Lower Wye Valley in Wales - British Heritage Travel
2024年11月15日 · The Lower Wye Valley in Wales – connecting the market towns of Chepstow and Monmouth via Tintern Abbey – offers a wonderfully scenic 17-mile riverside drive.
Wye Vally Heritage and History - RoyalForest of Dean
3 天之前 · The area has an interesting industrial heritage associated with the river, and based on industries such as iron forges (Tintern, Symonds Yat and Redbrook), wire and brass works (Tintern) paper mills (Whitebrook) and tinplate and copper works (Redbrook).
Heritage of the Wye Valley - The Wye Valley AONB
Trellech’s standing stones, early riverside Celtic church sites, the impressive earthworks of Offa’s Dyke, medieval stone castles and the hauntingly beautiful ruins of Tintern Abbey preserved in today’s landscape provide a window to the past. The Wye Valley was one of the earliest places in the UK to industrialise.
The magic valleys of Wales - British Heritage Travel
2024年10月23日 · Grand scenic views crowd with one another across the Brecon Beacons National Park. The deep greens of the well-watered countryside, abandoned coal mines, ancient castles and the singing of male voice choirs: There is indeed something magical about the valleys of Wales. Here is a one-of-a-kind itinerary in south Wales’ most famous valleys.
Must do in the Wye Valley and Vale of Usk - Visit Wales
The Wye Valley and the Vale of Usk offer a very lulling and rolling, very Welsh, sense of peace. You can get that feeling in a half-day away from urbanity, and then you’ll crave a week or more getting lost in the heart of the hills. Take it from us locals – here the things that we’d tell anyone that you just shouldn’t miss.
Discovering the UK's Wye Valley through its riverside routes and …
2021年8月23日 · The Wye’s simple pleasures — chattering birdlife, slow-moving boats and walking trails weaving through steep, squirrelly beechwoods to views of the castle-studded Welsh borders — have long ...
Wye Valley - Wikipedia
The River Wye viewed from Yat Rock Wye Valley AONB locator map. The Wye Valley (Welsh: Dyffryn Gwy) is a valley in Wales and England.The River Wye (Welsh: Afon Gwy) is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom.. The upper part of the valley is in the Cambrian Mountains and is enclosed by hills as it descends through Rhayader, Builth Wells and Hay-on-Wye before reaching the England-Wales ...
16 Fairy-tale Castles in Wales to Inspire Your Next Trip - Travel
4 天之前 · One of Edward I's four World Heritage Site castles in North Wales overlooking Cardigan Bay, Harlech is an example of the "walls within walls" designs of architect Master James of St. George. Its ...
The Very Best Things To Do In The Wye Valley: 2025 Edition
In Welsh, the Wye Valley is known as Dyffryn Gwy. 1. Watch Sunset at Wintour’s Leap. A great spot for an easy to access sunset view over the Wye Valley is Wintour’s Leap. This viewpoint is located near the village of Woodcroft on the English side of …
Rhayader, Powys | History, Photos & Visiting Information - Britain …
The Wye Valley Walk long-distance trail follows the river for 136 miles from its source in the Cambrian Mountains to the sea at Chepstow. The Wye is not the only river closely linked to Rhayader's heritage; the River Bwgy flowed through the …