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Saturday 3 May 2008

More village walking in Wales!

Back again? Me too! This time I'm off to another little village near Abergavenny: Gilwern, population 2,352!

Nestled between Govilon and Clydach, this little village runs alongside the Heads of the Valley Road, which is currently being widened. This should make the journey between Abergavenny and Neath a little easier and quicker.

Fabulous little chip shop on the main street; Welsh rissoles are not always easy to come by, but these were delicious!

The Abergavenny-Brecon canal passes through Gilwern making for some interesting walks. Many of the old buildings have been pulled down, but the main street still has some quaint little cottages, churches, halls and pubs.

One of the main churches in Gilwern is the one on Llanelly Hill, dedicated to St Ellyw, or St Elli. So busy is this little church, that it's graveyard has expanded over the years to cover 4 different fields, and planning permission is currently being sought for a change of use of another large field. On his website, Jeffrey L. Thomas tells us all about the church.

From Gilwern head off to the pretty village of Crickhowell, or over to Bryn Mawr.

See you soon.