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.
For me, one of the many joys of touring is finding these nuggets of interest nestled away in the British countryside - just when I think I’ve discovered them all, up pops something new to enjoy.
Looking at likely 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 nestled 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 farther 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 site just outside Peterchurch, a village full of interesting history (of which more shortly), with a bar/restaurant on site and a bus stop just a
