A really beautiful hike along Offa's Dyke! The autumn colors and views of Tintern Abbey look stunning. Loved the mix of nature, history, and wildlife along the way - this section truly shines in the fall! Have a great day 😊

"In England's Green and Pleasant Land"

Brilliant walk, Mark. Good views and what a whopping chestnut!! Pleasant rolling hills - yeah, how we miss those.. Keep it coming, I am looking forward to your re-hab campout vid thats coming soon. And oh yeah that cottage.. ..I'd buy it!!

Hi Mark, great route there, woodland and then the wonderful views, mighty fine sweet chestnut tree you found and who can resist a swing, the water you drank did look clear as a bell, and bonus you filled your drink bottle, meeting people out on the trail is always pleasant and adds to your well being, great day out cheers nigel

Why did they change it from AONB to national landscape. Area of outstanding natural beauty was poetic and evocative, national landscape just sounds a bit soulless, do these committee's actuality walk these areas I wonder.

Great adventure out that Mark. So many great sights. ive marked cadora wood as a must visit on my maps. I would love to own that cottage, i would keep it traditional just as it is.. perfect.

Glorious indeed .. the views from the Devil's Pulpit !! ..superb !! You always meet such interesting folk mate !! ..I wouldn't even know how to spell Genevieve.. perhaps I just did ?? lol I have eaten that 'beefsteak' fungus and it tastes really good. Wonderful memories of the cottage with Paul !! ..what a shame that beautiful building is not lived in !!! That's an awesome old pollarded sweet chestnut.. loads of those where I was raised.. my Mum and I used to go collecting them about this time of year.. and my Dad would roast them for us on the grate ! .. Happy days bro !!

Great reading from WW2 mate !!

I've been down a few 'ankle sinkers' ..muddy trails in the Chess valley, Bucks ! lol.. they can suck your boots off !! lol My Mum worked in a school like that in a village called Iver, Bucks back in the early 1950's ! There are wells like that still in my local area.. but I wont be drinking out of them.. as a load of locals use the wells as a toilet because they are covered and have a door !! lol I will try and make a video next Spring and show you one of them !! ..historically very interesting !! Blessings Mark bro !!.. great video as always !!

What a gorgeous day Mark. November has been a great month on the whole. Autumn & Spring, best 2 seasons, eh? I'm curious about Offa's Dyke, will definitely be taking a look down there at some point, maybe in the Spring. Good to see your distances increasing, take care of the ankle arthiritis. Loving the macro photography, and always love a good tree! All the best - Sue

Thank you, Mark. I enjoyed every bit of your walk. Kept my mind off politics.

What a glorious walk, Mark! Such a beautiful day for it. Love the photo of Paul on the swing and that it's still there - a precious memory. The golden autumn leaves lined your pathway through the woodland in a magical way. And, what a fantastic old tree, It looked like it's survived some storms! You definitely had some cracking views to enjoy! Really enjoyed that! Have a great weekend, all the best, Jenny 😊

Brilliant Mark memories from the past and new ones forged 👌🏻 I’d say that was a great hike mate (your leg getting stronger too 🙏🏼) Maybe nxt year it’s time to take the walk to Prestatyn 🤠👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Very best wishes Simon

Hi Mark, beautiful autumn colours even though not fully out yet, lovely around here and the abbey looked stunning. The views when you came out of the woodland were really pretty and so nice that you net the couple from South Africa. Loved the footage of Prestatyn, Offa's Dyje is so interesting. You captured that hornet well ! 😃 Wow its unbelievable that the cottage you and Paul stayed in about 10 years ago is still abandoned, ah good to see Paul on the swing. This all looked so beautiful and you got some water as well 🙂Great hike, have a good weekend ~ Anna 👍

Some very good wildlife there Mark. The sweet chestnut showed beautifully the twisting trunk so typical of veterans of this species. The hornet too. I bet I can count on only one hand the number of hornets I've seen in my life. They don't occur near me. Great that the swing still swung too. It's good when details like that endure. Excellent. Best wishes, Chris

A beautiful hike Mark... Awesome views of the valley, absolutely stunning... 🤗

Autumn is a lovely time of year Mark and you showed it off well mate. Prestatyn, I've been there a few times. We used to holiday down the North Wales coast when I was a nipper, had some great times staying on Caravan camp sites, they were Happy days. Take it easy Mark 👍👍

Hello Mark. Really enjoyed that mate. It's such a beautiful area. Tintern Abbey is so special. Amazing views from the Devil's Pulpit. I love how you stop and chat to people on the way. That tree mushroom was huge. 2015 last time you and Paul there by that beautiful old cottage. Loved the swing. You have great memories and keep making new ones. You filmed and shared it all so well. 11 miles, big shift💪💪👌 Well done Mark, great video. All the best on your next one👍

Another magical trail there Mark. What a lovely area. Good news about you getting fitter again. Cheers, Warren

Wonderful hike in the Autumn full of beauty and colores. Some great views along the way. Hope to get out myself soon just waiting for some better weather. Have a wonderful weekend. Søren 😊😊😊

the best vid yet Mark . you are walking better and the vibes are great. peace be with , and stay with you .

Absolutely fabulous Mark! As soon as I saw the notification for this video I had to watch it straight away 😁 I'm really glad you enjoyed walking this section of Offa's Dyke Path, especially when you were able to enjoy that fab view over Redbrook at the end. It's awesome, isn't it? Nice to see that derelict cottage again at the Hudnalls along with the swing - great photo of Paul on that 🙂 Well that was another good un Mark. Take care as always down there, all the best 👍

Ah - my old stomping ground! Nice to see this area again mate. Atb Andy

Beautiful video and the scenery looked spectacular, I haven't been to the devil's pulpit since 2000 and have wanted to return for ages - it's such a shame the path up from behind Tintern is overgrown and closed (or at least it was the last couple of times I've visited). Thanks for taking us with you.

Excellent walk superb views down to Tintern Abbey amazing colours and wonderful trees and such an interesting route to include the Offas Dyke 5:13 path such fantastic scenery good video cheers Andy

It's a wonderful hike Mark! I love the ferns, mosses and the fungus was fantastic! I don't eat fungus but it sure is pretty. I also love all of the historical aspects. The ancient tree is outstanding! It's a living sculpture. Thank you for saring the tranquility my friend!

Great stuff Mark. I`ve walked that walk many, many times. That area is my spiritual homeland. I know what you mean about the labyrinth around the Hudnalls. I get disorientated every time I go up there and there are a good few paths in and out of it. I think the cottage is part of the Bigsweir estate but not 100% sure. Its my ideal homestead. Good to see you well and out in nature mate. Stay safe.

What a fantastic walk with amazing views over the valley. Weve been to Tintern many times walking but have yet to walk from Brockweir. 😊😊

Hi Mark, firstly thanks for the baby wishes from your last message, much appreciated. Really enjoyed this walk, looked very relaxing (despite a very muddy start)! The local history was interesting to learn about. Thanks for showing us the Roundabout, I always wondered what that place was on the OS map, looks a decent walk up there. Fantastic views on the common there, especially of Mynydd Troed, enjoyed those. P.s- enjoyed the music was cool and kind of edgy! Best wishes Adam

Everything was amazing. We are definitely going to have to annoy the locals and bring Desmond down when Lindsay retires. Great to see again the places you and Paul visited and your memories of the walk with him. Be well.

Just as it is getting dark is such a special time of day, especially in the winter months..can't put my finger on why but i just love being out then, seems like you are squeezing ever last minute out of a good days walking.

Such a beautiful autumn hike, the colors are still here. It's a shame it lasts so short. The nature is amazing, so lush and green. It’s also interesting to see the abandoned cottage. Great portrait of the pheasant. It seems you spent a great time.

What a soothing place man, views are absolutely amazing!

Hi Mark, Autumn really is a beautiful time of the year. I love mushroom hunting so it’s my fav season. Great fungus find that looked very impressive. Also nice to see the remains of the abandoned cottage as well. Bit of a shame it has been left and the plants are taking over again. Lovely seeing all the leaves on the ground and a cool tree. Nice capture of the pheasant 😊 looked a great hike

Nice hike 👍 😊

" the office dyke"🎉

You're right about water. Hope all is well, Mark.

It's always impressive and sometimes nostalgia is around, imagining our countrysides , in the past , much more people; schools , and expressions of life. And now, all is sleeping. Something as weird as it is deeply moving. Thank you Mark for the sharing. Have a great time 🌿Gaddielle 🌿

I was away last week. But I got to the point in this video where you talk about the caterpillar machinery. Thanks for all your history work Mark

like the scenery great walk

Great video and walk Mark, love the views, and that well looked amazing. All the best, Andy 👍

Hey Mark, lovely vid as usual. Nothing wrong with loosing your way. It offers opportunities to find new ones. At the other hand, the best way of not getting lost is having no destination. Anyway, I enjoyed it. Thank you well, thank you spot, thank you Mark. Cheers...

Nice video 🙂👍

Love the mix of face to camera and background commentary Mark. Great bit of bushwhacking there through the marsh/woodland, could hear the enjoyment in your voice. What a fabulouse schoolhouse, let alone the red kite visiting. Beautiful, elegant birds. And that lovely clear water, gorgeous. Great video, interesting history, especially the old Caterpillar

Had this issue with my pair, got them swapped for a new pair. Guy in the shop said there was a bad batch of the boot with weak glue on the rand

Hi Mark, loving the history and views on this outing, from the school house to the reclaimed land in WW2, how lucky was the red kite showing up, yes quite often happens the map seems different to where the path takes you just keep going and then turns out fine and you know where you are again, the most precious thing on earth water and we ruining it just crazy, anyways great outing and batten down the hatches this weekend cheers nigel

Great way to spend the day! New subscriber to your channel.

Amazing what can be done Mark when needed (WW2 in this case ) nice to see it back to its pre war state mind 🙏🏼 Felt that nice vibe mate too by the well 👌🏻 Nice walk that all the best Mark 👍🤠 Simon

Some tremendous looking trees passed en route there Mark and I did like that sunken 'hollow way'. I have a book with 'pilgrim places' in it, churches, wells, etc. I'll have a look to see if St Cynidrs Well features in it. Have a good weekend, Chris.

Great walk that Mark. Love the well. What a great spot to sit and have a moment. Enjoyed hearing about the activities on the common. Great stuff mate. Keep well. Have a great weekend. 👍🏻