Lower Wye Valley: Climbers' Club Guides to the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean: v. 1
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The Wye Valley is an area of outstanding natural beauty and if you want somewhere you can relax, unwind and explore then this is the place for you. The Wye Valley and the Vale of Usk is the area where England meets Wales and you will be able to take in natural and wonderful countryside and explore the market towns and villages such as Abergavenney, Monmouth and the valleys down...
Travel Destination - Trip Ideas, Hotels, Travel Guide (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Wordsworth did indeed bestow the Wye Valley with an element of immortality through his poem "The Tintern Abbey". This region near the boundary between Britain and Wales has captured the imagination of poets
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Wye Valley During 12 days of walking down the Wye from near its source beneath Plynlimon we pass through remote uplands towards fertile plains and the gorge. The upper waters are clear and weed-free – rushing by rough grazing for sheep, derelict lead mines and motor rally tracks. Clearing skies reveal distant wind turbines. Hillsides are studded with rowans loaded with scarlet berries...
Ordinary World (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Readers of the blogs of Sir Bruin and Errol the Sheep (and anyone who had the patience to plough through my photos on Facebook) will know that the large bear and I have been on holiday. We managed to drag ourselves away from our virtual Facebook farms and spent a week in the real countryside. We stayed at a cottage in Gloucestershire, near the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley. Why the Wye? Well,...
Forsooth! (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Last week, the Bears went on their holibobs. They found a rather nice holiday cottage in the Wye Valley, so they loaded up the Bear-mobile and headed off into the sunset for a week. Above is the cottage. For a more detailed description and pictures of the interior, ewe (spot the bad pun) will need to visit Errol the Sheep's blog . On the first full day, they wandered into the Forest of Dean....
The TopCopy (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... Roman remains. - The Somerset Levels, with incredible views including Glastonbury Tor. - The Usk & Wye Valley in Wales, a beautiful and romantic location. - Westonbirt Arboretum, one of the most spectacular collections of trees in the world, famous for its rich colours. Visit www.bristolballoons.co.uk for more detailed descriptions together with stunning photographs. Take part in the Bristol...
Pencil & Spoon (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... score of the first eight is the average of the others added on to suggest Pete’s): 1. Wye Valley’s Dorothy Goodbody’s Wholesome Stout (4.6%) Almost a year old, great beer to start on, bitter chocolate finish was superb for ABV, suffered from over-carbonation, unfortunately. Classic British bottled stout. I got it from beermerchants . Mark: 7 Matt: 7 Sean: 6 Lee: 6.5 Brad:...
Hereford Runner (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Wye Valley Runners have reported that entries are now coming in and places filling up fast so if you intend on entering please get your entry in ASAP. Entries are normally full by mid December. To get a copy of the entry form click HERE
Tyrrells Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... the two chaps on the front of the Ale & Cheese pack – Vernon and Peter Amor, owners of the Wye Valley Brewery. We use their CAMRA award winning Dorothy Goodbody Ale in the flavour, so we thought it would be nice to honour them in the photo! Winter Seasonals Great Britishness celebrated Our new ‘ What puts the Great in Great Britain for you’ campaign has sent ripples of excitement through...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
... Bridge to Dover, as well as a Neal's Yard Creamery located on Dorstone Hill, overlooking the Wye Valley in Herefordshire. Hodgson still keeps close ties with cheesemakers and customers--he hand-picks cheddars by visiting England's West Country every eight weeks, sampling young cheese to select which batches will be matured for Neal's Yard Dairy . His Citroen has been replaced with a fleet...
The Walks of David Keates (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... My first target was Twmpa, a grassy topped hill with a steep northern face that overlooks the vast Wye Valley. The weather was less agreeable than it had been the day before being dull and overcast with a strong, cold wind blowing in from the north. Battling these winds I followed the edge of the bluff past the summit of Twmpa down to the top of a valley and up to the top of the vast...
icWales (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
AND THEY’RE OFF: Runners and riders came under starter’s orders in the Wife Carrying Stakes at Hereford Racecourse yesterday, with winners Oliver Milligan and girlfriend Christina Davies, second right, from Ebbw Vale winning their combined weight in beer from race sponsors Wye Valley Brewery PICTURE: Barry Batchelor/PA Wire
Let nothing you dismay (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
No “St Martin’s Summer” in the Wye valley today as a rather chilly, thick fog shrouds the landscape, reducing visibility to a few hundred yards and muffling all the sounds of the natural world and of human activity as well. Appropriate weather, as we seem to be moving forward in a fog of uncertainty and hesitation, groping our way towards an understanding of what is taking...
Hereford Runner (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
January races have just been added. Start the new year with a sprint around the lanes in the Wye Valley Runners New Years Day 10k ( click here for entry form ). For the more adventurous of us there is the Reservoir Roundabout which is a run or walk over the hills at the Western end of the Elan Valley Lakes (recommended). This is followed by the popular Gloucester 10m and then the 1st...
Brew Wales (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... gleaming brass handpumps, Bass, Hancock's HB and a guest which changes regularly and was recently Wye Valley HPA. The Smoke Room features settles and tables, which lead into the rear area of the pub with more seating and a roof light. At the very back of the Butcher's Arms is a very pleasant, partly covered beer garden, unusual for a Cardiff pub and a very well-kept secret. The Smoke Room...
