What I did on my holiday
Aug. 1st, 2010 02:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ewxGoodrich Castle
12th century Norman castle, albeit named for an English thegn.
You can get to the top of the keep.
There is modern glass in the chapel windows. I don’t know if anyone still holds services there.
English Heritage page about the castle.
Symonds Yat Rock
…or rather, the view from it.
We could see a peregrine through the telescope set up there, but it was much too far away for me to be able to photograph.
Perrygrove Railway
There was an attached adventure playground, which the accompanying small children had a lot of fun with.
Clearwell Caves
Ancient iron workings.
Apparently they hold BBQs down there; this is the bar:
There’s life down there, though generally only in the light.
…and there wasn’t much light.
Hay On Wye
As full of bookshops as advertized. The cinema bookshop had the best range and by a long way the most coherent organization, but nevertheless wasn’t the only place I spent money.
The Devil’s Pulpit
Apparently the Devil would stand here to taunt the monks of Tintern Abbey below. We didn’t see any devils, but then we didn’t see any monks either, which would explain it.
Cows pulled strange faces at us on the way.
We made our way down into the valley; steep in places, and a substantial walk.
Tintern Abbey
12th century Cistercian abbey on the banks of the Wye.
Bath time.
The Devil’s Pulpit again.
Where we stayed
www.millendmitcheldean.co.uk. It’s a great place.
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Date: 2010-08-01 08:45 pm (UTC)And so did the nuthatch, just because I've not actually seen one :)
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Date: 2010-08-01 10:29 pm (UTC)Oh yes it is!
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