Practical Motorhome

GOING FOR GOLD

Having spent the past (whisper it) 40-plus years camping and touring around the UK, it always surprises me when I come across an area I had not heard of before.

One of the many joys of touring is finding these nuggets of interest nestling in the countryside – just when I think I’ve discovered them all, up pops something new to enjoy.

Looking at destinations for a long weekend break last autumn, I stumbled across Poston Mill Touring Park, in the Golden Valley.

Hang on a minute, the what valley? Google tells me this is an area of time-forgotten villages, wild countryside and pubs sitting between the Rivers Dore and Monnow, near the Black Mountains.

Could it be more English? Yet it is almost on the Welsh border, in Herefordshire. No further persuasion needed, a quick call confirmed that Poston Mill had space for us, and off we went.

Heading for Hay

Poston Mill is a friendly campsite just outside Peterchurch, a village full of interesting history (of which more shortly), with a bar/restaurant on site and a bus stop a few minutes’

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