Independent Trails: Fact File.3CW1

Shropshire & the Welsh Borders ~ Three Castles Walk

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 20 miles (32km)
Duration: 3 nights, 2 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 7½ miles (12km)/ 12½ miles (20km)
Waymarking: The trail is clearly waymarked and easy to follow
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Llanvetherine
End of holiday: Llanvetherine
Code: 3CW1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Llanvetherine, near White Castle, where your first night's accommodation has been booked

Day 2: White Castle to Skenfrith. 12½ miles (20km)

Day 3: Skenfrith to White Castle. 7½ miles (12km)

Day 4: Depart from Lanvetherine after breakfast

What's included?

• 3 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns, and guesthouses.
• Traditional English breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• Maps and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance.

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: Birmingham International Airport. Train to Abergavenny (Approximately 2½ to 3 hours). Taxi to Llanvetherine (£7.00).

Outward journey from London to Abergavenny: Train from London Paddington to Abergavenny (2 ½ hours). Taxi to Llanvetherine (£7.00).

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Taxi from Llanvetherine to Abergavenny. Train to London (approximately 2 ½ hours).

Return journey to Birmingham International Airport at the end of the holiday: Taxi from Llanvetherine to Abergavenny. Train to Birmingham International (3 hours).

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