Day 10: Usk to Abergavenny
We start with prayers at the Priory Church outside of which is the grave of Fr David Lewis, one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Then we celebrate mass in the church co-dedicated to him. This is a peaceful, quiet walk. You will only pass through one village between Usk and Abergevenny. The route includes walking along the River Usk, much of it on the Usk Valley Walk. Near the end we walk along the tow path of the delightful Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. There is a section, too long a section, of very quiet country lanes which we take due to the lack of suitable footpaths. On the whole the walk itself is fairly flat except a very short section up to the canal. Enjoy this walk. Our accommodation in Abergavenny is split between 2 halls
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Usk Memorial Hall
Departing Usk Memorial Hall John Chenery
St David Lewis & St Francis Xavier RC, Usk
St David Lewis & St Francis Xavier RC, Usk John Chenery
Fr Tony says Mass at SS David Lewis & Francis Xavier, Usk Susan Adilz
St David Lewis Chapel, upstairs in St David Lewis & St Francis Xavier John Chenery
Interior of St David Lewis & St Francis Xavier John Chenery
Coffee in St David Lewis & St Francis Xavier church hall John Chenery
Priory Church of St Mary, Usk
Priory Church of St Mary, Usk John Chenery
Usk Priory, Steven prepares for prayers Susan Adilz
Steven leads the prayers John Chenery
Grave of St David Lewis, just outside the west door of the Priory Church John Chenery
Flowers on Town Bridge, Usk John Chenery
Town Bridge, Usk John Chenery
Pit stop, make n mend & top-up before the Black Mountains James Brodie
Foxhunter Inn, Nantyderry
In the Foxhunter Inn, Nant-y-Derry John Chenery
View of the Foxhunter Inn John Chenery
Leaving Nant-y-Derry John Chenery
One of many awkward stiles that we encountered this year John Chenery
St Bartholomew, Llanover
St Bartholomew, Llanover John Chenery
We receive a brief talk about St Bartholomew's John Chenery
Caroline leads our prayers John Chenery
St Helen, Llanellen
St Helen, Llanellen John Chenery
We are locked out of St Helen's John Chenery
but the vicar and her son arrived with the key ... John Chenery
but the key brought by the vicar didn't work so Richard led prayers outside, with some personal testimony. John Chenery Original Tweet
Last climb of the day John Chenery Original Tweet
The climb was up to a canal! John Chenery Original Tweet
Bridge 92 on the Monmouth and Brecon Canal claregamble
Bridge 92 again. claregamble
Canalside drinks stop John Chenery Original Tweet
Leaving the canal John Chenery Original Tweet
we have just crossed the Usk Bridge, entrance to Abergavenny John Chenery Original Tweet
St Mary's Priory Centre, Abergavenny
St Mary's Priory, Abergavenny John Chenery
Pilgrimage author Ann Hayward gave us aa after-dinner talk on the Pilgrimages she has done. She walks solo on her pilgrimages. John Chenery Original Tweet
