098: Llandogo, Cleddon Falls and Trellech (Wye Valley 2018)

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6 жыл бұрын

WYE VALLEY WALK FEATURING LLANDOGO, CLEDDON FALLS, HAROLD’S STONES AND TRELLECH
"Llandogo, Cleddon Falls and Trellech”
Filmed 24th March 2018
Post-production completed 18th May 2018
Llandogo was generally a village in the Wye Valley, which I only passed through on the way to other places, so today I decide to take some time out to explore it properly. There were also some family connections of mine in the village, so Llandogo is a special place for me for that reason. I climb up to explore the spectacular Cleddon Falls before ending up in the pretty village of Trellech…..
Filmed in the Wye Valley in the county of Monmouthshire. Locations include Llandogo, Cleddon Falls, Whitestone in Bargain Wood, Virtuous Well, Harold’s Stones, Tump Terret and Trellech. This continues the series of films in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
Click here for a map showing the route of the walk: osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/r...
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As with all the films I make, this is a mini-movie of my personal journey along the walk, in which I might share some of my own personal stories, and not actually intended to be a guide to the area.
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@sheilathomas4616 3 жыл бұрын

I’m very lucky to have grown up here ....it was magical !

@solitaryrambler 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@kellyshaw1524 6 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your upload. Once again it shows how beautiful our countryside is. I always look forward to your work, constantly professional and a joy to watch. Thanks for your time and effort and i once again look forward to your next lovely piece.

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Kelly, it's a pleasure to make these films for both myself and for others, and when I receive great feedback like this it makes it all the more worthwhile!. Thanks again Kelly. Cheers, Patrick :)

@walkandcamp 6 жыл бұрын

This is great. Thanks for all your fabulous Solitary Rambler videos Patrick. I’ve watched around 30+ of them up to now and thoroughly enjoy them all. The music is great too - it adds a lot to the atmosphere. Cheers, Terry

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you too Terry for your lovely comments and for watching! Cheers, Patrick :)

@jimhalfpenny19 4 жыл бұрын

We got our first golden retriever Roly ,from Trellech in 2006 . We lost him nearly 3 years ago . He still breaks my heart even now . Thanks , Patrick . . Regards , Jim .

@solitaryrambler 4 жыл бұрын

That's a sad memory for you Jim. I used to go through Trellech as a kid with family as we had a friend living nearby in the Narth :)

@j.e.schoon4339 6 жыл бұрын

Marvelous. Less than a week ago, my gf and I passed through this area, on our way back from Monmouth. These parts are magical. Sometimes I think in a past iife I will have been a Celt. These lands speak to me, they touch my heart.

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Glad it brought back some memories for you, I love all this area of course, so it was nice to return. Cheers, Patrick :)

@hectormarshall8608 3 жыл бұрын

a trick : you can watch movies on kaldroStream. Been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.

@derekenzo5083 3 жыл бұрын

@Hector Marshall Yea, have been using kaldroStream for since november myself :)

@frankfitzgerald5832 6 жыл бұрын

Always a treat Patrick to see such lovely places and share the history ..These films are such an education too , i was spoilt too with two lovely churches on this film ... Cleddon falls was spectacular ,and a hell of a walk up looking at all those steps ...The view over LLandogo was also amazing.... And Trellech which ever way you spell was full of lovely surprises too.....Thank you so much for once again sharing your walks and your time with us ......Frank And Lee.......

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Knew you'd like the churches Frank, especially the one in Trellech which is quite an iconic view in that part of the country. I was lucky with Cleddon Falls due to recent rain otherwise it could have been just a trickle :) The walk up from Llandogo was indeed steep and very muddy, but definitely worth the climb for those views. As always Frank and Lee thanks for watching. Cheers, Patrick :)

@pete7179 5 жыл бұрын

What a fab walk,packed full of things of interest and lovely views,ending with a pint at a great old pub the Lion Inn, Thanks for taking us along Patrick,yes where next I wonder,I never know what's coming up next,I never look ahead,so it's always a surprise,they're all so beautifully made. All the best,a great watch again,Saturday night and turned the tv off to watch a couple of these,loving them. All the best. Pete.

@solitaryrambler 5 жыл бұрын

I remember being so pleased when I filmed Cleddon Falls as there had recently been so much rain, so I caught them at their best with the waterfalls. Thanks again Pete, your kind words are always appreciated :)

@richardchan9595 6 жыл бұрын

Another top notch video Patrick...Many thanks!

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers, Patrick :)

@Blackbooks78 6 жыл бұрын

That path up looked treacherous! Another great and enjoyable episode.

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

It was very slippery and thick with mud, which made the climb harder, but it was a lovely walk all the same. Thanks for watching again. Cheers, Patrick :)

@fehmiabbasi4874 6 жыл бұрын

Wow wonderful another nice episode solitary rambler

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really pleased you enjoyed it! :)

@WalksWithOlly 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see another video from you exploring the Wye Valley, Patrick. :-) There's a pub in Bristol called the Llandoger Trow... It all makes sense, now. ;-) I'd heard of Cleddon Falls but not seen it. Harold's Stones were new to me! I'll have to head out and explore this area myself some day. Hope you have a good Bank Holiday weekend.

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Olly, yes I was surprised to discover myself when researching the narration for this film that a certain Bristol pub was named after the Llandogo boats, and like you say it all makes sense now :) Harold's Stones are easy to miss when you're driving through Trellech, but if you do go there you'll find the stones in a field immediately to the right of the B4293 Chepstow Road just before you enter the village. Have a good Bank Holiday weekend too, hopefully we can get out for walks and avoid the thunderstorms that might be on the way! Cheers, Patrick :)

@WalksWithOlly 6 жыл бұрын

I'm driving down to Dartmoor in the morning for two nights of camping (at a camp site), while the weather forecast is degrading by the day! My morning walk near Meldon Reservoir is likely to be 'without views' and there's a risk of thunder in the evening. Oh, well. As long as I'm not stuck indoors. ;-)

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Oh wow have a wonderful time in Dartmoor, hope the weather holds and hope you don't have any problems travelling down there as I gather the M5 has been slightly on the busy side! :)

@WyeExplorer 6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed that Patrick. It's great you connecting with your ancestry and revealing more of who you are to us. Well, I of course experienced memory lane once again. It's becoming a habit with your Wye series. Paul and I walked and hiked Trellech, Cleddon and Llandogo and camped in your favorite wood there. I can resonate with how you felt going back. I must say you captured the falls in fine spate. They are good. Where to next? I'm sure it's going to be good. All the best. Mark

@solitaryrambler 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, I always knew if anyone was going to really appreciate my Wye Valley films, it would be you :) I remember your films, which I watched some time ago now, of Cleddon Falls and especially the standing stones one as I recall that wonderful mysterious music accompanying Harold's Stones. I was very fortunate with Cleddon Falls when I was there as it had recently been raining so I felt I managed to capture them at the best. Where next? Well all will be revealed in hopefully the not too distant future :) Thanks again Mark. Catch you soon. Cheers, Patrick :)

@WyeExplorer 6 жыл бұрын

You didn't get that wrong Patrick. I certainly did enjoy the films. Good to capture the falls like that - when we hiked by it was a trickle as you could see on our film. Still good though. I look forward to seeing what you got in store. I'm intrigued!

@annr1516 Жыл бұрын

What’s your family name my family lived in Llandogo House Redwood family and we belong to the Browns too

@solitaryrambler Жыл бұрын

My family in Llandogo were Reynolds. Gary and Chris were my cousins, a little older than me, and their parents were Tony and Joan. I believe they may have lived in one of the council houses on the left as you enter the village from the Tintern side. My great grandmother was Lily Messenger.

@annr1516 Жыл бұрын

@@solitaryrambler I know that name. Didn’t one of the Reynolds family have a garage in Llandogo My cousins living there were Ron and John Redwood Ann

@solitaryrambler Жыл бұрын

@@annr1516 I know very little about the Reynolds I'm afraid and don't really remember them. Tony was a relative of my Dad, Dave Leach who lives in Coleford, but I've never seen or heard of any of the Reynolds since I was very small.