Last weekend we paddled down the river Wye, Monmouthshire, Wales in a canoe (I’ve blogged that here). Whilst we were on the water we saw people walking along the river bank, enjoying the stunning scenery in and around the Wye Valley. We both thought a walk in that area might be a nice thing to do. So, once we were back I started to research walks in the Wye Valley and using the Outdoor Active App I found the walk that we completed today.
Continue readingMy in-laws, David and Donna, visited us this weekend so we decided to make the short drive over to Wales and spend Saturday on the River Wye, canoeing from Huntsham Bridge back to Monmouth.
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Two weeks ago, with warm weather forecast across the country, we thought it might be nice to take the opportunity to find a last minute get away somewhere here in the UK. Long story short the former Miners cottage in mid Wales, that we stayed in last year, had a last minute cancellation and was being offered for a weeks rental with a good discount. So, on Sunday evening I booked the cottage and by 2.00pm the next day we were back in it.
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We picked off another walk from our OS Pathfinder Book this week, taking on a 9.5 mile circular route, starting in the ‘Chocolate Box’ village of Stanton. I was expecting Stanton to be busy with Cotswolds Tik-Tok tourists but that wasn’t the case. Another surprise was a well kept, empty, free car park in the village, provided by the local Parish Council. That’s a much appreciated rarity these days.
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We decided to fit another walk in this week. We wanted something a bit longer than Mondays Cheddar Gorge ramble so we decided to drive in to the Cotswolds. The area is not too far away from us, about 50 miles. I had a look through our OS Cotswolds Pathfinder Book and chose a nine mile circular walk starting at Winchcombe. The route loops around a ridge to the east of Winchcombe, taking in Hailes Abbey and Sudeley Castle. I found the same route in my Outdoor Active App with no problems and used that to guide us.
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Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK is well known for it’s deep gorge and caves and is one of the top tourist attractions in our part of the world. Like all these things, it’s somewhere I’ve never properly visited even though it’s only 25 miles from home. So, yesterday we decided to take advantage of the good weather and walk the 3 1/2 mile cliff-top circular walk around the gorge.
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In June 2022 we decided we wanted to get out to try a few different hikes and go somewhere that was new to us for walking. We both knew Weymouth so chose that as somewhere we’d like to visit. Back in the 1970’s, when we were growing up, Weymouth was always a summer day trip for families like us, living in Bristol. That was if my Dads Vauxhall Viva didn’t break down on the way. It did just that more than once.
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The first time I visited the Isle of Wight was back in 1973, when I was taken there on a day trip with my Mums, Marks and Spencer’s works outing – remember those? I don’t remember much about that trip other than buying a souvenir keyring – remember doing that?
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Pontneddfechan is a small village situated in Powys, Wales, UK. It sits on the southern edge of The Brecon Beacons and gives access to a series of waterfalls in the Upper Neath valley.
We decided on another hike for Wednesday but thought we would stay local and walk the Cleveland Way coast path we’d first walked on Sunday. We’d missed out on the coastline views because of the sea mist and fog on the first walk. In total contrast, Wednesday was a lovely warm, sunny day.
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Steve Hyde 