Not great weather warm but sunshine and showers, however a fab week! Went to Symonds Yat, Chepstow Castle, Loads of walks and good meal at the Anchor Excellent cottage so comfortable Thanks Johnstones Essex Not great Weather - However a fab week! - August 2023
Great weather most days and lots of exploring the area Fantastic week! Went to the Abbey, Clearwell caves, Chepstow Castle, Dean forest railway, Raglan Castle, Butterfly zoo, King Arthur’s cave, Caerwent Roman town and Caerleon. Great meal at the Wild Hare. Cottage is amazing and so well equipped, brilliant location and very comfortable for us. Thank you for your hospitality, The Willis / Smith family. Cheshire/ Shropshire Ps we Will be back!!! Brilliant location for "Exploring the area" -
Loved the cottage and the hosts Fiona and Malcolm really look after the fine details! Arrived late to the dining table laid and a lovely surprise cake (thank you) Much needed short break Walked to Chepstow and back ( not for the faint hearted!) The hot hub after was marvellous and so quiet relaxing here If our dog could speak would say loved garden and rabbits Thank you Ps new bed was very comfortable Dog friendly Foxes Reach - August 2023
Cottage as we would have liked Unfortunately the way from Germany is long but the chances are we will come back And we will recommend this special place to our friends Greetings from the Taube family from Germany Last minute stays https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tintern-abbey Greetings from Germany -
This is our first visit to Foxes Reach cottage. We have been renting self-catering holiday cottages and vacation rental properties for many years. We were so pleased to have booked a five star graded cottage via a link on VisitMonmouthshire. It had everything we needed that was included in our rental. This self catering holiday cottage is situated in the Wye Valley Area of Natural Outstanding beauty. It has extra car parking space, a secluded garden with a fabulous hot tub. The modern kitchen was amazing. The Monmouthshire Cottages website has a page telling you what to expect. It had all the equipment that we needed. Comfortable beds and two bathrooms with monsoon showers were exceptional. Unlike many five star self-catering holiday cottages our Labrador dog was welcome. We enjoyed many walks in the local forests close to the self-catering cottage as well as walking along the river Wye and in the Wye Valley. The Silver Circle gin distillery located in the village was within walking distance. It was interesting talking to Nina about the process of making the gin and also tasting several cocktails! On a trip to Tintern Village we went on a tour of the local vineyard. The sight of Tintern Abbey in the early morning mist was spectacular and was certainly worth a visit to this CADW heritage site. The views from the Devil’s Pulpit overlooking Tintern are magnificent and make the climb well worth it. We were able to look down on the romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey. The owners of the Self-catering vacation rental cottage, Fiona and Malcolm had supplied a guide that we downloaded to our phones. It included all manner of walks and magical experiences in the locality. Offa’s Dyke is probably the best known but there is also the Wye Valley Walk and it is possible to walk from Monmouth to Chepstow much of it along the riverbanks. One of the most pleasurable outings was to walk on the old railway track that has been transformed into the Wye Valley Greenway. It goes from Chepstow to Tintern. We parked at the Tintern Wireworks car park before catching the bus from Tintern to Chepstow and walked back along the Greenway. One of the tunnels is a roost for bats! We ventured further afield to the Royal Forest of Dean which is about a 30 minute drive away to Cannop Ponds and hired bicycles from PedalBikeAway. Visits to the market towns of Ross-on Wye, Abergavenney and Monmouth are also a must. The Shire Hall in Monmouth was well worth the visit. See the courtroom where the Chartists were tried followed by a trip down to the cells where they were held. The county is awash with Castles. We went wild swimming at Skenfrith Castle before visiting Raglan and Chepstow Castles. The Romans also built a camp at Caerleon. The museum visitor centre is excellent. I had heard that Monmouthshire is “The food Capital of Wales”. Monmouthshire is well known for is locally produced food and drink and we were not disappointed. In Monmouth we visited the Marches delicatessen to buy from their extensive range of local and craft cheeses. As we were celebrating our wedding anniversary we wanted to go to a restaurant for a special meal. We were spoilt for choice. The Whitebrook which was only a few miles from the Self-catering holiday cottage at Catbrook did not disappoint. We are looking forward to returning to this self catering vacation rental in the Fall to see the beautiful Autumn as the leaves on the trees change colour. There is so much to do in Monmouthshire all year so we must return! John and Pam Graham Self-catering holiday cottage a great base for exploring Monmouthshire and Wye Valley - July 2023
We had a fantastic week in your lovely cottage celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary. We enjoyed fab walks every day in the forests and along the river Wye and the Wye Valley. Our pet dog, a Corgi had a wonderful time. Thanks for the dog biscuits. Pat and Sue Pedersen (more…) Tintern Abbey Cottage "celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary" -
