Blogs from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Gabby the motorhome parked up last night on the Erw Lon campsite near to Llandovery. A fairly small site less regimented than a Caravan and Motorhome Club site. No pitching up to the white peg, no demands to park the right way and cheaper by some way. We were on a serviced pitch with water and electricity. The site was fairly busy and there was a little road noise which we soon got used to. The toilet block had been awarded the loo of the year in 2007 (if I remember accurately) and there were tidy single showers and wash rooms and some family rooms . The family rooms sadly were a little untidy . Not the problem of the room or the owners just the person who used it before us left bits of toilet ... read more

Abergavenny If you’ve followed my blogs this year, you will have noticed that I went to New York in April. Before I go away I often do research on websites such as Tripadvisor. One of my favourite tripadvisor emails I received this year, was the one entitled “New York and Abergavenny are recommended for you”. Yes, I’d been researching both, but both are quite radically different! Different but equally valid destinations! Abergavenny provided me with a lovely holiday from a holiday! I wanted to spend some time with my Dad, and with the distractions and demands of being in London, we decided to head out on a road trip and my wishlist for the trip consisted of ‘green open space’. A three to four hour drive from London, crossing the river Severn took us into Wales ... read more

We struck it lucky with a bright blue skied weekend for our 3 castles walk in Wales. Our train departed from Paddington at 7.45am so we were up and out the door by 6.30am. The journey was just over 4hrs with a fast change in Newport. By fast I mean we had 2mins, so we have to run up and over to get to the platform sliding into the carriage before it pulled out. Our host for the weekend Paul was waiting for us on arrival to drive us to the start point. The days hike was around 11 miles and took us up and over a few hills, so it was not a stroll in the park. The country side looked glorious under the blue skies, the patch work of green fields were picture perfect! ... read more

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