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- Best walks in Gloucestershire<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best walks in Shropshire<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best walks in Wales: 30 dramatic hikes in Pembrokeshire, Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Best walks in Herefordshire<\/h2>\n
Whitchurch to Monmouth<\/h3>\n
7 miles\/11.2km | 4 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The view looking north down the River Wye towards Goodrich from the viewpoint on Symonds Yat Rock\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n South of its renowned horseshoe loop and Yat Rock, the Wye surges between looming shoulders of limestone into a magnificent wooded chasm.<\/p>\n
The cottage-dotted slopes of Symonds Yat give way to yew, ash, beech and lime woods, cascading from fractured cliffs soaring more than 80m above the river, which is over 10m\u00a0deep in places. Vast towers of dolomite glisten in the sunshine, contrasting with the verdant broadleaf forest. While above the gorge, reached by steep paths, are fabulous viewpoints and tantalising evidence of our distant forefathers.<\/p>\n
This easy one-way walk down the gorge from Whitchurch\u00a0to Monmouth includes two crossings of the river \u2013 by rope ferry and wire-mesh bridge \u2013 adding thrill to the ramble. There is ample opportunity for birdwatching, and you may also glimpse an otter or polecat, disturb foraging badgers, spot timid boar or encounter deer browsing downstream where the cliffs give way to meadows.<\/p>\n
Whitchurch to Monmouth walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n
Leintwardine<\/h3>\n
3.5 miles \/ 5.5km | 1.5 hours | easy<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nImagine gliding along in a gentle backstroke past weeping willows; sand martins swooping overhead catching insects on the wing before disappearing into their holes in the riverbank; children paddling in the shallows and catching minnows in jars<\/a>. Perhaps even the local coracle maker shimmies past in a freshly made craft, leaving ripples in his wake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
This is a typical scene on a summer\u2019s day on the River Teme in Leintwardine, a lively village close to the Shropshire border in the Welsh Marches that boasts an award-winning fish-and-chip shop and two excellent pubs, The Lion<\/a> and the Sun Inn<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The deep pool just upstream of the packhorse bridge is a good place to swim. Further upstream are lots of shallow stretches for paddling, fun rapids for riding on with bodyboards, and pebble beaches to lay out your picnic blanket.<\/p>\n
If there\u2019s time, you can squeeze in a walk before you dip \u2013 an easy 3.5-mile loop that takes in a stretch of the River Clun (which joins the Teme in Leintwardine), sheep pastures and views of the Wigmore Rolls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Leintwardine walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n
Pembridge<\/h3>\n
4.3 miles\/ 7km | 2.5 hours | easy-moderate<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Chritsmas trees and lights at night in Pembridge\/Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n Visit this northern part of England\u2019s most prolific cider-making county in January and you might enjoy a wassail. The Leominster Morris is among the groups reviving the tradition in recent years, at annually changing venues. In any case, a stroll around Pembridge and the town\u2019s local orchards is a delight; you could encounter two turtle doves (or at least, their historic home) or a partridge in a pear tree.<\/p>\n
- Best walks in Shropshire<\/a><\/li>\n
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