The border town of Chepstow is a familiar jump-off point for me having already walked Offa’s Dyke and the Gloucestershire Way though for once I was not crossing the iron bridge over the River Wye to Gloucestershire, instead  I was remaining  firmly in Wales. The Wye...

It was a snap decision to walk driven by a sudden burst of summer sun when the season had been sliding inexorably into autumn over the previous few weeks. My reward was a simply fabulous day’s walking in a very beautiful part of the Wye Valley, with warmth on my...

The top of Pig Alley was my start point today but I was a little reluctant to leave Ross-on-Wye straightaway and instead backtracked along the street for a little, enjoying the sights of this old part of the town including the landmark stone Market House. However, the...

It is quite a bustle in the centre of Hereford in the morning, not least because my start was at the foot of the old bridge and some 100 yards away is the main A49 to Ross-on-Wye and South Wales. Descending some steps down to the riverbank, you pass underneath the A49...