We refer to our area as the Golden Triangle because of our annual displays of wild daffodils in spring, But we can equally well lay claim to being “Golden” for the liquid gold cider and perry made from our autumn apple and pear harvests. Though I’ve long known how important both top fruit and daffodils …
Like many places around the world these days Newent floods when there is heavy rain. The Peacock Brook which rises on May Hill, is a sparkling little stream for most of the year, but when the rains come it transforms into an angry, muddy torrent. Christmas 2020 was a bad one. After hours of torrential …
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Our new book of ten carefully researched walks with the bus will make a great gift for yourself or a friend. All of our walks are between 3 and 10 miles and generally quite gentle, on lanes, tracks and pathways with few steep climbs – though sometimes muddy! All the walks can be completed without …
Friday 14th June will see a timetable update for the 232 Daffodil Line bus service, with an earlier morning departure from Ledbury aimed at delivering a more punctual school run for John Masefield pupils.
Right beside the Daffodil Line bus stop and the lake in the centre of Newent you will find The Ark: a great cafe and so much more . . .
When one of the team at Redz Hair & Beauty salons in Newent was diagnosed with breast cancer, Callie, Karen and their colleagues decided they wanted to use their skills and experience to do something positive for cancer sufferers.
Just outside the centre of Newent, with its own request stop on the Daffodil Line, you will find the Kings Arms. A genuine community pub,the KA is dog and family friendly, serves a selection of well-kept ales and a varied menu delivered in generous portions.
The wheels on the bus have now been going round and round for a whole year – we passed our First Birthday on 2nd April 2024.
This walk follows the old canal from Newent to Oxenhall, and picks up the Daffodil Way at Four Oaks for the last part of the walk. It finishes at Dymock, an easy 5.5 mile walk which includes field paths with a small number of stiles, back lanes and woodland tracks.
Browsing a local market on a crisp and sunny winter’s morning can be a great start to your weekend. And down the Daffodil Line we are blessed with so many to choose from.
