Symonds Yat is a village in the Wye Valley and a popular tourist destination, straddling the River Wye in the English county of Herefordshire, close to the Gloucestershire border. It is within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border. Two settlements either side of the river are known as Symonds Yat West and Symonds Yat East and are linked by a footbridge and passenger ferries. Two hand (“pull”) cable ferries enable foot passengers to cross the river, powered by ferrymen who pull the ferry across the river using an overhead cable.
We took a wonderful circular walk along the River Wye where we watched the canoeists practicing in the rapids. We then continued up the steep trail through the forest and around Symonds Yat Rock which overlooks the spectacular gorge through which the River Wye snakes.
A bonus close to the end of the walk was finding a super little coffee hut in the forest offering a great place to rest and re-caffeinate. Returning to the car park we then had a wonderful Sunday roast lunch in the Saracens Head Inn.
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E-Mail : staylor@highlanderimages.comPassionate Photographer …. Lost in Asia
Stuart Taylor of HighlanderImages Photography has been making images for over 40 years focusing on Asia with a documentary/photojournalistic style.
Stuart is available for a variety of assignments in subject areas of photojournalism, commercial, architectural, real estate, industrial, interior design, corporate, urbex, adventure, wilderness, and travel.
E-Mail : staylor@highlanderimages.com