Walks Near Kington
Further Afield
East The Malvern Hills - Tolkien’s inspiration for the Hills of Gondor
West - The Elan Valley - Fantastic reservoir filled valleys (See image of Carbon Coch in winter on this page)
North - The Shropshire Hills and Clud Forest (of Houseman Fame)
South - Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons
Water-Break-Its-Neck
Even 200 years ago, when Wordsworth stayed at Hindwell, a couple of miles from the cottage and, its said, used to come to a cottage just along Back Brook (where you parked) for tea, this was a tourist attraction.
It’s about 5 miles away, down the A44 after New Radnor
There is a car park by the road, and another up the rough track (take care). From there, its a few minutes walk
If you want to know more about the immense impact on art, literature and culture of the area around the cottage, this essay will help. And it will tell you about the windfarm we are fighting.
Hindwell is over to by Four Stones, The Radnor Forest and before Water-break-its-Neck.
Maybe listen to a bit of Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield as you do. (He recorded on the hill above the cottage). It fits the place. Hindwell is the centre of a Neolithic ritual enclosure of some 50 hectares, a site originally on the scale of Stonehenge.
Then have a pint at the Harp in Old Radnor and watch the sunset and the Cradled Night of Wales arrive.