Following the popularity of the Pilgrimage Walk in CWF24, this route visits three different churches as well as one from last year’s selection. Starting and finishing at Devauden Green, site of John Wesley’s first sermon in Wales, we walk to the Church of the Holy Cross at Kilgwrrwg, taking a different route from last year, before climbing up and over the ridge to St Deniol’s Church at Itton. From there we cross a landscape rich in Roman history before arriving at St Arvan’s Church. Our final church destination is St Mary’s Church at Penterry, standing alone in fields, surviving a village laid waste by the black death plague. We return to the start to ancient hunting woods of the Normans.
This walk is not suitable for dogs. Meeting location: The Wesley Sculpture, Devauden Green, Devauden NP16 6PQ ///thudding.screening.grandest
Roadside parking around Devauden Green and the top of the track next to the Hood Memorial Hall (please do not use the Hall car park). |
A lovely walk for your four-legged friends along forest tracks and quiet lanes, free from livestock. The beautiful Beech woods will hopefully be full of bluebells as far as the eye can see.
Well-behaved dogs are most welcome. Meeting location: Chepstow Park Wood car park, Devauden NP16 6EZ ///outboard.stencil.caves
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This beautiful walk explores a lesser-trodden part of Monmouthshire, showcasing its hidden charms and stunning scenery. The route follows old drover’s lanes and ancient footpaths across open fields, skims the edge of a nature reserve and passes intriguing landmarks. Along the way you will encounter a medieval house and the remnants of an old ski slope, adding a touch of history and curiosity to your walk.
This walk is not suitable for dogs. Meeting location: Llangwm Parish Hall car park, B4235 Chepstow to Usk Road, Llangwm NP15 1HQ ///corrosive.friend.spouting
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Starting in the charming village of St Arvans, this scenic walk winds through the ancient woodlands of Chepstow Park Wood, climbing steadily to the hamlet of Devauden. From there, the route descends into the peaceful valley of Trellech Grange before looping back via Fairoak. The route has fantastic views over the Wye Valley and the Angiddy Valley, and a true sense of being off the beaten track.
Well-behaved, active dogs welcome. Meeting location: St Arvans Memorial Hall car park, A466 St Arvans NP16 6EJ ///searching.crouching.caller
Public transport: Newport Bus service 69 stops at St Arvans
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The latest in the popular “Hidden Chepstow” series takes us on a gentle walk around a town centre that is no longer there! The talk reveals the amazing changes in this part of town and its previous identities, many of which are lost in the mists of time. But we will clear those mists! The walk is accompanied by illustrative folders with relative pictures/sketches/newspaper cutting etc, as far back at 1620. The walk leader was born in Chepstow over 70 years ago and likes to refer to this series of walks as “Hidden Chepstow” because much of it is anecdotal information not found in any guide-book.
Meeting location: Front entrance of St Mary's Priory, Upper Church Street, Chepstow NP16 5HA ///constrain.rainfall.fluid
Nelson Street and Welsh Street town centre car parks recommended (charges apply). Public transport: St Mary's Priory and the Town Gate are a short walk from Chepstow bus and railway stations.
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