• Nick and Janet Harvey
  • Nick and Janet Harvey

Usk

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  • Trip start
    February 19, 2024

    Usk

    February 26, 2024 in Wales ⋅ 🌙 6 °C

    A new chapter
    in 1990 we moved to Bristol with our 4 month old baby daughter, 34 years later, we have three daughters and four grandchildren. We have started the next part of our journey.
    We have moved to Usk in Wales and renting a house. Janet and I are excited to explore and see what is next...Read more

  • Folly Tower overlooking Pontypool

    March 6, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    Folly Tower is close to Pontypool with amazing views of the welsh countryside. It is a prominent landmark that overlooks Pontypool to the west and rural Monmouthshire to the east.

  • Caldicot Castle

    March 26, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Caldicot Castle is surrounded by beautiful countryside and a fascinating place to visit

  • Newport sands and Parrog

    April 25, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Newport sands and Parrog are just outside a small town called Newport in Pembrokeshire. A walk along a long beach and a coastal walk is so refreshing to the soul.

  • Pembrokeshire

    June 13, 2024 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    We spent time at the beautiful and peaceful Ffald-y- Brennin with friends from the States and enjoyed the beach at Newport sands

  • Pendine sands

    August 11, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We had a stop-over at Pendine Sands where the sun came out. It is beuatiful to see this 7-mile beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales.

  • Wisemans Bridge

    Aug 11–13, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Wisemans Bridge is a coastal village near Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire, Wales. We spent a few days with friends walking, being on the beach and relaxing together. such a peaceful time with beautiful scenary and sightsRead more

  • The Usk show

    September 14, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    On the second Saturday in September, every year since 1844, Usk Farmers’ Club have held the Usk Show to celebrate the very best of Monmouthshire farming and rural life. Now one of the biggest One-Day Agricultural Shows in the whole of the UK, its popularity is second-to-none.
    We had great fun at the Usk show .
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  • Penllergare Valley Woods

    October 23, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Penllergare Valley Woods is a minute off the motorway. We enjoyed a short autumn walk with vibrant colours on the trees, a river to follow and a waterfall . It was a peaceful place and a great way to recharge the batteries !Read more

  • Road Trip to Pen Y Fan

    November 20, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C

    A sunny road trip from Usk to the foot of Pen Y Fan taking in snowcapped mountains and the amazing welsh countryside. We are very thankful for this beautiful area.

  • Usk after the flooding

    November 26, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

    The sun has been out over the last two days. Thankfully the river level is going down after it rising and causing flooding