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Within
a 20 mile radius of The Little Barn you will find all the activities
listed below in abundance. You can walk the rolling hills direct from
the front door and fishing the River Usk couldn't be easier, just a
few miles away. If you're prepared to travel a bit further from base
you'll find even more, including coastal activities eg) the beautiful
Gower Peninsular!
Fishing Golf Walking Riding Gliding Cycling Mountain Biking Fishing - You can choose from many fisheries and also some excellent game fishing rivers including the Usk, Wye and Monnow. While in Usk why not visit the world famous Sweet's Fishing Tackle shop. For further information on permits, beats etc. visit www.fishing.visitwales.com Golf - Locally, you'll find Monmouth Golf Club, standing on high ground, it offers superb views as well as its challenges! Visit www.monmouthgolfclub.co.uk for more information. Generally in the area, you will find no fewer
than 11 golf courses of varying degrees of difficulty, to suit
different standards of golfers, including the Celtic Manor Golf
Complex and St Pierre Golf Club. The Wentwood Hills course at the
Celtic Manor is home to the Wales Open. Don't forget
the 2010 Ryder Cup, so book early!! For further information about
golfing in this area visit www.golf.visitwales.com Walking - The rolling hills of the Usk and Wye Valleys are on the doorstep. From Usk town you can walk a part of the Wye Valley Walk to the Roman settlement of Isca, known today as Caerleon, or if you choose the opposite direction you can follow the the river Usk to Chain Bridge (and beyond if you wish!). There are the Three Castles Walk, stretches of Offas Dyke, The Sculpture Trail (Forest of Dean) and walks around Tintern Abbey. For lots more ideas visit www.jtallet.co.uk/uskwalks and www.walking.visitwales.com Riding - What better way to see the views than from the mountain tops! Riding is available for all levels, from novices to confident riders in the Black Mountains near Abergavenny or slightly further afield in the Brecon Beacons National Park. If you don't mind travelling about 40 miles you will reach the coast and one particular stables takes the horses for a sandy gallop along the shoreline. More details available from www.ridingwales.com Gliding - If you glide already, why not try out the South Wales Gliding Club, just half a mile down the road, the perfect way to see the fantastic landscape of this area of outstanding natural beauty. If you don't glide already why not try one of their trial flights? Or if that all sounds too much you can just sit in the garden and watch the gliders take off and come in to land.
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