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Submitted by AJHL on Saturday, 23 September 2023 Page Views: 591

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The Walk Well
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Hay-on-Wye
Map Ref: SO225422
Latitude: 52.072721N Longitude: 3.132137W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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AJHL visited on 1st Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Very difficult to access down the steep bank but quite magical if you make it in one piece.

**The Walk Well** submitted by AJHL : The sign is a bit misleading as the walk well is actually located down the Bailey path with the river on your right and then down the bottom of the very steep river bank. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Below St Mary’s church, if you head towards the river Wye, you pass through a tunnel on to the old bailey path. Turn left and a short time later you can turn right down the very steep bank past the eye well down on to the ancient medieval wharf which is nearly level with the river.

The spring trickles in to a very overgrown rectangular stone basin. The walking well is one of the 7 wells of Hay-on-Wye and local traditions say that troublesome spirits were laid to rest here. It’s very overgrown and atmospheric but great care must be taken descending the bank as it is almost vertical in places.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

SO2242 : River Wye from Hay bridge by Elizabeth James — by Elizabeth James
©2024(licence)

SO2242 : River Wye, Hay-on-Wye by Jaggery — by Jaggery
©2012(licence)

SO2242 : Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Hay-on-Wye by Pauline E — by Pauline E
©2007(licence)

SO2242 : Ordnance Survey PA Bolt by Adrian Dust — by Adrian Dust
©2014(licence)

SO2242 : Hay-on-Wye footpath by Eric Pugh — by Eric Pugh
©2011(licence)

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