WALKING IN THE WYE VALLEY
by Mike Dunn
2 POLICE SQUARE MILNTHORPE CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
About the Author
Mike Dunn was born and bred in the English Midlands but has now lived in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan for over 25 years. He has worked for the Welsh Assembly Government, specialising in environmental and conservation issues, and has also written widely on landscape, walking, pubs and real ale. His books include The Penguin Guide to Real Draught Beer, Walking Through the Lake District, Walking Ancient Trackways and Real Heritage Pubs of Wales (with Mick Slaughter). He is married and has two daughters, and his interests include tennis, cricket and good beer. Mike’s favourite locations for walking are the Welsh borders, the Hebridean Islands and the Lake District.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Walking in the South Wales Valleys
Walking in the Forest of Dean
© Mike Dunn 2015
First edition 2015
ISBN: 978 1 85284 724 1
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photos © Chris and Mike Dunn 2015
Acknowledgements
As usual I’ve received a good deal of help and encouragement in the course of researching and writing this book, but I’d especially like to thank Lois Sparling and the team at Cicerone; Kevin Straw and Ben Humphreys of Powys County Council; Gwenda and Phil Davies; my wife Chris, who accompanied me on a good number of the walks and provided many of the photographs; and Helen and John Willson, who joined us on a memorable walk from Hoarwithy.
Updates to this Guide
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/724/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Front cover: One of the forest rides in Haugh Wood, a butterfly hotspot high in the Woolhope Dome (Walk 11)
CONTENTS
Getting to and around the Wye Valley
The Lower Wye: Chepstow to Ross-on-Wye
Walk 3 The Devil’s Pulpit from the east
Walk 4 Tintern and the Angidy Valley
Walk 5 Trellech and Beacon Hill
Walk 7 King Arthur’s Cave and the Seven Sisters
Walk 8 Coppet Hill and Goodrich
The Middle Wye: Ross-on-Wye to Hay-on-Wye
Walk 10 Capler Camp from Fownhope
