by John Brooks | Nov 4, 2019 | churches, dogs, heritage, National Trust, Uncategorized, walking
Our Skirrid cottage is named after a small Monmouthshire mountain which rises to 486m from the Gavenny Valley in splendid isolation. In Welsh, it is known as Ysgyryd Fawr and its owned by the National Trust. Ysgyryd translates as “shake” or “tremble” while Fawr is...
by John Brooks | Sep 4, 2019 | Cardiff, churches, events, heritage, Rugby
Former US airman Lance Wolfe, his wife Pattie and friends Randy and Debbie Joseph stayed with us in the Blorenge and Skirrid cottages on Sunday and Monday after watching the Wales v Ireland rugby match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Lance from West Virginia had...
