The Wye Valley is ideal for walking and seeing wildlife. The footpaths nearby include The Wye Valley Walk, Poets Path Walk, Wysis Way and Offa's Dyke Path which runs the whole length of the Welsh Border and passes close by.
There are also many attractions nearby:
- Several golf courses including The Rolls at Monmouth and the international course St. Pierre near Chepstow, Forest Hills and Celtic Manor where The Ryder Cup will take place in 2010
- Race Courses at Chepstow, Hereford and Cheltenham
- Castles at Chepstow, Raglan, Goodrich and Caldicot
- Tintern Abbey
- The Beechenhurst Sculpture Trail
- Clearwell Caves
- Puzzlewood with its pre Roman opencast iron ore mine and unusual maze
- Wyedean Canoe and Adventure Centre
- Pedalabikeaway Cycle Centre
- Go Ape Forest Adventure Activity Centre
- Severn Estuary
- Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust
- Dean Heritage Centre
- Dean Forest Railway
- Norchard Steam Centre
- Angling Tuition, Trout Fishing
- Family Cycle Trail
- Camel Trekking
- Cruise
- Fly Fishing at Big Well
Historic towns nearby include Gloucester and Tewkesbury with their impressive cathedrals, Regency Cheltenham, Monmouth and Chepstow.
Join in a course in painting, drawing, sculpture writing or photography at the Wye Valley Arts Centre in Llandogo which offers 1,2 and 4 day courses.
Within easy driving distance are Bath and Somerset across the Severn Estuary and in the other direction the beautiful Cotswolds, Stratford upon Avon, and Gloucester and Tewkesbury with their impressive cathedrals There are museums at Chepstow and Monmouth and All Saints Church in Newland known as 'The Cathedral of The Forest ' is worth a visit with its historical goodies.
