Page 133 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Great Britain

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0 kilometres 5 PLAN YOUR DRIVE
KEY
0 miles 5
Drive route Start/finish: Hereford to Blaenavon.
Number of days: 3, allowing half a
Michaelchurch Almeley Sarnesfield day to explore Hay-On-Wye.
Michaelchurch
Almeley
on Arrow Sarnesfield Canon
on Arrow
Canon
Kinnersley
Eardisley Kinnersley Pyon Pyon Distances: 175 km (110 miles).
Eardisley
Wormsley
Wormsley
Willersley
Whitney Willersley Wellington
Wellington
Whitney
Letton
Mansell
Wye
Painscastle Clifford Wye Letton Staunton Mansell Pipe and Road conditions: Good roads in most
Painscastle
places and well signposted. Some
Lacy Lacy
Clifford
Staunton
Pipe and
on Wye
Bredwardine
Clyro Clyro Bredwardine on Wye Lyde Lyde roads are narrow and quite rural.
Monnington Withington
Monnington
Withington
Credenhill
on Wye
on Wye Bridge Credenhill Holmer
Holmer
Bridge
HAY ON
Llowes HAY ON Sollers Swainshill When to go: Spring is pleasant but
Llowes
Sollers
Swainshill
WYE WYE Dorstone summer is best for outdoor activities.
Dorstone
HEREFORDSHIRE HEREFORD
HEREFORDSHIRE
Tyberton
Llanigon
Boughrood Llanigon Tyberton Madley Breinton HEREFORD Opening times: Museums and
Breinton
Boughrood
Madley
Glasbury Hampton
Hampton
Glasbury
Peterchurch Wye attractions are generally open 10am–
Peterchurch
Bishop
Wye
Llyswen Bishop
Llyswen
Clehonger
Aberllynfi Vowchurch Clehonger 5pm, but close earlier (or are closed
Vowchurch
Aberllynfi
Upper
Upper
Llandefalle Gospel Maes-coed Kingstone Allensmore Holme altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops are often
Holme
Llandefalle
Maes-coed
Gospel
Kingstone
Allensmore
B l a c k M o u n t a i n s
Callow
Bronllys Pass Pass Callow Lacy Lacy open longer. Churches are usually open
Bronllys
Pont-faen Garthbrengy Rhos Dirion Thruxton Bolstone until dusk. Some B&Bs close for winter.
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
fach fach Trefacca B l a c k M o u n t a i n s Wormbridge St Devereuxeux Main market days: Hereford: Outdoor
Trefacca
St Dever
Much Dewchurch
Battle Battle Wormbridge Much Dewchurch
ABBEY DORE
Llanddew Waun Fach ABBEY DORE Retail Market, Wed, Fri & Sat; Butter
Llanddew
Waun Fach
Longtown
Llanywern Llanfihangel
KILPECK
Aberyscir BRECON Llanywern Llanfihangel 811m 811m Longtown Ewyas Harold KILPECK Llandinabo Market (foods and miscellaneous),
Aberyscir
Llandinabo
BRECON
Tal-y-llyn
Tal-y-llyn
Ewyas Harold
Llanwarne
Llanthony
Llangorse
Llangorse Llanthony Pontrilas Bagwy Llanwarne Mon–Sat; Hay-on-Wye: Butter Market
Bagwy
Llydiart
Llanhamlach Pontrilas Llydiart (food, antiques and bric a brac), Thu
Llanhamlach
LLANGORSE LAKE
Libanus LLANGORSE LAKE Llangua Orcop am; Brecon: Farmers’ Market, second
Orcop
Libanus
Llangua
Kentchurch
Walterstone
Scethrog
Cathedine
BRECON BEACONS
Cantref
Michaelchurch
BRECON BEACONS Cantref Scethrog Cathedine Walterstone Kentchurch Michaelchurch Sat of the month.
Grosmont
NATIONAL PARK Usk k Llansantffreadead Cwmdu Cwmyoyyoy Grosmont St Weonards
NATIONAL PARK
Cwmdu
St Weonards
Us
Cwm
Llansantffr
TRETOWER COURT
POWYS Bwlch TRETOWER COURT Pandy Broad Broad Shopping: Look out for apple juice
POWYS
Pandy
Bwlch
AND CASTLE
AND CASTLE
VALE OF
Treto
Tretowerwer Llanbedr VALE OF Llanfihangel Monnow Oak Oak around Crickhowell, as well as produce
Llanfihangel
EWY
Monnow
Pen y Fan Llanbedr EWYASAS Crucorneyney Cross Ash from the Black Mountain Smokery, plus
Pen y Fan
Cross Ash
Crucor
Skenfrith
886m 886m Llanddetty Skenfrith Welsh venison, lamb and Penderyn
Llanddetty
B r e c o n B e a c o n
B r e c o n B e a c o n s s
Llangynidr
Llangynidr
Crickhowell Whisky in the Brecon Beacons.
Crickhowell
Llanddewi
Llangatt
Llangattockock Llantilio- Llanddewi
Skirrid
Llantilio-
Llanvetherine
Newcastle
Aber- Aber- pertholey Skirrid Llanvetherine Newcastle Below Pastel-painted B&Bs lining the
pertholey
Cynafon Llantilio- streets in the heart of Brecon, see p133 Major festivals: Hereford: Art Week
Cynafon
Llantilio-
Mynydd
Mynydd Mynydd Llanelly ABERGAVENNY Crossenny (open studios, exhibitions – www.
ABERGAVENNY
Llanelly
Crossenny
Mynydd
Llangattwg
Llangynidr Llangattwg brightstripe.co.uk), Sep; Hay-on-Wye:
Llangynidr
Llanvapley
Llanf
Llanfoistoist Llanvapley
Brynmawr
Brynmawr Blackrockock Hay Festival, (everything about books –
Blackr
MONMOUTHSHIRE
www.hayfestival.com), a week from end
Nantyglo
Dukestown
Dukestown Nantyglo MONMOUTHSHIRE of May to the start of Jun; Brecon: Jazz
Tregare
Tregare
Llanvihangel Festival (www.breconjazz.org), Aug;
Llanvihangel
Ebbw BLAENAVON nigh Usk
Ebbw
BLAENAVON
nigh Usk
Vale Vale Green Man Festival (music festival –
www.greenman.net), end Aug;
Goetre Betts Betts
Goetre
Newydd Abergavenny: Food Festival (www.
Newydd
Penperlleni
Abertillery Penperlleni abergavennyfoodfestival.com), mid-Sep.
Abertillery
Monkswood
Monkswood
Abersychan
Abersychan
Little Little DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Abergeey MillMill
Abergeey
Llanhilleth Pontypool
Pontypool
Ebbw
Ebbw
Llanhilleth
Church buffs can start at Hereford
Griffithstown cathedral before heading to the fine
Griffithstown
Crumlin
Crumlin
church at Kilpeck. Visit the abbey at
Dore and drive through the Vale of
Ewyas, past the priory and a church
with a leaning tower. Last stop is the
book capital at Hay-on-Wye. Families
might prefer a visit to the iron works
and a trip down the mine at Blaenavon,
then the castle and manor house at
Tretower, and waterside activities
at Llangorse. For full details, see p135.
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