Tucked away in the heart of Monmouthshire, far from the bustle of modern life, lies one of South Wales’s best-kept secrets: ...

Rob McBride, from Ellesmere in Shropshire, has been walking the 177 mile (285km) Offa's Dyke path, logging hundreds of trees, since 23 April 2008. Joking about the end of his journey he said ...

The Dyke itself was built by Offa ... short of parking a car in Capel y Ffin before beginning the walk, it's back down the lane by foot to Llanthony. The pub in the ruins awaits.