20. Glangrwney-Llangenny

Parking

Park at The Bell pub in Glangrwyney (tel: 01873 811115 for permission)

Directions

1. Walk up to the main A40 and cross (with care) opposite the pub sign. Go up the tarmac ‘Private Drive’ - it is a public footpath.
2. Cross the stile on the left before you reach the house. Go along track and two fields with the river on the left. Go through gate and turn left onto the lane.
3. Cross the old bridge and take 1st stile on right next to an enormous old sweet chestnut tree.
4. With the Afon Grwyne on the right cross two fields looking out for the salmon leaps. There is camping in the second field.
5. Go through farm buildings, along the track to the road and turn right towards the Dragon’s Head pub in Llangenny. Turn right over river bridge then left to cross stone stile and steps (take care - very steep drop on the the river side.)
6. Pass the private footbridge on the river, go through woods to a field (there’s another private footbridge in this field). Go through gate at end of field and turn left up driveway at Danybryn, then almost immediately cross stile on left to go on narrow path beside river.
7. Cross the next stile and then keep alongside the river to a stile next to a small stone bridge. (Good place to stop for a break)
8. Take the path on the other side of the bridge, up through woods to the road. Turn left and go back down the road to Llangenny (Note the Church and old well) At the pub retrace your steps back to the car park.

Points of Interest

Grwyne Fawr valley was famous for its paper mills in the 18th and 19th centuries. Because of the water quality the colours and quality of the paper was very special. They made bright blues etc. for wrapping grocery products etc.

Golden Grove mills by the campsite are Grade II listed buildings.

They used wood pulp and old rags to create the paper, which was processed by using water power from the river. Sheets of drying paper were hung in the building with louvered sides to allow air to circulate.

There was also a mill at Millbrook House.