Walk 1 Tuesday 2 April
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Distance: 5 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 3 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Earlswood Village Hall car park, Earlswood NP16 6AW ST455949 ///excavated.store.deprive This walk is not suitable for dogs |
Starting at the Earlswood Village Hall, this walk takes you through some beautiful, less walked Monmouthshire countryside. You’ll pass the oldest Wesleyan Chapel in Wales before meandering along the Castrogi Brook up to Cribau Mill. A short steep climb rewards you with far reaching views past Wentwood and Gray Hill to the Severn Estuary, with Flat Holm Island and the Brean Down peninsula on the horizon.
Walk 2 Tuesday 2 April
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Distance: 6.5 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 4 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am in the layby opposite The Orepool Inn, B4228 Chepstow to Coleford Road GL16 8LH SO579076 ///backtrack.timing.forgets This walk is not suitable for dogs |
A circular walk exploring the special heritage of the Forest of Dean through the villages of Clearwell and Sling, fields and woods with ancient iron and coal mines, and an outstanding Forester. Pub lunch option after the walk (please inform the walk leader on the day).
Walk 3 Tuesday 2 April
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Distance: 5 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 3-4 hours Difficulty: Moderate with one fairly steep climb Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am by the bus stop at the junction of the A466 and Whitebrook Road, on the Welsh side of Bigsweir Bridge. NP25 4TS SO537050 ///nesting.everyone.shuttling Public Transport: Service 69 (Chepstow to Monmouth via Tintern) calls at the meeting point - see Traveline Cymru for details. This walk is not suitable for dogs |
The route follows Offa’s Dyke Path past ancient chestnut trees and through old woodland high above the Wye. Leaving the trail, we contour through a garden then along lanes to the Polish Chapel, built to commemorate the Polish soldiers who died in WWI. We head back to the start through ancient woodland to the Wye, following its bank upstream.
Polish Chapel
Walk 4 Tuesday 2 April
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Distance: 6.7 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 4 hours Difficulty: Moderate with some ascent/descent and stiles Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Llangwm Parish Hall car park, B4235 Chepstow to Usk Road, Llangwm NP15 1HQ SO427000 ///efficient.rope.gone Public Transport: Service 63 (Chepstow to Cwmbran via Usk) passes the meeting point. See Traveline Cymru for details. This walk is not suitable for dogs |
A beautiful walk with outstanding views across the Usk valley and Springdale Farm Nature Reserve managed by Gwent Wildlife Trust. We visit two churches now under the care of Friends of the Friendless Churches: St David's is a church that is described as ‘One Victorians forgot” and St Jerome's has one of the best Rood Screens in the country.
Explore the origins of St. Brigid/Bride/Ffraid and her connections with the Welsh coastline. Departing from one water crossing icon to discover the origins of another, this walk in the company of Gwent storyteller Christine Watkins and the Newport Transporter Bridge project team, will uncover traditional pagan, Christian and folk stories of a saint who has such strong associations with our rivers and coasts.
We will walk from the iconic Transporter Bridge to the seawall, then west to Llansanffraid Gwynllwg /St Bride’s Wentlooge where refreshments await us - closing with a traditional candle-lighting ceremony before returning by minibus to the Bridge where there might be a surprise! |
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Presentation Tuesday 2 April
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Venue and Parking: 7:00pm at the Drill Hall, Lower Church Street, Chepstow NP16 5HJ ST536941 ///slippers.balconies.expectant
Public Transport: The Drill Hall is a short walk from Chepstow Bus and Rail stations. This is a stand-alone event organised by Chepstow Books and Gifts. Early tickets cost £3, redeemable against the price of the book. |
Join The Sunday Times bestselling author of "Finding Hildasay" Christian Lewis as he discusses his new book "Hildasay to Home." Since his time on Hildasay, Chris’ adventure has only gotten wilder. No one was more surprised than Chris when, in November 2020, he had an unlikely (seemingly destined) encounter with fellow adventurer Kate. The two turned out to be kindred spirits and – even more astonishingly – Kate made the bold decision to join Chris on the walk of a lifetime.
Day in, day out, as they trekked the coastline down from Scotland together, their relationship grew, and soon the couple were thrown in at the deep end when their first child – baby Magnus – arrived. But, away from Scotland, Chris’ struggles with mental health returned. The solitude of Hildasay seemed far away, and he unravelled once again.
Through injuries and setbacks, with Jet the dog ageing and baby Magnus growing by the day, the adventurous family of four had to find their feet and come together to complete this epic challenge. They’ve navigated the east coast of Scotland, through Yorkshire and East Anglia, and struggled on to the Jurassic Coast where Chris slowly came back into himself. In Hildasay to Home Chris finally crosses the finish line back in Swansea with almost half a million pounds raised.
He reflects beautifully on all that he’s learned and the family he’s found for himself along the way.
Day in, day out, as they trekked the coastline down from Scotland together, their relationship grew, and soon the couple were thrown in at the deep end when their first child – baby Magnus – arrived. But, away from Scotland, Chris’ struggles with mental health returned. The solitude of Hildasay seemed far away, and he unravelled once again.
Through injuries and setbacks, with Jet the dog ageing and baby Magnus growing by the day, the adventurous family of four had to find their feet and come together to complete this epic challenge. They’ve navigated the east coast of Scotland, through Yorkshire and East Anglia, and struggled on to the Jurassic Coast where Chris slowly came back into himself. In Hildasay to Home Chris finally crosses the finish line back in Swansea with almost half a million pounds raised.
He reflects beautifully on all that he’s learned and the family he’s found for himself along the way.
