ABOVE THE TROTHY recycled paper March 2011
Mitchel Troy.
from MCC Countryside Service. Printed by Clarke Printers on
half left and rejoin the green lane to retrace your steps to
A GENTLE AMBLE Published by Mitchel Troy Community Group with assistance
5 Go through the gateway and you are back at point ( ). Turn
Community Council.
Wood is on the right.
a grant from Mitchel Troy United
the wide gateway at the top corner. The bottom of Parkapella Church Farm Guesthouse
Monmouthshire County Council and
small plank bridge. Cross these and go straight up the field to
Environmental Grant from
16 this and continue in the same direction to the stile ( ) and a
the aid of a Community
15 At the lone oak, turn half left and head for a stile ( ). Go over
leaflets has been made possible with
The publication of this series of originally the parkland for Troy House.
Troy. This is Lydart, or the Grey Woods, part of Troy Park,
Savage and Rosey Ringer who retain the copyright.
across the river below and up to the woodland above Mitchel
The photographs in this leaflet were kindly provided by Elaine
14 very old lone oak tree in the middle of the field ( ). Look
Go through a wide gateway into the next field and head for the much appreciated.
of www.mitcheltroy.com Any comments would be very
Group on 01600 715618 or look on the Paths Group page
and All Angels information, please contact Mitchel Troy Local Paths
Church of St Michael
not responsible for their maintenance. For further
guarantee access to any of the Mitchel Troy Walks and is
The Mitchel Troy Community Group is not able to
on 0871 200 22 33 for timetable and bus stops.
Newport/Abergavenny routes. Contact Traveline Cymru
reached by bus numbers 60 and 83 on the Monmouth to
Mitchel Troy Church Car Park (at SO492104) can be
OL14.
fields to the right.
conjunction with the Ordnance Survey Explorer Map
hedge on the left. Redhill Farmhouse can be seen across the
It is strongly recommended that this leaflet is used in
immediately right through another gate and continue with the
WONASTOW LOOP
13 a wide gateway opening out on to an old lane ( ). Here turn
Consider other people •
Carry on with the hedge on the right, eventually going through
Keep dogs under close control •
Cross the stile and the small plank bridge and then turn right.
home Walks No 2
12 field to the stile ( ).
Protect plants and animals, and take your litter •
field towards Little Garth and then on round the corner of the
Leave gates and property as you find them •
Mitchel Troy
sometimes easier to spot the stile by following the edge of the
Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs •
bears right across the field to a stile and footbridge. It is
after the drive, as you can see from the map, the footpath
the Country Code:
11 drive ( ) between the second and third stiles. In the next field
be on leads and kept strictly under control. Please follow brickwork. Continue over three stiles, crossing Portfield Farm
livestock in some of the fields and dogs should therefore side of the road, noting its “English garden wall bond”
If you walk with a dog, please be aware that there is 10 to the hedge on the left. Pass Redhill Farm ( ) on the other
to the hedge on the left. Pass Redhill Farm (10) on the other If you walk with a dog, please be aware that there is is there that aware be please dog, a with walk you If other the on ) 10 ( Farm Redhill Pass left. the on hedge the to side of the road, noting its “English garden wall bond” livestock in some of the fields and dogs should therefore therefore should dogs and ds fiel the of some in livestock bond” wall garden “English s it noting road, the of side brickwork. Continue over three stiles, crossing Portfield Farm be on leads and kept strictly under control. Please follow follow Please control. under strictly kept and leads on be Farm Portfield crossing stiles, ee thr over Continue brickwork. drive (11) between the second and third stiles. In the next field the Country Code: Code: Country the field next the In stiles. third and second the between ) 11 ( drive after the drive, as you can see from the map, the footpath footpath the map, the from ee s can you as drive, the after bears right across the field to a stile and footbridge. It is is It footbridge. and stile a to field the across right bears • Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs signs any follow and ahead plan – safe Be • sometimes easier to spot the stile by following the edge of the the of edge the following by ile st the spot to easier sometimes • Leave gates and property as you find them Mitchel Troy Troy Mitchel them find you as property and gates Leave • field towards Little Garth and then on round the corner of the the of corner the round on then and Garth Little towards field field to the stile (12). • Protect plants and animals, and take your litter litter your take and animals, and plants Protect • ). 12 ( stile the to field home Walks No 2 2 No Walks home Cross the stile and the small plank bridge and then turn right. • Keep dogs under close control control close under dogs Keep • right. turn then and bridge plank small the and stile the Cross Carry on with the hedge on the right, eventually going through • Consider other people people other Consider • through going eventually right, the on hedge the with on Carry a wide gateway opening out on to an old lane (13). Here turn WONASTOW LOOP P O O L W O T S A N O W turn Here ). 13 ( lane old an to on out opening gateway wide a immediately right through another gate and continue with the the with continue and gate her anot through right immediately It is strongly recommended that this leaflet is used in in used is leaflet this that recommended strongly is It hedge on the left. Redhill Farmhouse can be seen across the the across seen be can Farmhouse Redhill left. the on hedge conjunction with the Ordnance Survey Explorer Map Map Explorer Survey ce Ordnan the with conjunction fields to the right. right. the to fields OL14. OL14.
Mitchel Troy Church Car Park (at SO492104) can be be can SO492104) (at Park Car Church Troy Mitchel reached by bus numbers 60 and 83 on the Monmouth to to Monmouth the on 83 and 60 numbers bus by reached Newport/Abergavenny routes. Contact Traveline Cymru Cymru Traveline Contact routes. Newport/Abergavenny on 0871 200 22 33 for timetable and bus stops. stops. bus and timetable for 33 22 200 0871 on
The Mitchel Troy Community Group is not able to to able not is Group Community Troy Mitchel The guarantee access to any of the Mitchel Troy Walks and is is and Walks Troy Mitchel the of any to access guarantee not responsible for their maintenance. For further Church of St Michael Michael St of Church further For maintenance. their for responsible not information, please contact Mitchel Troy Local Paths and All Angels Angels All and Paths Local Troy Mitchel contact please information, Group on 01600 715618 or look on the Paths Group page page Group Paths the on look or 715618 01600 on Group of www.mitcheltroy.com Any comments would be very very be would comments Any www.mitcheltroy.com of Go through a wide gateway into the next field and head for the much appreciated. appreciated. much the for head and field next the into gateway wide a through Go very old lone oak tree in the middle of the field (14). Look Look ). 14 ( field the of middle the in tree oak lone old very The photographs in this leaflet were kindly provided by Elaine Elaine by provided kindly were leaflet this in photographs The across the river below and up to the woodland above Mitchel Mitchel above woodland the to up and below river the across Savage and Rosey Ringer who retain the copyright. copyright. the retain who Ringer Rosey and Savage Troy. This is Lydart, or the Grey Woods, part of Troy Park, Park, Troy of part Woods, Grey the or Lydart, is This Troy. originally the parkland for Troy House. The publication of this series of of series this of publication The House. Troy for parkland the originally leaflets has been made possible with with possible made been has leaflets At the lone oak, turn half left and head for a stile (15). Go over over Go ). 15 ( stile a for head and left half turn oak, lone the At the aid of a Community y t i n u m m o C a f o d i a e h t this and continue in the same direction to the stile (16) and a a and ) 16 ( stile the to direction same the in continue and this Environmental Grant from m o r f t n a r G l a t n e m n o r i v n E small plank bridge. Cross these and go straight up the field to to field the up straight go and e thes Cross bridge. plank small Monmouthshire County Council and and Council County Monmouthshire the wide gateway at the top corner. The bottom of Parkapella Church Farm Guesthouse Guesthouse Farm Church Parkapella of bottom The corner. top the at gateway wide the a grant from Mitchel Troy United United Troy Mitchel from grant a Wood is on the right. right. the on is Wood Community Council. Council. Community Go through the gateway and you are back at point (5). Turn Turn ). 5 ( point at back are you and gateway the through Go Published by Mitchel Troy Community Group with assistance assistance with Group Community Troy Mitchel by Published half left and rejoin the green lane to retrace your steps to A GENTLE AMBLE E L B M A E L T N E G A to steps your retrace to lane green the rejoin and left half from MCC Countryside Service. Printed by Clarke Printers on on Printers Clarke by Printed Service. Countryside MCC from
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ABOVE THE TROTHY recycled paper March 2011
Mitchel Troy.
from MCC Countryside Service. Printed by Clarke Printers on
half left and rejoin the green lane to retrace your steps to
A GENTLE AMBLE Published by Mitchel Troy Community Group with assistance
5 Go through the gateway and you are back at point ( ). Turn
Community Council.
Wood is on the right.
a grant from Mitchel Troy United
the wide gateway at the top corner. The bottom of Parkapella Church Farm Guesthouse
Monmouthshire County Council and
small plank bridge. Cross these and go straight up the field to
Environmental Grant from
16 this and continue in the same direction to the stile ( ) and a
the aid of a Community
15 At the lone oak, turn half left and head for a stile ( ). Go over
leaflets has been made possible with
The publication of this series of originally the parkland for Troy House.
Troy. This is Lydart, or the Grey Woods, part of Troy Park,
Savage and Rosey Ringer who retain the copyright.
across the river below and up to the woodland above Mitchel
The photographs in this leaflet were kindly provided by Elaine
14 very old lone oak tree in the middle of the field ( ). Look
Go through a wide gateway into the next field and head for the much appreciated.
of www.mitcheltroy.com Any comments would be very
Group on 01600 715618 or look on the Paths Group page
and All Angels information, please contact Mitchel Troy Local Paths
Church of St Michael
not responsible for their maintenance. For further
guarantee access to any of the Mitchel Troy Walks and is
The Mitchel Troy Community Group is not able to
on 0871 200 22 33 for timetable and bus stops.
Newport/Abergavenny routes. Contact Traveline Cymru
reached by bus numbers 60 and 83 on the Monmouth to
Mitchel Troy Church Car Park (at SO492104) can be
OL14.
fields to the right.
conjunction with the Ordnance Survey Explorer Map
hedge on the left. Redhill Farmhouse can be seen across the
It is strongly recommended that this leaflet is used in
immediately right through another gate and continue with the
WONASTOW LOOP
13 a wide gateway opening out on to an old lane ( ). Here turn
Consider other people •
Carry on with the hedge on the right, eventually going through
Keep dogs under close control •
Cross the stile and the small plank bridge and then turn right.
home Walks No 2
12 field to the stile ( ).
Protect plants and animals, and take your litter •
field towards Little Garth and then on round the corner of the
Leave gates and property as you find them •
Mitchel Troy
sometimes easier to spot the stile by following the edge of the
Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs •
bears right across the field to a stile and footbridge. It is
after the drive, as you can see from the map, the footpath
the Country Code:
11 drive ( ) between the second and third stiles. In the next field
be on leads and kept strictly under control. Please follow brickwork. Continue over three stiles, crossing Portfield Farm
livestock in some of the fields and dogs should therefore side of the road, noting its “English garden wall bond”
If you walk with a dog, please be aware that there is 10 to the hedge on the left. Pass Redhill Farm ( ) on the other Wonastow Loop 2.5 miles, allow 1.5 hours for the views, 7 stiles OS Explorer Map OL14 Car park at SO492104 SO492104 at park Car OL14 Map Explorer OS iles st 7 views, the for hours 1.5 allow miles, 2.5 Loop Wonastow
This is a pleasant circular walk of about two and a half miles to the main road, still called Old Raglan Road, at at Road, Raglan Old ed call still road, main the to miles half a and two about of lk wa circular pleasant a is This with seven stiles. Rising gently uphill after crossing the A40, Mitchel Troy. Troy. Mitchel A40, the crossing after uphill gently Rising stiles. seven with there are no steep hills, but the views back over Mitchel Troy Troy Mitchel over back views the but hills, steep no are there and up to Craig-y-Dorth are typical of the lovely rolling At the end, turn left (5). Take the opportunity to pause pause to opportunity the Take ). 5 ( left turn end, the At rolling lovely the of typical are Craig-y-Dorth to up and Monmouthshire countryside. Please be aware that crops may and get your bearings so that you will recognise the the recognise will you that so bearings your get and may crops that aware be Please countryside. Monmouthshire make some of the fields more difficult to walk. entrance to the green lane on your return journey. With With journey. return your on lane green the to entrance walk. to difficult more fields the of some make Parkapella Wood on the right, continue straight up and and up straight continue right, the on Wood Parkapella From Mitchel Troy church car park (1), turn left and go about then through a gateway. Bluebells and wood wood and Bluebells gateway. a through then about go and left turn ), 1 ( park car church Troy Mitchel From 150 yards along the road, passing Mitchel Troy House, the anemones can be seen on the right in this private private this in right the on seen be can anemones the House, Troy Mitchel passing road, the along yards 150 former vicarage. This used to have a glass woodland in April and May. May. and April in woodland glass a have to used This vicarage. former Wonastow Wonastow dome above the porch for Church Church for porch the above dome the vicar to observe As you continue past the wood, views open out to the the to out open views wood, the past continue you As observe to vicar the the stars. Go past right across to Monmouth and to the left along the the along left the to and Monmouth to across right past Go stars. the the drive to the Trothy Valley to the Usk Valley with the Black Black the with Valley Usk the to Valley Trothy the to drive the Village Hall, and Mountains beyond (6). Continue straight up. up. straight Continue ). 6 ( beyond Mountains and Hall, Village t a k e t h e e h t e k a t Just before a wooden stable (7), a diversion from the the from diversion a ), 7 ( stable wooden a before Just restricted byway byway restricted route follows a footpath below Wonastow Court Farm Farm Court Wonastow below footpath a follows route on the left left the on house and then along its drive to the Great War War Great the to drive its along then and house between a telegraph telegraph a between memorial (8). The entrance to Wonastow Church and a a and Church Wonastow to entrance The ). 8 ( memorial pole and three stone- stone- three and pole view of Wonastow Court are also off this driveway. driveway. this off also are Court Wonastow of view fronted houses ( ). ). ( houses fronted 2 Wonastow Court, thought to have been built in the reign reign the in built been have to thought Court, Wonastow 2 Follow this down to the rather slippery bridge over the River of King Henry VI, was at one time the residence of a a of residence the time one at was VI, Henry King of River the over bridge slippery rather the to down this Follow Trothy, which gives the Welsh name for Mitchel Troy, branch of the Herbert family. Wonastow Church, Church, Wonastow family. Herbert the of branch Troy, Mitchel for name Welsh the gives which Trothy, Llanvihangel Troddi or the Church of St Michael on the Trothy. dedicated to the Welsh Saint Wonnow or Winwaloe, Winwaloe, or Wonnow Saint Welsh the to dedicated Trothy. the on Michael St of Church the or Troddi Llanvihangel Continue through a gate along the driveway towards Wonastow was built in the 12th century, replacing a 7th century century 7th a replacing y, centur 12th the in built was Wonastow towards driveway the along gate a through Continue church. The centuries old steep roof is supported by by supported is roof steep old centuries The church. Mill, which you pass on the left (3). The Mill was once one of of one once was Mill The ). 3 ( left the on pass you which Mill, several on the Trothy serving Troy House, all as part of the four pairs of unusual hammer beams. beams. hammer unusual of pairs four the of part as all House, Troy serving Trothy the on several Duke of Beaufort's estate, and was still worked until 1965, 1965, until worked still was and estate, Beaufort's of Duke although from 1940 it was turbine driven. Its more recent claim claim recent more Its driven. turbine was it 1940 from although to fame was when a lorry trailer went through the roof of the the of roof the through went trailer lorry a when was fame to mill. Go through another gate and pass in front of The Barn, a a Barn, The of front in pass and gate another through Go mill. conversion, up beside the fence alongside the A40 dual © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved (100023415 ) (2011) (2011) ) (100023415 reserved rights All Copyright. Crown © dual A40 the alongside fence the beside up conversion, carriageway and left at the gate. gate. the at left and carriageway Back at the stable (7), the route proceeds between horse horse between proceeds route the ), 7 ( stable the at Back Cross the bridge over the A40, through another gate and then paddocks, down and then up. Notice a pond, fed by a natural natural a by fed pond, a Notice up. then and down paddocks, then and gate another through A40, the over bridge the Cross up the concrete ramp. At the top of this, go through a wide gap spring, down the field on the right. Cross a stile in the left-hand left-hand the in stile a Cross right. the on field the down spring, gap wide a through go this, of op t the At ramp. concrete the up in the hedge and turn right through a small gate into a green corner (9) and pass Wonastow Lodge on the left. left. the on Lodge Wonastow pass and ) 9 ( corner green a into gate small a rough th right turn and hedge the in lane (4). Before the A40 dual carriageway through the tunnels Redhill Redhill tunnels the through carriageway dual A40 the Before ). 4 ( lane
Farmhouse Walk along the top of this field and the next field, keeping close close keeping field, next the and field this of top the along Walk Farmhouse
was built, this lane continued down to the Mill and over the river river the over and Mill the to down continued lane this built, was
was built, this lane continued down to the Mill and over the river
Farmhouse
Walk along the top of this field and the next field, keeping close
4
). Before the A40 dual carriageway through the tunnels lane ( Redhill
in the hedge and turn right through a small gate into a green 9 corner ( ) and pass Wonastow Lodge on the left.
up the concrete ramp. At the top of this, go through a wide gap spring, down the field on the right. Cross a stile in the left-hand
Cross the bridge over the A40, through another gate and then paddocks, down and then up. Notice a pond, fed by a natural
7 Back at the stable ( ), the route proceeds between horse
carriageway and left at the gate.
conversion, up beside the fence alongside the A40 dual
© Crown Copyright. All rights reserved (100023415 ) (2011)
mill. Go through another gate and pass in front of The Barn, a
to fame was when a lorry trailer went through the roof of the
although from 1940 it was turbine driven. Its more recent claim
Duke of Beaufort's estate, and was still worked until 1965,
several on the Trothy serving Troy House, all as part of the
four pairs of unusual hammer beams.
3 Mill, which you pass on the left ( ). The Mill was once one of
church. The centuries old steep roof is supported by
Continue through a gate along the driveway towards Wonastow
was built in the 12th century, replacing a 7th century
Llanvihangel Troddi or the Church of St Michael on the Trothy.
dedicated to the Welsh Saint Wonnow or Winwaloe,
Trothy, which gives the Welsh name for Mitchel Troy,
branch of the Herbert family. Wonastow Church,
Follow this down to the rather slippery bridge over the River
of King Henry VI, was at one time the residence of a
Wonastow Court, thought to have been built in the reign
2 ). fronted houses (
view of Wonastow Court are also off this driveway.
pole and three stone-
8 memorial ( ). The entrance to Wonastow Church and a
between a telegraph
house and then along its drive to the Great War
on the left
route follows a footpath below Wonastow Court Farm
restricted byway
7 Just before a wooden stable ( ), a diversion from the
t a k e t h e
Village Hall, and
6 Mountains beyond ( ). Continue straight up.
the drive to the
Trothy Valley to the Usk Valley with the Black
the stars. Go past
right across to Monmouth and to the left along the
the vicar to observe
As you continue past the wood, views open out to the
Church
dome above the porch for
Wonastow
woodland in April and May. former vicarage. This used to have a glass
anemones can be seen on the right in this private 150 yards along the road, passing Mitchel Troy House, the
1 ), turn left and go about From Mitchel Troy church car park ( then through a gateway. Bluebells and wood
Parkapella Wood on the right, continue straight up and
make some of the fields more difficult to walk.
entrance to the green lane on your return journey. With
Monmouthshire countryside. Please be aware that crops may
and get your bearings so that you will recognise the
and up to Craig-y-Dorth are typical of the lovely rolling
5 At the end, turn left ( ). Take the opportunity to pause
there are no steep hills, but the views back over Mitchel Troy
Mitchel Troy. with seven stiles. Rising gently uphill after crossing the A40,
to the main road, still called Old Raglan Road, at This is a pleasant circular walk of about two and a half miles
Wonastow Loop 2.5 miles, allow 1.5 hours for the views, 7 stiles OS Explorer Map OL14 Car park at SO492104