The current owners were nice enough to let us have a look around inside. Here you can see how thick the old walls were:
View from the kitchen. This all used to be fields and market gardens:
Anna's grandfather also built an enormous swimming pool in the backyard, which he dug by hand. It was the first in Weston-super-mare, and has now passed into legend (as well as disrepair)!
The Severn Bridge spans the Severn River from South Gloucestershire (England) to Monmouthshire (Wales). Just make sure you have your passport ready!
Chepstow Castle, overlooking the River Wye, is the oldest surviving stone fortification in Britain. Built in 1067!
Tintern Abbey:
Pontypool, where Anna's maternal grandfather was raised:
Toward Hay-on-Wye
The famous Hay-on-wye book festival
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