The Offa’s Dyke Path runs for 177 miles from Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow in South Wales to Prestatyn in North Wales. The ‘Dyke’ is a man-made structure of earth works which roughly follows the Welsh/English boundary. It has a ditch and rampart construction, with the ditch facing the Welsh side. Originally it would have been approximately 27 meters wide and 8 meters high. Now it welcomes walkers from all over the world who enjoy the beautiful scenery, open moorland and ancient woodlands, hill forts, a castle, abbeys and the wonderful plants and wildlife en-route.  

It is named after Offa, King of Mercia from 757 to 796 AD, whose kingdom covered the area between the Trent and Mersey Rivers in the North to the Thames Valley in the South, and from the Welsh border in the West to the Fens in the East.