After a relaxed start, we packed up and headed for Ross on Wye. So, our Welsh Sojourn is a sham, a lie, because Ross on Wye is in England. However I promise that we will return to Wales soon.
Our village walking group, affectionately known as the BAGS, holds a annual walking weekend, 'BAGS Packed', and this year it is at Ross on Wye. The rest of the group are arriving tomorrow and are staying in B&Bs in the town but coming at the end of our trip, we are staying in Henrietta at a campsite just a few minutes walk from the centre.
Apart from filling up with LPG, we didn't stop on the way, creeping over the International Border and arrived at Broadmeadow Caravan and Camping Park just before one o'clock. It is an unusual entrance to a campsite, down the side of a Morrison supermarket and through a scruffy coach operator's yard and garage. However it is an impressive 5-star campsite with all the facilities and its own lake (or large pond). The pitches are manicured – come to think of it, everything is manicured – and the list of rules is long. It is not the type of site that we normally stay at and at £19.75 per night it is expensive. Having said that the staff are very pleasant, the site is very comfortable and it is extremely convenient for visiting Ross on Wye.
Using a town trail provided by the campsite we explored the town until we decided it was time to get back to barbecue the kebabs made from Welsh Spring Lamb – delicious.
Photos: Ross on Wye's Market House built about 1650; There are many interesting shops in the town centre; Red sandstone almshouses.
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