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Woodcroft, CHEPSTOW, NP16 7HZ

From Stoulgrove Lane

Carved stone post by the B4228, in parish of Tidenham (Forest of Dean District), opposite No.1 Sunnyside Cottages, on grass verge, on East side of road. Chepstow stone, erected by the Chepstow District Turnpike Trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- To Chepstow (2) Carved benchmark on front. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1186652 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1186652 Milestone Society National ID: GL_CWCO02.

Here there are four ways to go. This track is Old School Lane which leads to the B4228. The lane provides access to Old School House and the disused quarry. The walk leaves Chepstow, crosses the River Wye, and ascends through Tutshill, following the long distance Offa’s Dyke Path. A diversion down the Lancaut Walk is taken before returning to rejoin Offa’s Dyke Path to Wintour’s Leap. After crossing Coleford Road, B4228, footpaths and roads are taken through Woodcroft and Tutshill to recross the river and return to the starting point. About 5 miles.

The milestone is half-buried in the left foreground of the photograph. The Rising Sun Public House is in the distance, on the left.

The words "To Chepstow..." can be made out.

The route heads south along Stoulgrove Lane. The walk leaves Chepstow, crosses the River Wye, and ascends through Tutshill, following the long distance Offa’s Dyke Path. A diversion down the Lancaut Walk is taken before returning to rejoin Offa’s Dyke Path to Wintour’s Leap. After crossing Coleford Road, B4228, footpaths and roads are taken through Woodcroft and Tutshill to recross the river and return to the starting point. About 5 miles.

The Rising Sun public house in Woodcroft closed in 2011 and was due to become apartments. However, some 250 local residents have raised money and the Rising Sun re-opened in October, 2022. The plan is to make the Rising Sun a community hub offering a place for local people and groups to meet. The walk leaves Chepstow, crosses the River Wye, and ascends through Tutshill, following the long distance Offa’s Dyke Path. A diversion down the Lancaut Walk is taken before returning to rejoin Offa’s Dyke Path to Wintour’s Leap. After crossing Coleford Road, B4228, footpaths and roads are taken through Woodcroft and Tutshill to recross the river and return to the starting point. About 5 miles.

Here there are four ways to go. This is Offa's Dyke Path heading north towards Brockweir. The disused quarry is on the left. The walk leaves Chepstow, crosses the River Wye, and ascends through Tutshill, following the long distance Offa’s Dyke Path. A diversion down the Lancaut Walk is taken before returning to rejoin Offa’s Dyke Path to Wintour’s Leap. After crossing Coleford Road, B4228, footpaths and roads are taken through Woodcroft and Tutshill to recross the river and return to the starting point. About 5 miles.

Here there are four ways to go. The way into the disused quarry is, however, gated and locked. The walk leaves Chepstow, crosses the River Wye, and ascends through Tutshill, following the long distance Offa’s Dyke Path. A diversion down the Lancaut Walk is taken before returning to rejoin Offa’s Dyke Path to Wintour’s Leap. After crossing Coleford Road, B4228, footpaths and roads are taken through Woodcroft and Tutshill to recross the river and return to the starting point. About 5 miles.