodates a veritable oasis for the Wales holiday walker with its coffee shop, restaurant and a couple of other shops. It is the HQ for the Wye Valley Craft Association with an interesting display of local craft on sale and for information.

Another thirst quenching stopping off point along the way is the Parva Farm Vineyard where delicious wines, country wines and mead are on sale. Park Wood is a wonderful experience for the nature lover and those interested in industrial archaeology. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and contains former quarries specialising in cider press millstones where in springtime the ground is bright with acres of bluebells and the Wales holiday visitor can tick the bird boxes with sparrowhawk, flycatcher and woodcock.

Another interesting piece of industrial archaeology is Angidy Iron Works, the partly restored ruin of the first blast furnace built in Britain, in what was once one of the most industrialised valleys in 6th century Britain.

There are cycle hire and canoe hire centres along the way while at Monmouth the tourist can visit the Castle, which Cromwell knocked about a bit, and its interesting Regimental Museum. The castle was the birthplace of Henry V.

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