Caroline's Guidebook
Sightseeing
The drive is beautiful, it’s around 30 mins from the bungalow. If you go via bigswear bridge, you might recognise the scenery from the Netflix series Sex Education.
167 locals recommend
Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn
The drive is beautiful, it’s around 30 mins from the bungalow. If you go via bigswear bridge, you might recognise the scenery from the Netflix series Sex Education.
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Around 25 min drive. Cobbled streets and seating areas nice place to eat a picnic. Parts of Harry Potter was filmed here.
180 locals recommend
Gloucester Cathedral
12 College GrnAround 25 min drive. Cobbled streets and seating areas nice place to eat a picnic. Parts of Harry Potter was filmed here.
25 mins by car. The Greek on the docks is a lovely place to eat whilst taking in the fab view.
103 locals recommend
Gloucester Quays
25 mins by car. The Greek on the docks is a lovely place to eat whilst taking in the fab view.
About a 10 min drive from my bungalow. If you have watched sex education Otis house is behind the Sarasons head.
Take a walk from the car park(pay and display), walk down to the swing bridge, and come back up on the other side of the river. Please make sure before you set off to take note if the old pulley boat is in operation that day otherwise you will have a long walk back.
59 locals recommend
The Saracens Head Inn
About a 10 min drive from my bungalow. If you have watched sex education Otis house is behind the Sarasons head.
Take a walk from the car park(pay and display), walk down to the swing bridge, and come back up on the other side of the river. Please make sure before you set off to take note if the old pulley boat is in operation that day otherwise you will have a long walk back.
Goodrich Castle
Castle LaneAbout 8 to 10 min drive.
Around a 40 min drive from the bungalow. Hereford City has Tudor buildings and cobbled streets
157 locals recommend
Hereford
Around a 40 min drive from the bungalow. Hereford City has Tudor buildings and cobbled streets
Around a 25 min drive from the bungalow. Cobbled streets and Tudor buildings
138 locals recommend
Ledbury
Around a 25 min drive from the bungalow. Cobbled streets and Tudor buildings
Beechenhurst Lodge
Speech House RoadApprox 8 min drive from bungalow, lovey for the little ones
Mallards Pike Lake
10 min drive from my bungalow
Monmouth
Soudley Ponds
12 Church RdBourton on the Water
Bibury
Puzzlewood
Perrygrove RoadBike hire
Pedalabikeaway
New RoadHire bikes and take the family bike route. It’s relatively flat
Canoe hire
10 min drive from my bungalow
My particular favourite. Hire canoes on a warm day, hire is only 10 mins from my bungalow. It’s an easy paddle down to Sarasons Head, the company will bring you back up to your car.
14 locals recommend
The River Wye Canoe Hire Company
Wilton RoadMy particular favourite. Hire canoes on a warm day, hire is only 10 mins from my bungalow. It’s an easy paddle down to Sarasons Head, the company will bring you back up to your car.
Kerne Bridge Car Park
Pre book canoe hire
Food scene
The Inn on the Wye
Severn & Wye Smokery
Pepper's Perfect Pizza
Greek On The Docks
The Miners Arms
The Speech House
Speech House Road