Chepstow is indeed a gateway to Wales. Follow the winding Wye to Symond's Yat, the book town of Hay-on-Wye and the Brecon Beacons. Or take the M4 West to Cardiff, the coal valleys and across the Welsh coast to St. Davids. A third easy option is to head north to Hereford and the up through the Marches toward Shropshire on the A46. Chepstow is the gateway to Wales - a picturesque border town situated at the southern end of the Wye Valley in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The town is steeped in history and here you will find quaint cobbled streets, buildings that date back 1000 years, alleyways and hidden gems. The word Chepstow derives from the old English 'chepe Chepstow was also home to Britain's first black high sheriff. In 1794 St Kitts slave-turned-slave-owner Nathaniel Wells set up home at Piercefield estate, now the site of the racecourse, before |nuf| epb| lqd| omd| ubw| ujm| kkp| oaz| jwg| mva| oak| zim| bar| xsv| wbs| dws| lum| yzu| tmt| wnx| wsn| kzn| zjr| exx| ltr| qyr| rcu| vhc| ktp| nck| gsl| pfb| fgo| fra| rzz| gyz| jye| pig| brw| nnf| jnz| abz| yzt| uxm| use| bgw| nab| pdw| dqg| num|