Distance - 9 Miles
Geocaches - 6 Found
Walk Inspiration - The Times - June 6th 2020
That Times Newspaper from the start of June has paid for itself. The second Saturday running that I have completed one of their "20 Walks for Summer".
This is a delight.
It suggests starting at the Green Man in Fownhope. I'm hoping this is my last week of blogging Pub Walks without Pubs. With it not quite open, I decide to relocate the start to a picnic area high above the River Wye at Brockhampton.
This also means that I can add a 2 mile loop to attempt some geocaches. I have a poor day, getting as many DNF as F and I cannot totally blame the cows. All was not lost, I had superb views and stumbled across the thatched church, falsely appreciating its antiquity. Only 118 years old in 2020.
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Parking - High above the Wye... I'm bound to rue the walk back up at the end |
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Friends helping with the Geocaching |
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Brockhampton's Thatched Church |
The Geocaches are laid along the Wye Valley Trail - which leads from the church up to Capler Camp Hillfort - providing views to the land where the pubs won't be open on the glorious 4th.
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Looking over Wales |
Agricultural land turns into Pagets/Lea Wood. The views don't get any less impressive, even when looking back over to England.
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Looking over England |
Fownhope is dominated by its main road and provides access to the River Wye. A bigger than expected church and two pubs - with the Green Man winning the prize for most impressive sign.
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Would the New Inn have received the Mappiman Dollar? |
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or the no words required Green Man |
A good couple of miles back along the meandering River Wye. Canoeists, fly fishermen and a very hairy pathway at Leabank, where fortunately there were ropes to assist with a path that is falling into the river. The canoeists had decided to commandeer a little beach, but a little further along is the remains of a ferry jetty.
Looked a perfect place for lunch.
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As good as this Hawkshead Gold is, I am looking forward to next weeks cask. |
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My Lunch Spot for the day - the Swans know all the good places |
The river is left behind at Brinkley Hill Farm. The climb back to the picnic area showed me how it got it's name.
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