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130 BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

Borderlands to Beacons

Beginning in the compact English borders city of Hereford, with its beautiful
cathedral, this drive follows a route through the ecclesiastical highlights
of the “Golden Valley” (Abbey Dore) and Vale of Ewyas (Llanthony Priory). Michaelchurch Almeley Sarnesfield
Almeley
Michaelchurch
Sarnesfield
on Arrow
It then crosses into Wales to Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, on Arrow Eardisley Kinnersley Canon
Canon
Kinnersley
Eardisley
Pyon Pyon
and through the glorious landscape of the Brecon Beacons National Park Whitney Willersley Wormsley Wellington
Wormsley
Wellington
Willersley
Whitney
before finishing in Blaenavon, a sprawling industrial World Heritage Site. Letton Mansell
Mansell
Letton
Wye
Painscastle Clifford Wye Staunton Lacy Lacy Pipe and
Painscastle
Clifford
Staunton
Pipe and
on Wye
Bredwardine
Clyro Clyro Bredwardine on Wye Lyde Lyde
Monnington Withington
Monnington
Withington
Credenhill
on Wye Bridge Credenhill Holmer
on Wye
Holmer
Bridge
HAY ON
Llowes HAY ON Sollers Swainshill
Swainshill
Llowes
Sollers
WYE WYE Dorstone
Dorstone
HEREFORDSHIRE HEREFORD
HEREFORDSHIRE
Tyberton
Llanigon
Boughrood Llanigon Tyberton Madley Breinton HEREFORD
Breinton
Boughrood
Madley
Glasbury Hampton
Hampton
Glasbury
Peterchurch
Peterchurch Wye
Bishop
Wye
Llyswen
Llyswen Bishop
Clehonger
Vowchurch
Aberllynfi Vowchurch Clehonger
Aberllynfi
Upper
Upper
Llandefalle Gospel Maes-coed Kingstone Allensmore Holme
Llandefalle
Holme
Maes-coed
Kingstone
Gospel
Allensmore
B l a c k M o u n t a i n s
Callow
Bronllys Pass Pass Callow Lacy Lacy
Bronllys
Pont-faen Garthbrengy Rhos Dirion Thruxton Bolstone
Pont-faen
Thruxton
Garthbrengy
Rhos Dirion
Bolstone
Dewsall
Llanfillo
Talgarth
Bacton
Felin F
Llandefaelog Felin Fachach Llanfillo Talgarth 713m 713m Llanveynock Bacton Dewsall
Llandefaelog
Llanveynock
Trefacca
fach fach Trefacca B l a c k M o u n t a i n s Wormbridge St Devereuxeux
St Dever
Much Dewchurch
Battle Battle Wormbridge Much Dewchurch
ABBEY DORE
Llanddew Waun Fach ABBEY DORE
Llanddew
Waun Fach
Longtown
Llanywern Llanfihangel
KILPECK
Aberyscir BRECON Llanywern Llanfihangel 811m 811m Longtown Ewyas Harold KILPECK Llandinabo
Aberyscir
BRECON
Llandinabo
Tal-y-llyn
Tal-y-llyn
Ewyas Harold
Llanwarne
Llanthony
Llangorse Llanthony Pontrilas Bagwy Llanwarne
Llangorse
Bagwy
Llydiart
Llanhamlach
Llanhamlach Pontrilas Llydiart
LLANGORSE LAKE
Orcop
Libanus LLANGORSE LAKE Llangua Orcop
Libanus
Llangua
Walterstone
Kentchurch
Scethrog
Cathedine
Cantref
BRECON BEACONS Cantref Scethrog Cathedine Walterstone Kentchurch Michaelchurch
Michaelchurch
BRECON BEACONS
Grosmont
NATIONAL PARK Usk k Llansantffreadead Cwmdu Cwmyoyyoy Grosmont St Weonards
NATIONAL PARK
Cwmdu
Cwm
St Weonards
Us
Llansantffr
POWYS Bwlch TRETOWER COURT Pandy Broad Broad
TRETOWER COURT
POWYS
AND CASTLE
Pandy
Bwlch
AND CASTLE
VALE OF
Treto
Tretowerwer Llanbedr VALE OF Llanfihangel Monnow Oak Oak
Llanfihangel
EWY
Monnow
Pen y Fan Llanbedr EWYASAS Crucorneyney Cross Ash
Pen y Fan
Cross Ash
Crucor
Skenfrith
886m 886m Llanddetty Skenfrith
B r e c o n B e a c o n
Llanddetty
B r e c o n B e a c o n s s
Llangynidr
Llangynidr
Crickhowell
Crickhowell
Llanddewi
Llangatt
Llangattockock Llantilio- Llanddewi
Skirrid
Llantilio-
Newcastle
Llanvetherine
Aber- Aber- pertholey Skirrid Llanvetherine Newcastle
pertholey
Cynafon Llantilio-
Cynafon
Llantilio-
Mynydd Mynydd Llanelly ABERGAVENNY Crossenny
Mynydd
ABERGAVENNY
Llanelly
Crossenny
Mynydd
Llangynidr Llangattwg
Llangattwg
Llangynidr
Llanvapley
Llanfoistoist Llanvapley
Llanf
Brynmawr Blackrockock
Brynmawr
Blackr
MONMOUTHSHIRE
Above From farmland to wilderness – the varied Nantyglo MONMOUTHSHIRE
Nantyglo
Dukestown
landscape of the Brecon Beacons, see p134 Dukestown Tregare
Tregare
Llanvihangel
Llanvihangel
Ebbw
Ebbw BLAENAVON nigh Usk
BLAENAVON
nigh Usk
Vale Vale
Below Pointed, arched doorway at Goetre Betts Betts
Goetre
ACTIVITIES Hereford Cathedral, see p132 Newydd
Newydd
Penperlleni
Abertillery Penperlleni
Abertillery
Map the 13th-century route to Jerusalem on the Mappa Abersychan Monkswood
Monkswood
Abersychan
Mundi at Hereford Cathedral Abergeey Little Little
Abergeey
MillMill
Taste some fine cider at Hereford’s Cider Museum Ebbw Llanhilleth Pontypool
Pontypool
Ebbw
Llanhilleth
Griffithstown
Griffithstown
Drive over stunning Gospel Pass for views of the Wye Valley Crumlin
Crumlin
Go fishing, birdwatching or take a boat out on the waters
of Wales’ largest natural lake at Llangorse
Walk glorious trails in the Brecon Beacons
Admire the medieval Jesse sculpture inside St Mary’s
Priory Church in Abergavenny
Go down a mine and reflect on South Wales’ industrial past
– a history which changed the modern world
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