Two Feet in Abergavenny

After our dash across the south of England, we made it to my Dad’s hometown of Abergavenny and a warm welcome from our lovely cousins.  Abergavenny is one of my favourite places in the UK, not just because it’s so fun to say, but also because it’s a cute little town with stunning landscapes surrounding it.  As I hadn’t visited in so long, we took a wander through the main street of town so I could remind myself what it was like.  Note: this doesn’t take long!

 

We headed up the hill to the ruins of Abergavenny Castle, which dates from around 1075.  It has awesome views over the River Usk to the Blorenge mountain.

 

We needed a delicious lunch to fortify ourselves for the afternoon’s planned activity – being blown away on Llangynidr Moors.  Vegetarian friends, look away now, but I decided to try the local specialty of Monmouth lamb’s liver with bacon, bubble and squeak and masses of gravy, as I had never tried liver before.  Surprisingly, I found it fairly tasty – although I definitely couldn’t finish this massive plate!

Fortified, we headed up to the moors with my cousins.  As you may have guessed from the photos, a Welsh summer doesn’t necessarily involve tropical temperatures.  However, the sunshine came out (briefly) and the wind was… invigorating!!  And it was all worth it for the stunning views over the countryside, from the cute patchwork fields, to the views of the Blorenge, the Skirrids, and back to Abergavenny.

I requested a visit to the Blorenge as well… a request I swiftly regretted as the wind got near gale-force and the skies opened!

Our time in Abergavenny was pretty much up – next stop, ITALY!!!