tanding on Chepstow’s elegant old Wye Bridge, it is technically possible to be in two places at once – one foot in Wales, one in England. But it is the views that really transcend. The Wye is Britain’s second-highest tidal river, producing dramatic scenes, even when the waters have been sucked right out and only a silty, sludgy picture remains, with the ruins of Chepstow Castle looking down. No wonder the town is credited as ‘the birthplace of tourism’ – such scenes became fashionable in the 1770s with
