Part 12

_Route_. _Counties_. _Miles_. _Best Inns_. _Objects most _Page_. worth Attention_.— _Rivers and noted Bridges_. Cheltenham Spa to _Gloucester_ Plough Hotel Pump-room-walk— 1 Seat of Earl of Fauconberg— Cleave Hill—Dowdswell Gloucester — 8 King’s Head Cathedral—Goal— 5 Pin manufactory— Isle of Alney—Severn— Drawbridge, called Westgate Newnham — 12 Bear Garden Cliff, 6–8 at Westbury— Flaxley Abbey—Church yard view from Lidney — 8 White Swan Iron works—Mrs. 9 Bathurst’s Chepstow _Monmouth_ 8 Beaufort Arms Castle—Church— 9–195 Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow— Llanconb Cliffs—Wye— Wooden bridge Newport — 16 King’s Head (Between C. and 10–13 N. Caldecot Castle—Caerwent pavement—Ruins of Caerleon) Uske—New bridge—Castle Cardiff _Glamorgan_ 12 Angel Castle—Goal— 14 Bridge—Taff Landaff — 3 — Ruins of the 18 Cathedral Cardiff to Caerphily — 7 Boar’s Head Castle 19 Myther Tidvil — 17 Star Iron works, the 22 largest in the kingdom— (Between C. and M. Pont-y-prid) Pont Neath Vechan — 14 Angel Falls of 23 Scotenogam— Lower and Upper Culhepste— Lady’s Cascade— Porthogo Cavern—Bwr Mean—Parthen and Neath rivers Neath — 11 Ship and Castle (Between P. and 26 N. Aperdulas and Melincourt waterfalls—The Knole) Abbey—Castle— Copper-works Swansea — 9 Mackworth Arms View at Britton 28 Ferry—Castle— Pottery—Tawe By Oystermouth and Penrice — 20 A poor Situated on the 32 to Cheriton Pot-house Bury—In your way see Oystermouth Castle—Oxwich Bay—Penrice— King Arthur’s stone Llanelly cross the Bury _Caermarthen_ 7 — Church 33 Kidwely — 9 Pelican Castle 33 Caermarthen — 10 Ivy Bush Castle—Tin 34 works—Bridge over the Towy Llaugharne — 12 Castle Castle— 35 Caermarthen Bay Tenby _Pembroke_ 16 White Lion (Between L. and 37 T. Green bridge, a curious excavation in the rock) Castle—Church— Rocks—Walk on the sands and croft Pembroke — 10 Green Dragon Castle—Bridge— 40 Sail round Milford Haven to Hubberstone, sixteen miles—Bush, Mr. Meredith’s Returned to Tenby — — — — Haverfordwest — 20 Castle (Between T. and 47 H. Carew Castle— Landshipping Ferry—Picton Castle) Castle—Priory at the extremity of the Parade St. Davids — 16 Black Lion (Between H. and 52 St. Roach Castle—St. Bride’s Bay) Cathedral— Bishop’s Palace—Rocking stone two miles from St. Davids Fishguard — 16 — (In your way 53 take the place where the French landed) Gwain river Newport — 7 — Two miles from 57 N. Druidical monuments Cardigan _Cardigan_ 11 Black Lion (Velindre—At 60 Lechryd bridge, tin works—Kilgerran Castle—Follow the Tyvi to Cardigan) Castle—Goal— Church—St. Dogmael’s Abbey, one mile from Cardigan Aberaeron — 22 Good Druidical 62 accommodations monuments— Castle Aberystwith — 15 Talbot (Between A. and 63 A. Llanwryan bridge) Walk round the Castle—Lead mines Havod — 12 Havod Arms Devil’s 67 bridge—Fall of the Rhyddol—Of the Mynach—Havod house and grounds Machynlleth over Plinlimnon _Montgomery_ 27 Eagles The house where 80 Owen Glyndwr assembled his parliament— Dovey river—Bridge Talylyn _Merioneth_ 10 Blue Lion (Between M. and 83 T. Dyflas river) Cader Idris—Pool of Three Grains Dolgelly — 16 Golden Lion Beautiful 84 situation— Avonvawr river Barmouth — 8 Corsy Gedol From D. to B. 85 Arms extremely interesting— Pleasant walk on the sands, and likewise on the hills over the town Harlech — 10 — Castle—A golden 89 torques dug up here, in the year 1692 Returned to Barmouth — — — — Tan-y-bwlch by Dolgelly and — 28 Tan-y-bwlch (Between 99 Falls Dolgelly and Tan-y-bwlch, the falls of Doll-y-mullin— Cayne—Moddach) Vale of Festiniog—Tan- y-bwlch hall—River Dryryd Beddgelert _Caernarvon_ 8 Tolerable (Between T. and 103 accommodations B. Pont-aber- glaslyn—Copper mines) River Glaslyn Llanberris over Snowdon — 16 — Pass of 104 Llanberris— Dolbadern Castle—Two lakes Caernarvon — 9 Hotel Near C.—River 115 Rhyddol—Bridge— Castle—Wythwar mountain— Religious sect called Jumpers Plas-Newydd _Anglesey_ 6 — The Menai—Lord 116 Uxbridge— Cromlechs Bangor _Caernarvon_ 4 George and View from the 123 Dragon church-yard— Cathedral—Cross the Menai to Beaumaris—Baron Hill Conway — 11½ Bull and Harp (Between C. and 127 B. Castle of Penrhyn—Pen- mawn-mawr) Castle—Church— College Abergele _Denbigh_ 11 Tolerable (Between C. and 130 accommodations A. Llandidno mines—Cavern- ar-ogo) Walk on the sands St. Asaph _Flintshire_ 7 White Lion (Between A. and 133 St. Rhuddlan Marsh—Castle— River Clwyd) Vale of Clwyd—Cathedral Denbigh _Denbigh_ 6 Bull Castle—Ruins of 134 an old church—Vale of Clwyd Ruthin — 8 Cross Keys (Between D. and 136 R. Well of St. Dysnog) Castle—Church— Gaol—Bowling green—Vale of Clwyd Wrexham — 16 Eagles Church—Offa’s 140 Dyke—Erthig, the seat of P. York, Esq.—Church of Marchwiel Ruabon — 6 — Wynstay 143 park—Obelisk— Offa’s Dyke Llangollen — 8 Hand (Between R. and 149 L. Ponteysyllty— River Dee) Bridge over the Dee—Castle Dinas Bran—Lady E. Butler’s Cottage—Valis Crucis—Pillar of Ellseg Oswestry _Shropshire_ 12 Cross Keys (Between L. and 156 O. Chirk Castle— Whittington) Ruins of a chapel—Castle Welch Pool _Montgomery_ 18 Royal Oak (Between O. and 160 W. Llanymynach Hill—Breddin— Column to Adm. Lord Rodney, recording the victory over the French, April 12, 1782—Virnwy— Powis Castle) Montgomery — 8 Dragon Castle and 162 Goal—Ellesmere canal Bishops Castle _Shropshire_ 9 Castle — 163 Ludlow _Hereford_ 16 Crown Castle—Church— 164 Cross—Walks round the Castle walls—Bridge— Teme river Leominster — 11 Red Lion Market 174 house—Church Hereford — 12 New Inn Cathedral— 174 Castle walks—Gaol—Wye Ross _Monmouth_ 14 Man of Ross Church—View 176 from “The Prospect”— Wilton Castle—Bridge— Wye Monmouth — — Beaufort Arms (Between A. and 187 M. Goodrich Castle—Symond’s Yatch— Courtfield house—New Wier) Castle Priory—Town hall—Walk to Monmouth Folly—Wye Chepstow — 50 Beaufort Arms Castle—Church— 9—195 Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow— Llancomb Cliff—Wye— Wooden bridge (Between M. and C. Llandogo— Tintern Abbey—Wine Cliff, corruption from Wye Cliff)