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Health Walk - Vauxhall Fields Walk
Grade
EasyType
WalkDescription
1.75 mile walk through part of the town and around Vauxhall Fields. This is an easy walk with no stiles and one footbridge. Points of interest include the site of a water-powered forge built on the River Monnow at Osbaston in the 12th Century. In 1899, Monmouth Corporation built one of the first, publicly-owned electricity generating stations here. The current power station is owned by the Old Manor Electric Company; it uses two ‘Archimedes Screws’ to generate about 670 megawatts of electricity per year, enough to power 150 homes. A mill first operated on the site of The Mill House (now a private house) in 1448. Corn was milled here from then until the early 20th century, when it became an engineering workshop.
Walk Waypoints
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1
Turn right from the Leisure Centre and then right again along The Burgage.
- 2 Turn left on Dixton Road and then right along Monk Street and The Parade.
- 3 Fork left onto Osbaston Road and follow this to just past a sign to the cemetery.
- 4 Turn left and cross over the bridge and continue along the lane.
- 5 Turn right at a cross roads and continue as far as the woods at Ancrehill Lane.
- 6 Go through the gate and turn right on Ancrehill Lane. Follow this lane back to the bridge at Osbaston Road.
- 7 Retrace your route back from here to the Leisure Centre.
