Tag: Hendre
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Offa’s Dyke Path, day 4: Hendre to Llangattock Lingoed
A perfect May day: not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind. And no traffic noise, just birdsong in stereo. Swifts, the first we’ve seen on this trip, flash around the house, and a pair of Canada geese carefully guard their young near a pond. Today our host is going to Malvern…
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Offa’s Dyke Path, day 3: Bigsweir to Hendre
The morning’s chilly and overcast, and at first a low mist flows downstream, blocking the view of Llandogo. We march briskly along the riverside drive to Bigsweir Bridge, where G and A are waiting for us. The iron bridge makes an elegant low curve across the water, with metal latticework beneath and a tollhouse on…