Garth Cottage, Symonds Yat Comfortable Accommodation by the Wye
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The front of Garth Cottage B&B Overlooks the river Wye
With comfortable rooms, full facilities, a warm welcome and a great breakfast to set you up for a day of sightseeing, exploring or activities in South Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and t& Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean, you will find Garth Cottage in Symonds Yat the perfect centre for a holiday that can be as relaxing or as energetic as you wish.
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Water sports in the Wye Valley
This area provides opportunities for a wide variety of water sports, making great use of the River Wye, which is directly outside Garth Cottage. There are hire companies that will rent you canoes or kayaks to glide down the river under your own power, stand up waterboards for the adventurous and further down the river in Chepstow you can find organised boat trips if you don’t feel like paddling. Anglers are also well served locally, not only in the river Wye, famous for its salmon, but also in a number of local lakes and streams offering a wealth of species to pursue, including trout, coarse fish and some fine specimen carp. We are happy to advise on the best source of information and equipment for our guests’ chosen water sports, and have long standing relationships with many local providers to make sure you get the very best out of your time here. Just call us on the number shown or click in the header of any page to send us an email.
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Classic and specialist car clubs find this the perfect venue
Many of our guests are members of classic or specialist car clubs that organise tours around the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, South Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean. For the casual observer, this also provides a great free classic car show, with gleaming examples of vehicles of all ages being lovingly prepared and driven through the glorious local scenery. Garth Cottage in Symonds Yat is centrally placed to provide the ideal base for days out in the countryside with your classic car. Call us on the number shown above or click in the header of any page to email us with your group’s requirements.
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Morning mist on the river wye
This view from the front of Garth Cottage B&B shows just how lovely the river is in the mornings. With atmospheric mist rising from the water and the peace and quiet that this area offers, you will find a beautiful start to your day of exploring, sightseeing or activities around South Herefordshire, Monmouthshire & the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean. The area is a natural magnet for artists and photographers. When autumn comes, the area turns into a giant, natural kaleidoscope, with colours changing daily at different rates, thanks to the great variety of trees you will find here. To plan your sightseeing, painting or photography trip, just call us on the number shown or click in the header of any page to send us an email.
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Canada Geese form an orderly queue on the River Wye
The area around Garth Cottage is incredibly rich in wildlife on land, in the water and in the air. With a huge native population of birds and animals as well as welcome visitors like these Canada Geese, there are opportunities for all kinds of wildlife enthusiasts to exercise their passion around South Herefordshire, Monmouthshire & the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean.
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Motorcycle touring in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
If your passion in modes of transport is for motorcycles, you will find many of the finest roads in Britain within a very short distance of Garth Cottage here in Symonds Yat. Very often we host parties of motorcyclists, providing a comfortable base, a warm welcome and a great breakfast in between rides out in the countryside of South Herefordshire, Monmouthshire & the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean. There are many local stops popular with motorcyclists too, so you can be sure of lots of stops for tea and cameraderie, and with our advice, you will find the shortest route through to many of the best places to ride, stop and look. Just call us on the number shown or click in the header of any page to send us an email.
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The Dinghy Boys paid us a visit...
OPne of the more extreme examples of water sport that has crossed the river Wye here at Symonds Yat was this collection of dinghies all roped together and piloted by a fun crowd of people, navigating the river Wye for pleasure and charity. They pulled up at Garth Cottage for some good home comforts before carrying on undaunted towards the tidal parts of the river Wye... We wished them well and waved them on their way. If your plan is to explore the river, Garth Cottage makes a great base, just call us on the number shown or click in the header of any page to send us an email.
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Morning mists on the River Wye at Symonds Yat
This view from the front of Garth Cottage B&B shows just how lovely the river is in the mornings. With atmospheric mist rising from the water and the peace and quiet that this area offers, you will find a beautiful start to your day of exploring, sightseeing or activities around South Herefordshire, Monmouthshire & the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean. The area is a natural magnet for artists and photographers. When autumn comes, the area turns into a giant, natural kaleidoscope, with colours changing daily at different rates, thanks to the great variety of trees you will find here. To plan your sightseeing, painting or photography trip, just call us on the number shown or click in the header of any page to send us an email.
Garth Cottage is perfectly placed for visitors to three great natural beauty spots in Britain. Sitting in Symonds Yat, right on the banks of the River Wye, the cottage borders the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, The Forest of Dean and South Herefordshire.
There is much to see and do here, from sightseeing around the many castles and abbeys in the area, which is also a bird-watcher's paradise, through to walks in the glorious countryside. These can be as gentle or as challenging as you like and the long experience we have in the area means that there is plenty of advice on choosing the perfect day out for you.
If you prefer an active break, the canoeing and water sports on the river Wye is in full swing by then, there is climbing, cycling, horse riding and miles of rambling within a stone's throw of Garth Cottage.
The area is renowned as a destination for food lovers. Throughout Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and the Brecon Beacons, you are spoilt for choice in all matters of food and drink. Just call Mark on the number shown or click in the header of any page to send us an email for more information.
