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Chepstow's
train station
is five minutes' walk to the south of the High Street; its
bus station
is behind the shops on the other side of the western Town Gate. The
tourist office
is located in the castle car park, off Bridge Street (daily: Easter-Oct 10am-6pm; Nov-Easter 10am-1pm & 2-4pm; tel 01291/623772). Inexpensive B&B
accommodation
can be found at
Mrs Batchelor
, 7 Lancaster Way (tel 01291/626344; under A?40), fifteen minutes' walk from the centre of town towards Tintern and, a mile east of town, over the Wye, the wonderful
Upper Sedbury House
, Sedbury Lane (tel 01291/627173; under A?40).
The George Hotel
(tel 01291/625363; A?70-90) is a grand old coaching inn next to the medieval gate on Moor Street. The nearest YHA
hostel
,
St Briavels Castle
(tel 01594/530272,
; under A?40), is seven miles northeast, over the border in England.
Chepstow has a handful of decent
restaurants
and a host of good
pubs
.
The Grape Escape
, on St Mary's Street, by the river, is best for reasonably inexpensive dining. For gourmet meals, try the moderately priced
Wye Knot
, on The Back (tel 01291/622929). The
Five Alls
, at the bottom of High Street, is an earthy local pub. Other useful information
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