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PYO is seeing a revival as consumers
search for good value and fresh produce.
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Reminiscent of bygone summer holidays,
it’s a truly satisfying way to spend an hour
or two out in the fresh air. And the fruit
tastes all the sweeter for it!
Near Newport:
Berry Hill Fruit Farm
berryhillfruitfarm.co.uk (map ref A7).
Near Abergavenny:
Glan Usk Farm
01873 880599 (map ref B5),
Llanvihangel Crucorney Fruit Farm
01873 855558 (map ref B3),
Tredilion Fruit Farm canoes and campfires
01873 854355 (map ref B4). Tipi Adventure combines a Canadian
canoe expedition along the River Wye
(map ref D4-6) with overnight
accommodation in large, luxury Tipi
lodges located in peaceful and
exclusive riverside settings. Designed
for families and couples (not large
groups) wanting adventure AND
comfort, and happy to travel at just
4 miles an hour.
tipiadventure.co.uk
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something
caught your eye?
The most glamorous event in the
Swanmeadow Lodge is a traditional fishing Buy an original work by one of our
Chepstow Racing (map ref D6)
lodge complete with the original rod racks living artists, on display at The Art Shop,
calendar is 9 July. Along with the
in the dining room. Situated in secluded Abergavenny (map ref B4) or Newport
races, it’s a night of extravagant hats,
countryside halfway between Abergavenny Museum and Art Gallery (map ref B7),
champagne and dancing to live music.
and Usk (map ref B5) and just metres from and you may be eligible to use the
Gentleman welcome, too, of course!
the River Usk, it promises total relaxation. Principality Collectorplan.
chepstow-racecourse.co.uk
Perfect for walkers, painters and twitchers. It offers interest-free credit on
And with a mile-long private beat on purchases from £50 to £2,000.
the Usk, it’s paradise for anglers. So you get something new to love
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swanmeadow.co.uk and your money goes a long way to
a jolly good read
supporting artistic talent in Wales.
The unassuming Drill Hall in Chepstow
Terms and conditions apply.
(map ref D6) is the venue for an exciting 17 practice makes perfect
collectorplan.org.uk
artshopandgallery.co.uk
programme of talks by rather well-known
With expert tuition in ideal settings,
newport.gov.uk/artgallery
authors and personalities. Guests last year
how can you not improve your skills?
included Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Charley
We’ve got great courses for would-be
Boorman and Andy McNab. Expect to see
sculptors (studysculpture.com map ref A4),
more of this calibre throughout 2010
gardeners (llanovergarden.co.uk map ref B5)
including the Archbishop of Canterbury
and foodies (theculinarycottage.co.uk
Rowan Williams and poet Gwyneth Lewis,
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map ref B3).
whose six-foot high letters adorn the front
of Cardiff’s iconic Wales Millennium Centre.
chepstow.co.uk chepstowbooks.co.uk 18
cut price castles
poetryontheborder.org
Many of our heritage sites are in the care
of Cadw (the Welsh Assembly Government
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they don’t make them
department which looks after our built
like this any more
heritage – it’s a Welsh word meaning ‘keep’).
If you intend exploring more than a few
relax
If you’d like a return to the good old days of of them, it might be worth purchasing
cinema-going, visit the 400-seater Savoy an Explorer Pass. Valid for 3 or 7 days, Be pampered at our luxury spa
Theatre in Monmouth (map ref D4). It’s the it enables you to visit as many Cadw sites facilities (marriottstpierre.co.uk,
oldest theatre in Wales, with origins dating as you wish.
cadw.wales.gov.uk cwrtbleddyn.co.uk, celtic-manor.com)
back to Elizabethan times, and a fine setting or try a more unusual way of relaxing...
for both films and live shows. in a floatation tank
savoytrust.org.uk (westusklighthouse.co.uk).
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