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Walk No 1: A short walk around Usk
(2 miles - about 35 minutes)

This short walk is ideally suited to those who are short of time or energy and gives a good impression of the main sights of the lovely town.
Twyn Square, Usk
Twyn Square
(See an enlargement of this photo.)

 

Leave the town square by the south east corner and proceed along Four Ash Street. Eighty metres after the bend St Mary's Church can be visited if so desired.
Pass the former Greyhound Inn (now a house) and continue on Chepstow Road.

After a few minutes climb a metal gate on the left (40 metres before a red brick house on the right) and cross the field on the obvious path.

 

 

The former Greyhound Inn, Usk
The former Greyhound Inn (now a house)

East of Usk
East of Usk

 

 

Cross a stile and climb the bank to the main road.

Turn left, then immediately right (signposted Gwehelog) and first left, heading back into town.
     
Turn right at The Three Salmons Hotel.

Take the path via the kissing gate on the left, immediately after the entrance to the Veterinary Centre.

Follow the riverbank path ("Conigar Walk") to join the road at the end of the bridge. (See a photo of a commemorative plaque giving the history of the bridge and another explaining the origin of "Conigar Walk".)

Cross over the main road and go down New Market Street.

  

Conigar Walk and River Usk
Conigar Walk and River Usk
     

The Sessions House in Maryport Street, Usk
The Sessions House, Maryport Street

  

Turn left at the bottom and immediately right into Mill Street.

Turn left at the bottom and left again on to the main road (Maryport Street). (In Summer the large garden directly opposite ("Courtlands") has a splendid display.)

Pass the prison and Sessions House and turn right at the OneStop supermarket. Follow this road back to the town square.

A printed, laminated card showing this walk route, along with relevant photographs, is available at £1.00 from the Usk Rural Life Museum in New Market Street and from the Usk Library at 18A Maryport Street, Usk, NP15 1AE (Tel. 01291 674925, Fax: 01291 674924). If it is more convenient, the card can be ordered by completing the easy-to-use Order Form. It can also be ordered more cheaply in digital format (PDF file) on the alternative Order Form.

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