by John Brooks | Aug 20, 2020 | events, horses, Uncategorized, walking
Guests often ask about the horses they see in the field opposite the cottages. They are a couple of amiable old fellas called Zippy and JD and they love a chat if you wander over to the fence. What Zippy won’t tell you, because he’s a modest gelding, is that his...
by John Brooks | Mar 10, 2020 | Cycling, events, family, Uncategorized
Anyone who has watched the last few Olympics will know how stunningly well our track cyclists have done in recent years. What you might not know is that Team GB and Paralympics GB prepared for their stunning successes in the four previous Olympic and Paralympic games...
by John Brooks | Jan 8, 2020 | churches, events, family, heritage, pub, Tintern Abbey, Uncategorized, walking
Christmas starts for us with the traditional Carol Service in the ruins of Tintern Abbey. It is held on the first Saturday in December and begins with a torch light procession around the grounds and into the Nave where a great host gathers to celebrate the season with...
by John Brooks | Nov 11, 2019 | churches, dogs, events, family, heritage, Tintern Abbey, Uncategorized
Daredevils Danni and Mel from Bristol, who stayed with us in the Skirrid with their dog Chester, took on one of the UK’s longest, tallest and fastest zip slides when they visited the National Diving Centre at Tidenham near Chepstow. Despite the rainy weather...
by John Brooks | Sep 23, 2019 | Corporate, events, Yoga
The three Welsh Marches cottages played host to a team away day for a fantastic social enterprise called IRIS which is a general practice-based domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training support and referral programme. It is a relatively young, not for profit,...
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...
