Llanthony Priory and Wales/English border

We met Barbara and Simon at Llanthony Priory, built by the Cistersions in the 1200s. We left their car at the priory and drove our car to the start of our walk. The walk was steep uphill for the first 600-800 meters, then relatively flat as we walked on the ridge for about 12km and wound our way back to the priory. It was a beautiful day, and the scenery was spectacular. The top of the ridge is the border between England and Wales for a large section of our walk.
It was a steep drop of about 500m from the ridge top down to the priory so Geoff's knees were complaining by the time we got down. We had a drink at the priory bar (cider-a great thirst quencher) before Simon drove us back to the start of the walk to pick up our car. B and S brought their camper to the Beacons and headed to their home after the walk. We went back to our accommodation at Brecon for dinner at a Thai restaurant, which was surprisingly good.Read more