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Usk Valley and AbergavennyLlanover and the Usk
Riverside and estate parkland where Lady Llanover promoted the Welsh language and effectively invented the Welsh national costume.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr
- Ascent
- 70 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Field paths follow the Usk from the village and loop back through the estate lanes. Flat and gentle.
Worth knowing
- Lady Llanover was a central figure in the nineteenth-century Welsh cultural revival.
- The estate still holds an annual eisteddfod.
- The Usk here is a good salmon river and the banks are fished.
What you’ll see
The Usk, estate parkland and mature trees, and the Blorenge above.
Background
Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover, promoted Welsh harp music, language and dress, and the costume she designed became the national one.