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The Southeastern Marches
This short itinerary explores the historic borderlands between Wales and England, which
were once ruled by the Marcher lords, powerful French Norman families who pushed into
Wales in the wake of their conquest of England. It's a particularly lush and picturesque
landscape, well suited to walkers. Medieval history and architecture buffs will find the nu-
merous castles and ruined abbeys fascinating. In fact, every single place we mention in this
itinerary has its own castle.
Start in
Chepstow
, where there's a particularly hefty castle, and head north up the gor-
geous Wye Valley to the famous ruins of
Tintern Abbey
. Continue following the river to
Monmouth
, the ancient county town and birthplace of both Henry V and one half of
