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Things to
do
Pub Walk
THE WOODLANDS - WELL LANE -
SLADE'S COTTAGE - YSGUBOR KEMEYS - RETURN TO THE
WOODLANDS
Length of
walk about 2 1/4 miles. Park at the
Woodlands Tavern
car park. On leaving 'The Woodlands Tavern'
take the narrow left-hand road (Well Lane) and proceed uphill to its
end. Note the village well about 250 yards on the right-hand side. A
little further, on the left-hand side, are the renovated buildings
of the old Village Farm. New farm barns have been constructed
further up the lane on the right-hand side. Proceed to
the end of the lane and Slade's Cottage, extended over the years
from a small dwelling. Just past the cottage on the left is a gate
with a stile, cross the stile and bear immediately right,
negotiating the stream. Continue up the field, keeping the fence and
trees on your right. As you approach the top right-hand corner of
the field head towards a large tree near a gap in the stone wall.
Pass through the gap and cross The stile. Follow the path keeping
the thatched cottage on your right. Recently the cottage was
renovated and became part of the Gray Hill Village Historic
Project. Past the cottage at
the paths' junction, turn left and follow a pleasant woodland path,
cross a stile and continue until reaching a junction with a
bridleway that skirts the bottom of Gray Hill. Turn left at this
junction and proceed down the metalled road towards the top of
Llanvair Discoed. Turn left at the next junction and continue
downhill to "The Woodlands' noting the Castle remains (within
private property) above the churchyard. In the church porch is an
interesting inscribed stone which was originally situated as a stone
stile in the boundary wall of the churchyard, near the stone
shed.
For a wide range of walks take a
look at the 'Walking Wales'
website.
Newspapers
There is a newspaper delivery
service available for the village. Contact Reg Sansom
on 01633 411117 for further information
Rubbish collection
Collection days are as follows:
Black bags - Tuesdays
Blue boxes and green bags - Wednesdays
Red/purple recycling bags - Thursdays from 25/2/10
During bank holiday
weeks this usually changes to the following days but check the Monmouthshire
website
or local papers for up-to-date info. Alternatively 'phone
the Caldicot One Stop Shop on 01291 426400.
Cheaper
oil
Suzanne has very
kindly passed on the details of her contact at Pace Petroleum to
enable us to buy cheaper oil. It's Andrew Hewitt,
Tel. 0117 982 7277 or e-mail Andrew.Hewitt@pacepetroleum.com
Just mention
Llanvair Discoed to get the 'special' rate.
Community
Council
The local council is Caerwent
Community Council. The Llanvair Discoed councillor is Steve
Parish (01633 400568) and the Chairman is Phil Murphy (01633
400387). Should you wish to e-mail them, the address is caerwentcouncil@aol.com
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