The Wye’s simple pleasures — chattering birdlife, slow-moving boats and walking trails weaving through steep, squirrelly beechwoods to views of the castle-studded Welsh borders — have long ...

A Superworm trail for children is a little disappointing, with simple notice boards rather than any kind of worm-themed sculpture — but is still an attractive walk. 8. Dean Heritage Centre ...

If shorter walks are not what you are looking for, look no further than the OS Pathfinder Guide for Wye Valley & Forest of Dean, packed with 28 walks designed for all abilities.

Two hundred years on and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is now celebrated with the biennial Wye Valley River Festival, which explores the sublime landscape through the arts, and will run ...

Observations on the River Wye by William Gilpin (Pallas Athene, £6.99); Landscapes of the Wye Tour by Susan Peterken (Logaston Press, £14.95). Map OS Explorer OL14, “Wye Valley and Forest of ...

The drive through Herefordshire, along the Wye valley, was heart-stoppingly beautiful. Here and there, the river had flooded, leaving cattle marooned on the higher ground.