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LOCAL EVENTS/PLACES OF INTEREST
| Every Sunday | Chepstow Racecourse
Market Open every Sunday 9 - 3pm, free parking. |
| Open daily | Newhall Farm
Shop at Chepstow Garden Centre brings together local, national, and international foods of the highest quality. http://www.chepstowgardencentre.co.uk/newhall_farm_shop.htm |
| Check website for racing calendar | Chepstow
Racecourse Chepstow Racecourse hosts a mixture of 29 Jump and Flat race meetings. The variety of weekend, evening, Bank Holiday and midweek meetings mean that you can enjoy exciting racing action at a time that best suits you and with our popular themed meetings, there really is something for everyone. http://www.chepstow-racecourse.co.uk/ |
| Mathern Mill
Fishery |
MATHERN MILL FISHERY is within
a few hundred yards: open every day 8am - dusk Costs: Adults £7: Under 16's £4 : OAP's £5 Guests have to bring their own equipment ie rods etc. Contact: 07801 513943, Permit: From Fishery click here for article Angling: Anglers pulling in the carp at Mathern Mill |
| Great Barnets Wood, Mounton, Shirenewton | A lovely walk - bluebells there
sometime between Late april to mid May.
http://www.walkingworld.com/results/walksummary.asp?method=thirdpartyid&wlkno=2952 Details of all local walks http://www.walkingworld.com/counties/Monmouthshire.asp |
| Visit CAERLEON | Caerleon was the site of one of
Britain's three permanent Roman Legionary Fortresses and many believe it to be
the location of King Arthur's Camelot. In 830 AD Nennius listed Cair Lion as
one of Britain's 33 cities. Nowadays it's a thriving town where past and
present combine to delight both visitors and residents. http://www.caerleon.net/ |
| Severn Bore | A curious phenomenon associated
with the lower reaches of the Severn is the tidal phenomenon known as the
Severn Bore . The river's estuary , part of the Bristol Channel , has the
second largest tidal range in the world which is approximately 15 metres ,
exceeded only (couple of feet) by the Bay of Fundy in Canada - and at certain
combinations of the tides, the rising water is funneled up the estuary into a
wave that travels rapidly upstream against the river current. The bore travels a distance of approximately 25 miles between Awre and Gloucester. Severn Bore enthusiasts even attempt to surf along on the bore wave, which can be 2 m high. Being the onset of the flood tide it is accompanied by a rapid rise in water level which continues for about one and a half hours after the Severn Bore has passed. http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/2009.htm U tube video of the Severn Bore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtUmLLlm7S0 |
| What's on in Bristol | Information about special events
in Bristol http://www.whatsonbristol.co.uk/Default.aspx |
| What's on in Newport | Information about special events
in Newport http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.month |
| What's on in Cardiff | Information about special events
in Cardiff http://www.visitcardiff.com/Whats-on-events-in-Cardiff.html |
| Chepstow Riverside Walk | A walk around Chepstow town and
riverbank http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Gwent/Chepstow/NP16/CHEPSTOW/Chepstow-Riverside-Trail/121305-Chepstow-Riverside-Trail |
| Chepstow Town Website | Information about
Chepstow http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=137&SiteExtra=14722766&TopNavId=283&NavSideId=2706 |
| Mathern Village Website | Information about
Mathern http://www.welshicons.org.uk/html/mathern.php |
| Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Website | Information on things to
do http://www.wyevalleytourism.co.uk/thingstodo |
| 1 - 3rd October 2010 | The Ryder Cup 2010 at The
Celtic Manor Resort For the first time, the famous match play tournament will be held in Wales and the event is destined to become one of the most significant occasions in the country’s illustrious sporting history. http://www.celtic-manor.com/The-Ryder-Cup-2010.aspx |
The Crown at Whitebrook - The restaurant on the ground floor is at the heart of the establishment and is one of only two restaurants in the whole of Wales to boast a coveted Michelin Star thus making it a perfect haven for food lovers. http://www.crownatwhitebrook.co.uk/restaurant.html
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