This year’s Three Peaks Trial takes place on 23rd March. Chris Barber provides further information. The Three Peaks Trial is an organised walk arranged each year in March by the Cardiff Outdoor Group. Designed to test the walker’s map reading skills and endurance, the event was first held in March 1963 and this year the […]
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Walkers are Welcome in Abergavenny
By now, readers of the Focus may have heard that Abergavenny has recently been awarded the National Walkers are Welcome award, an initiative which first began in 2007 to encourage towns and villages to be ‘welcoming to walkers’. Abergavenny joins only ninety-nine other towns in the UK to gain this top walking accolade. How could […]
This is not just a Walking Festival
It hardly seems possible that a year has gone by since last year’s successful Crickhowell Walking Festival. This year the Festival celebrates its 6th year with 88 walks and an exciting programme of events set to take place. By now, many of the walks are already full, but last minute bookings may still be available, […]
Llandenny Countryside Walk
This walk is based on one set by Raglan Local Ways, a local initiative that was formed in 2008 in order to open up footpaths around the community, which had been neglected for many years. The walk is 2 miles across undulating countryside and does get very muddy after periods of rain. We suggest doing […]
Blorenge Walk
A nice simple walk this month. If the weather is good, this route would be ideal for a Boxing Day walk. Being less than 3 miles long it’s suitable for all the family – although if your family aren’t feeling very energetic, you can make it even shorter by following route B. There’s fantastic views […]
Stars in Their Eyes in the Valleys
The south Wales valleys have great locations where local people and visitors can view the wonders of the night sky. Now, in conjunction with Dark Sky Wales, the Valleys Regional Park programme is working with local communities to designate the world’s first network of community Dark Sky Discovery Sites, some of the very best spots […]
Llanfoist Woodland Walk
It’s a good time of year to look out for interesting mushrooms and toadstools, and the shady woodland on these routes is a good place to look. We were excited to spot the classic fairy toadstool, the Fly Agaric, amongst many others, but it’s as well to be safe and not pick any of the […]
Grwyne Fechan Walk
Having done the Grwyne Fawr valley back in the August issue, now it’s time to move next door to the Grwyne Fechan. Click on the map for a higher resolution version. There’s some fascinating and somewhat colourful local history associated with some of this walk, (see box-out ‘Macnamara’s Road & Hermitage’) and includes a very […]
Abergavenny Film Society launches new season
On 26thSeptember, Abergavenny Film Society, the longest running in Wales, will launch its new season of fourteen films. First on the diverse programme is Daniel Auteuil’s charming drama, The Well Digger’s Daughter, set in rural France. The new season includes several films from Europe, and features recent releases such as Almodóvar’s acclaimed melodrama, The Skin […]
Help put Abergavenny on the Walking Map
Members of a steering group are striding ahead in their ambitions to achieve ‘Walkers are Welcome’ status for Abergavenny. They are seeking to recruit some more volunteers and develop a range of projects to help mark out Abergavenny as a walking destination and have called a meeting on Tuesday September 25 at 6pm at The […]
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