This long awaited guide book to the heritage and important sites in the Wye Valley between Ross on Wye and Chepstow has been produced by the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership using a wealth of information produced by the recent Overlooking the Wye Heritage Lottery funded scheme.

As one of the earliest areas to industrialise, the Wye Valley was at the cutting edge of Britain’s industrial development over two hundred years before the industrial revolution. The Wye Valley also saw the first tourism trips for visitors seeking the Picturesque and the glorious Wye countryside.

Overlooking the Wye has been lavishly designed and illustrated by Maria Dispirito of Dispirito Design. The design of the book is vibrant and brings alive the stories of the past. It opens the door for the reader into a fascinating historical past with stories, paintings, poetry and photographs and will inspire exploration of this internationally important landscape.

Working closely with writer and researcher Ruth Waycott I designed the book to link visually with the supporting information panels that we had previously designed and installed at sites along the River Wye.
Maria Dispirito, Creative Director at Dispirito Design.

The book is pictured at its launch with from left: Cllr Phil Cutter, Ruth Waycott compiler of the book, Andrew Blake Wye Valley AONB Officer, Kate Biggs Wye Valley AONB Heritage Officer and Ashley Thomas Chair of the Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee.

Priced at £7.50, copies of the Wye Valley guide book can be obtained from South Wales booksellers, Tourist Information centres, museums, visitor centres, publishers Black Dwarf Lightmoor Publications Ltd. or from the Wye Valley AONB office.