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Walk 27 Saturday 15 April
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Distance: 5 miles (linear with transport to start provided)
Duration: 3-4 hours Difficulty: Moderate - flat terrain but some areas bumpy underfoot. Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera. Binoculars will also be useful if available. Meeting Point and Parking: 9:00am at RSPB Newport Wetlands Visitor Centre car park, West Nash Road, Nash, Newport NP18 2BZ ST334834 ///colleague.stream.mount. £4 parking fee payable (RSPB members free) exit tokens can be collected after our return when refreshments and facilities will be available at the Visitor Centre. Public Transport: Newport Bus service 63 (Newport-Goldcliff-Nash) connects the meeting point with Newport city centre. This is a demand-responsive service which must be booked at least 24 hours before travel on 01633 211202. This walk is not suitable for dogs |
Join the Living Levels Team and Martin Bell, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Reading University, for a walk along the Wales Coast Path from Goldcliff Seawall through Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve. The walk will include off road walking through nature reserves and farmland as well as a few stretches along country lanes. Walking through this peaceful scenery, rich in wildlife, Martin Bell will situate the land into its historical context in relation to his archaeological research.
Professor Martin Bell has been excavating in the Severn Estuary since 1983. His excavations have included Bronze Age Settlements at Brean Down in Somerset, and Redwick in Gwent, and an extensive complex of Mesolithic to Iron Age sites at Goldcliff. The excavations are mainly in the intertidal zone on sites subject to coastal erosion. Some of the most striking finds are prehistoric human and animal footprints.
Professor Martin Bell has been excavating in the Severn Estuary since 1983. His excavations have included Bronze Age Settlements at Brean Down in Somerset, and Redwick in Gwent, and an extensive complex of Mesolithic to Iron Age sites at Goldcliff. The excavations are mainly in the intertidal zone on sites subject to coastal erosion. Some of the most striking finds are prehistoric human and animal footprints.
Walk 28 Saturday 15 April
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St David Lewis
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Distance: 3.5 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 3 hours Difficulty: Moderate with ascent Bring: Drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Usk Rural Life Museum, Maryport Street North car park, Maryport Street, Usk NP15 1ED SO376007 ///covenants.plan.washing Public Transport: Phil Anslow service 63 (Chepstow-Usk-Cwmbran) stops within easy reach of the meeting point. This walk is not suitable for dogs |
Blended with a countryside walk over Lady Hill where we see Usk Castle and pass Pwll Melyn Battle Site, we explore the legacy of St David Lewis who preached to persecuted Catholics in the area. We pass the site of his execution and visit where his body was interred at the Priory Church of St Mary. We will visit St David Lewis & St Francis Xavier Parish Church and see the relics and hopefully meet the current Priest.
Taith 29 Dydd Sadwrn 15 Ebrill
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Pellter: 4 milltir (cylchol)
Hyd: 2.5 awr Anhawster: Hawdd-Cymedrol Dewch â chi: diodydd a byrbrydau am stop hanner ffordd, a chamera Man Cyfarfodt a Parcio: 10:00yb Maes parcio Anchor Inn, Tyndyrn NP16 6SF SO532000 ///picked.mimics.cringes. Tâl cymedrol (ad-daladwy ar gyfer cwsmeriaid Anchor Inn) Trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus: Phil Anslow service 69 (Casgwent - Trefynwy) Croeso i gŵn ar dennyn |
Am amser byr rydym ni yn dilynyr Afon Angidy ar ei thaith hanesyddol. Mae yna un bryn fach trwy’r goedwig, gyda golygfa wych dros y Tyndyrn. Ar ôl byddan ni’n ymweld Eglwys St Mary , ble oedd llawer o weithwyr wedi priodi a’u gladdu. Mae’r beddau yn ddiddorol iawn, i darllen!, yn ôl i Tyndyrn, wedyn, byddan ni ymweld Y Odynau calch ac olwyn ddŵr.
Walk 29 Saturday 15 April
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Distance: 4 miles (circular)
Duration: 2.5 hours Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Bring: Drinks, snacks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Anchor Inn car park, Tintern NP16 6TQ SO532000 ///picked.mimics.cringes. Modest charge applies (refundable for Anchor Inn customers). Public Transport: Phil Anslow service 69 (Chepstow - Monmouth) Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome |
We follow the course of the Angidy River on its historic journey. There is one small hill through the forest, with a great view over to Tintern. En route we will visit St Mary's Church, where many workers were married and buried and the graves are very interesting to read! On our way back to Tintern we will visit the lime kilns and water wheel.
Walk 30 Saturday 15 April
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Distance: 4.75 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 2-3 hours Difficulty: Moderate, some ascent/descent and 2 stiles Bring: Snacks, drinks, dog treats and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Tintern Old Station car park (charges apply), A466 Tintern NP16 7NX SO536006 ///tiger.building.crackling Public Transport: Phil Anslow service 69 (Chepstow - Monmouth) passes Tintern Old Station This walk is designed for well-behaved dogs |
It's not always easy to find a new walk for dogs that hasn't got difficult stiles & opportunities to let controlled dogs off their leads but this walk has been devised to eliminate those obstacles for the majority of the walk. There is just one field where dogs must be kept on leads in case of sheep. The walk climbs up from Tintern with fantastic views towards the Wye Valley, Gloucestershire & Monmouthshire through woodland and meadows to return via Brockweir, then along the bank of the River Wye. Refreshments available at Tintern Old Station.
Walk 31 Saturday 15 April
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Distance: 5 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 2-3 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Snacks, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 12:00pm at Newchurch Farm Shop car park, Newchurch NP16 6DD ST452976 ///teams.amazed.spine. This walk is not suitable for dogs |
This walk is new to the festival to introduce you to an area that is not often walked. The walk crosses open farmland and visits St Peters Church at Newchurch, perched high on the ridge surrounded by a ring of tall firs that can be seen for miles. The church will be opened for us to see the magnificent stained glass window commemorating Sir William Edward Carne Curre, a squire of Itton. The walk continues to take in further stunning views of the Black Mountains.
