Want to be terrified by ghost stories in the skeletal remains of a twelfth century ruined abbey? Charmed by tales from famous writers and entertained by beautiful Welsh voices? Then you need to be in Tintern on Saturday May 17th, where the glorious grounds of Tintern Abbey will host the village’s part of The Wye Valley River Festival.
The programme starts at 6.30pm. Entry is £6 per person, with concessions.
For more details click on the link: Tintern Festival
Caldicot Male Voice Choir is privileged to be invited to close the proceedings at the Tintern Festival inside the historic walls of Tintern Abbey and will be singing a selection of Welsh favourites and a few other pieces heard for the first time at its recent Annual Concert.
Once visited by King Edward II, this beautiful Cistercian Abbey, nestled against the River Wye in the fabulous Wye Valley scenery was destroyed on the orders of Henry VIII and has been immortalised by the poet William Wordsworth and by artists J M W Turner and W H Bartlett. After the publication of the book Observations on the River Wye by the Reverend William Gilpin in 1782, tourists visited the site in droves as they still do today. The Wye Valley and Tintern Abbey can lay claim to being the first ever tourist destinations which led to the birth of the Tourist industry.
Bring a fold up chair because there aren’t any seats and an umbrella because there’s no roof either (it is in Wales, remember). The weather reports are good, though. Don’t forget some food and drink, but take your litter home. It promises to be a fabulous evening in wonderful surroundings. Please come.
Photo of the Abbey by Colleen Gauntlett