Activities in Southeast Wales
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Tintern and Return
The classic Tintern and Return walk begins at the tourist office and heads upriver along the Wye Valley path to Tintern Abbey, returning via the Offa's Dyke Path on the eastern bank. The total distance is around 13 miles; allow a full day, with lunch at Tintern. The tourist office sells a leaflet to accompany the walk, but you'll also need Ordnance Survey Landranger map No 162 (also available from the tourist office). You can cut the walk short at Tintern and return to Chepstow (or continue to Monmouth) by bus.
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Monmouth Canoe & Activity Centre
Monmouth Canoe & Activity Centre offers half-day/full-day/week-long trips on the Wye in two-seater Canadian canoes (around £25/around £30/around £180) or single kayaks (£18/£20/£120). Canoe transport and guides/instructors cost extra.
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Rainbow Sailing School
If the sight of all those yachts in the marina has tempted you to have a go at sailing, Rainbow Sailing School offers taster days, suitable for families and beginners with no previous experience (around £75 per person, minimum of three people).
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Chepstow Racecourse
Chepstow Racecourse, set in rolling parkland alongside the River Wye just north of the town centre, is one of Britain's most famous horse-racing venues and home to Wales' most prestigious race meeting, the Welsh National on 27 December.
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Wales National Pool
The shiny new Wales National Pool is the only 50m swimming pool in Wales; it's open for lane-swimming only during the week, but on Saturday and Sunday the 25m training pool is open for recreational swimming sessions.
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Tawe Tour
The Tawe Tour is a 5-mile walking/cycling trail, running northwards along the River Tawe, past former industrial sites, to Morriston. You can get free booklets and maps from the tourist office.
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Nucleus
You can go surfing at Langland and Caswell Bays, near the Mumbles - get advice and hire gear from Nucleus; hire of a board and wetsuit for a full/half-day.
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Swansea Bike Path
You can walk or cycle along the Swansea Bike Path, a pleasingly flat 5-mile waterfront trail that runs from the Maritime Quarter to the Mumbles.
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Bay Watersports
You can hire surf-skis and windsurfers at Bay Watersports. You can also get windsurfing lessons. Opening times depend on tides and weather.
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Action Bikes
Action Bikes rents bikes for around per day.
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Action Bikes
Action Bikes rents bikes for around per day.
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