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Usk Valley -  Walking Holiday Wales
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Usk Valley Walk

Usk Valley -  Walking Holiday Wales

The River Usk begins life as a peaty trickle on the slopes of Fan Brycheiniog in the Brecon Beacons National Park.   By the time it reaches the pretty market town of Brecon it is a sizeable river flowing swiftly along a lush green valley separating the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains.   At Abergavenny, a bustling market town dominated by its ruined Norman castle, the river leaves the National Park and meanders past quaint villages and the historic market town of Usk before entering the Severn Estuary at Newport.

The Usk Valley Walk follows the River Usk upstream from Caerleon, just north of Newport, to Brecon.   Never straying very far from the river, this easy walk follows field, woodland and riverside paths, forest tracks and the towpath of the Monmouth and Brecon Canal through an unspoilt landscape of rolling hills, patchwork fields and woodland.   Along the way it visits several charming villages and little towns including Usk, Abergavenny and Crickhowell; passes a succession of inviting waterside inns; and takes in a wide variety of sites of historic interest such as the extensive Roman remains at Caerleon, the castle ruins at Usk and Abergavenny, Brecon Cathedral and St Mary's Church at Abergavenny, which has the finest collection of effigies in Britain.   Other highlights include the wonderful views of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains from the canal towpath, the wildflowers along the riverbanks and the birdlife on the river.


Usk Valley Walk
Usk Valley © Photowales

Usk Valley Walk
Walking along the Monmouth and Brecon Canal © CWH


 

Usk Valley Walk - Itinerary, Prices and Dates

Tour Code
Itinerary
Tour Price
UVW1
5 nights, 4 days walking
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£285 per person
UVW2
6 nights, 5 days walking
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£325 per person

Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room.  If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £16 per night.

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops.   For each extra night add £35 per person

All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency

Total Distance
48 miles (77km)
Start and Finish
Caerleon to Brecon
Availability
All Year
Travel to and from the holiday
It is very easy to travel to the start (and return home from the end) of the holiday using public transport.  Please click here for more information
Climate
Click here for a summary of monthly average temperatures and rainfall for the Usk Valley Walk

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