Month: April 2019

  • Two CADW sites to visit near Chepstow

    Two CADW sites to visit near Chepstow

    Carleon Roman Fort Our first outing was to Caerleon. Carleon which is just outside Newport was known as Isca by the Romans and is on the banks of the river Usk. Founded in A.D.  75 as the headquarters of the second Augustan legion. it was one of only three permanent legionary sites in Britain and…

  • Cardiff Review of the RHS flower show

    Cardiff Review of the RHS flower show

      This weekend we visited Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It is a short hop across the Severn bridge from Bristol and we were able to catch a bus from Bristol to Newport and change for Cardiff. We wanted to go to the RHS flower show which is held annually in Bute Park next to…