Tintern is one of our favourite places to walk, especially in the autumn. It's such a beautiful location, and you can do a different walk each time you visit. On the road descending to Tintern from Chepstow there are a couple of laybys with paths leading from them. Or you can carry on driving to the village itself, park up near the abbey and start exploring from there. Honestly, there are so many walking routes around this stunning area, we've barely begun to find them all. The
Visit Wye Valley website has a list of walks we intend to try soon. The
Devil's Pulpitt walk looks good too.
If you haven't the time for lengthy walks, take a look around the abbey, your dog is welcome on a lead. Or you can explore the St Mary's church ruin on the hill above Tintern - park up at the abbey, then go back on foot and cross the road, walk up the lane past the houses, you'll see the cemetery gates on your left, and have superb views of Tintern. Take care if you go into the church though, and keep your dog on lead, there's lots to trip over and holes to fall down. Some interesting information on the ruin can be found at
www.tinternvillage.co.uk/seedo/st-marys-church/
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| View of Tintern Abbey from St. Mary's Church |
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Inside St. Mary's Church
If it's dry, we like to finish our walk with refreshments in the beer garden of the Anchor Inn by the abbey, where the hounds usually embarrass us by howling at everyone walking past! |
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