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Pontypool Park - Peace, Duels and Disaster

  • Strolls 'n' Stories Holywell Crescent Abergavenny, Wales, NP7 5LH United Kingdom (map)

Length: 4 miles, graded moderate
Fee: £15 pp

pontypool park

The higher you go the more history you get!

SEE:

  • The shell grotto, the folly. Last year, we had special private access granted to the inside of these landmarks and what a treat it was. We have gained that special access again this year!

  • St. Cadocs Church - Which window is in memory of the LLanerch mining disaster?

HEAR:

  • Of the Hanbury family and their building of the Folly and Grotto…..where did all the shells come from?

  • Of a duel undertaken by a friend of the Hanburys and the loyalty shown him by the Hanbury family.

  • Who was to blame for the Llanerch mining disaster?

Sometimes graded as easy, there is a steep incline to the Folly which in Strolls ‘n’ Stories terms means we grade it as moderate. Well worth it for the stunning views! We take it slowly and anyone of average fitness can do it.

No of people
Earlier Event: June 28
Tintern - The Devils of the Wye
Later Event: July 26
Llangattock - Crimes and Mistakes